Buyer’s Guide - August 2026

The 10 best VMware monitoring tools in 2027

VMware monitoring fails when a tool treats VMs as generic servers and misses CPU ready, memory ballooning, datastore latency, and snapshot accumulation. We ranked ten tools on vSphere API depth, data granularity, time-to-value, alerting quality, and how the bill grows as your fleet does.

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Why this list exists

VMware monitoring is a special case of infrastructure monitoring. A tool that only sees VMs as Linux or Windows boxes misses the signals that actually explain virtualized performance: CPU ready and co-stop on contended hosts, memory ballooning and guest swapping, datastore latency cliffs, and snapshot chains that quietly grow for months. Real coverage requires the vSphere API and an object model that understands vCenter, ESXi hosts, VMs, datastores, clusters, and resource pools as related things.

The mistake buyers make is one of two extremes. The first is picking a general-purpose monitoring tool and discovering, six months in, that it cannot tell you why a VM stalls when the host looks fine. The second is assuming the heaviest enterprise suite is the safest choice, then spending weeks on deployment for capabilities the team never uses. Neither extreme is necessary.

Three dimensions decide the outcome for most shops:

vSphere coverage depth. Does the tool see the full vSphere object model through the API, and does it surface vSphere-specific metrics rather than generic host counters?
Data granularity. VMware’s real-time statistics ceiling is 20 seconds for hosts and VMs; datastores and clusters only expose 5-minute historical data. Anything that adds per-second guest-OS and application visibility inside VMs is a genuine differentiator.
Pricing shape. Per-host, per-sensor, per-socket, per-device, and per-service models all punish VM sprawl differently. Know which axis your bill grows on before you sign.

One note on prices: this guide does not quote list prices for any vendor other than Netdata. List prices in this category are quote-based, tier-dependent, or bundle-dependent, and a stale number is worse than no number. We describe the pricing shape and what makes the bill grow, and link each vendor’s official pricing page so you can verify current figures. For day-to-day operating guidance once you have picked a tool, our VMware vSphere operator guides cover the metrics and alert thresholds that matter.

The shortlist was assembled from vendor documentation, practitioner threads on r/vmware, and published comparisons of VMware monitoring software. Every tool here has a real vSphere integration; tools that only ping VMs over ICMP or read guest OS metrics were excluded.

Coverage depth and data granularity carry the most weight (45% combined) because they determine whether the tool can answer the questions VMware admins actually get asked. Pricing predictability and deployment friction round out the score, because the most common complaints in this category are surprise bills and month-long rollouts.

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Compiled by the Netdata team - Updated August 12, 2026

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Scoring criteria

vSphere coverage depth 25%
Full object model via the vSphere API: hosts, VMs, datastores, clusters, resource pools, vSAN.
Data granularity and real-time visibility 20%
Collection interval versus the 20-second VMware real-time ceiling; per-second guest visibility.
Ease of deployment and time-to-value 15%
Install to useful dashboards: discovery, prebuilt alerts, credential setup.
Alerting and anomaly detection 15%
vSphere alert quality, ML anomaly detection, noise reduction.
Pricing predictability 15%
Which axis the bill grows on: nodes, hosts, sensors, sockets, services, or units.
Scalability and architecture 10%
Large fleets, multi-vCenter, distributed collection, architectural changes at scale.

Vendor 01 / 10 · #netdata

Netdata

Real-time, per-second infrastructure monitoring with built-in ML anomaly detection and a vSphere API collector covering vCenter, ESXi hosts, VMs, datastores, clusters, and resource pools.

Best for

VMware admins who want per-second guest OS and application visibility inside VMs alongside vSphere API data
Teams that want ML anomaly detection and AI-assisted troubleshooting without per-metric or per-GB charges
Buyers who want predictable per-node pricing with no sensor, socket, or ingestion surprises

Pricing

Per-node pricing: Netdata Cloud Business starts at $4.50/node/month on annual plans, with the per-node rate decreasing as node count grows
Free Cloud tier for small fleets (up to 5 active connected nodes); the open-source Agent (AGPL) is free
Unlimited metrics, logs, users, dashboards, and retention included; the bill grows only with node count
Homelab plan and Enterprise on-prem (200+ node licenses) available

Pros

vSphere collector monitors hosts, VMs, datastores, clusters, resource pools, and optionally vSAN through the vSphere API at 20-second intervals, the VMware real-time statistics ceiling
Per-second collection on guest OS and application metrics inside VMs, which dedicated VMware tools do not offer
Built-in unsupervised ML anomaly detection on every metric, with prebuilt alerts for VM CPU/memory, ESXi host utilization, snapshot chain depth, and snapshot age
800+ integrations with zero-config auto-discovery; SNMP collector with a vmware-esx profile covers ESXi hardware, HBA, and environment sensors
Open-source Agent (AGPL) with a free Cloud tier; verified outcomes include 80% MTTR reduction and 90% cost reduction

Where teams pair it

The vSphere collector does not auto-detect; you configure the vCenter URL and a read-only account manually, and after a vCenter reboot the go.d.plugin must be restarted to resume collection
Datastore and cluster performance metrics are limited to 5-minute historical intervals because VMware does not expose real-time statistics for those entity types
No native PCI, HIPAA, or FISMA compliance packs like Aria Operations; shops needing prebuilt compliance dashboards run independent assessments

Verdict

Netdata leads this list because it pairs the finest data granularity available for VMware with the most predictable pricing shape. You get 20-second vSphere API metrics for hosts and VMs, per-second guest and application data inside VMs, ML anomaly detection on every metric, and a bill that grows only with node count. The vSphere inventory depth and compliance packs are narrower than Aria Operations or Veeam ONE, and the collector requires manual vCenter credentials rather than auto-discovery. For most VMware shops, that trade buys more troubleshooting power per dollar than anything else here.

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Vendor 02 / 10 · #aria-operations

VMware Aria Operations

VMware’s own operations platform, bundled with VMware Cloud Foundation and vSphere Foundation, with deep capacity planning, predictive analytics, and compliance packs.

Best for

Organizations already on VMware Cloud Foundation or vSphere Foundation who get Aria Operations in their license
Enterprises needing native PCI, HIPAA, and FISMA compliance packs and deep capacity forecasting
VMware-centric shops that want the vendor’s own predictive analytics across vCenter, NSX, and vSAN

Pricing

No longer sold standalone; licensed as part of VMware Cloud Foundation or vSphere Foundation bundles
Per-core pricing through Broadcom bundles, with different Aria editions included per bundle tier
Bill grows with core count and which bundle tier you purchase

Pros

Deepest native vSphere inventory and capacity planning, with forecasting and rightsizing from historical usage patterns
Native compliance packs for PCI, HIPAA, and FISMA that third-party tools lack
Predictive analytics integrated with vCenter, NSX, and vSAN, plus a vSphere Web Client plugin
Cost and FinOps features built into the same platform

Cons

Cannot be licensed independently since Broadcom’s portfolio changes; requires the full VCF or vSphere Foundation bundle
Complex deployment and configuration; practitioners report weeks of setup
Collection is capped at the 20-second VMware real-time ceiling, with 5-minute historical intervals for some entity types
Per-core bundle pricing is heavy for smaller fleets that do not need the full VMware stack

Verdict

If you already pay for VMware Cloud Foundation or vSphere Foundation, Aria Operations is the obvious choice: the deepest vSphere-native monitoring, capacity planning, and compliance coverage available, effectively already paid for. If you are not on those bundles, the licensing barrier alone disqualifies it. The heavyweight deployment and the 20-second collection ceiling are real drawbacks versus per-second alternatives, but within the VMware ecosystem nothing matches its inventory depth.

Visit Broadcom -> Aria Operations docs ->

Vendor 03 / 10 · #veeam-one

Veeam ONE

Monitoring, reporting, and capacity planning for VMware vSphere and Veeam backup environments, with a free Community Edition for small deployments.

Best for

Organizations already running Veeam Backup and Replication who want monitoring and backup reporting in one tool
VMware admins who need business documentation and management reporting for vSphere
Small shops that want a free Community Edition to start with

Pricing

Per-socket or per-instance licensing for managed VMware vSphere and Hyper-V hosts
Free Community Edition for small deployments
Bill grows with the number of CPU sockets or workload instances monitored

Pros

Deep vSphere monitoring with health dashboards, performance data, and custom infrastructure reports
Correlates Veeam Backup and Replication health with VM performance in one tool
Free Community Edition for small environments
Grouping by VMware tags, business unit, geography, and department for management reporting

Cons

Best value only if you already license Veeam Backup and Replication; as a standalone monitor it is a harder sell
Not a general-purpose infrastructure monitoring platform; scoped to virtual and backup environments
Per-socket and per-instance licensing grows with the fleet
Practitioners describe it as vCenter metrics with a little extra compared to Aria Operations

Verdict

Veeam ONE is the right answer for a specific buyer: a VMware shop that already runs Veeam backup and wants VM performance and backup health in one console. The reporting and business-grouping features are genuinely good for management-facing documentation. Outside the Veeam ecosystem, the narrow scope and socket-based licensing make it weaker than general-purpose platforms.

Visit Veeam -> Veeam ONE features ->

Vendor 04 / 10 · #solarwinds-vman

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager

Self-hosted virtualization monitoring and capacity planning for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV, with scenario modeling and VM sprawl control.

Best for

VMware admins who want dedicated capacity planning with scenario modeling and trend prediction
Organizations standardized on SolarWinds Orion that want VMAN as a module
Shops monitoring mixed VMware, Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV environments

Pricing

Per-socket licensing based on CPU sockets per monitored host
Quote-based pricing with no public price list
Bill grows with socket count across monitored hosts; all VMs under a monitored host are included

Pros

Capacity planning with scenario modeling: predict CPU, memory, and storage needs from historical and trending data
VM sprawl control, configuration management, and chargeback automation
One tool across VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV
Per-socket model means VM count under a licensed host does not inflate the bill

Cons

On-premises only; no SaaS option
Quote-based pricing makes budgeting harder
SolarWinds price increases in 2026 are a documented customer concern
Additional paid functionality beyond the core module can fragment the toolset

Verdict

VMAN is a dedicated virtualization manager with genuinely strong capacity planning, and the per-socket model is friendlier to dense VMs than per-host or per-sensor pricing. The constraints are structural: on-prem only, quote-based pricing, and the broader SolarWinds cost trajectory. For scenario modeling and sprawl control it earns its place; for real-time troubleshooting at fine granularity, look higher on this list.

Read full Netdata vs SolarWinds -> SolarWinds VMAN ->

Vendor 05 / 10 · #zabbix

Zabbix

Open-source monitoring platform with built-in VMware templates, low-level discovery for vCenter and ESXi, and support for custom VMware performance counters.

Best for

Teams with Linux expertise who want a powerful open-source platform with no per-host or per-sensor license fees
Organizations that need unlimited hosts and metrics without vendor lock-in
VMware shops that want low-level discovery of vCenter, ESXi hosts, datastores, clusters, and VMs

Pricing

Open source under AGPLv3 with no license fee; you run and operate it yourself
Optional paid technical support subscriptions and Zabbix Cloud SaaS
Cost grows with support tier, cloud usage, and your own infrastructure and engineering time

Pros

Built-in VMware templates for vCenter and ESXi hypervisors with low-level discovery of VMs, datastores, clusters, and hosts
Open source under AGPLv3: no license fee, no host or metric limits
Any VMware hypervisor performance counter can be added to extend the out-of-the-box templates
Large, active community and a long operational track record

Cons

Steep learning curve: configuration, templates, and macros require real expertise
No official SaaS in the core product; Zabbix Cloud is a separate paid service
UI and configuration workflows feel dated next to modern observability platforms
Self-hosted operation means you own the database, HA, and upgrade burden

Verdict

Zabbix is the strongest fully open-source option for VMware monitoring, with genuine vSphere API integration and automatic discovery. The trade is operational: you exchange license fees for engineering time, and default polling is coarser than per-second tools. If your team has the Linux and database skills, it scales to very large fleets without a licensing conversation. If it does not, the hidden cost shows up in staffing, not invoices.

Read full Netdata vs Zabbix -> Zabbix pricing ->

Vendor 06 / 10 · #prtg

PRTG Network Monitor

All-in-one network and infrastructure monitoring with dedicated VMware SOAP sensors for vCenter, ESXi hosts, VMs, and datastores.

Best for

Small and mid-size VMware environments that want one tool for network, server, and virtualization monitoring
Teams that like auto-discovery and per-sensor granularity
Buyers who want a freeware edition to evaluate before committing

Pricing

Sensor-based subscription tiers, with a freeware edition for very small environments
One sensor per monitored aspect; VMware environments consume sensors fast because each VM is at least one sensor
Bill grows with sensor count, which tracks VM sprawl directly

Pros

Dedicated VMware sensors: Host Performance (SOAP), Virtual Machine (SOAP), Datastore (SOAP), Host Hardware Status (SOAP), and Host Hardware (WBEM)
Auto-discovery of network devices and vCenter environments
Freeware edition for small environments
Monitors vCenter via SOAP, API, and WBEM protocols

Cons

Sensor counts grow faster than expected in VMware environments; a mid-size cluster with 50 VMs and 10 hosts can consume over a thousand sensors on core metrics alone
Sensor-based licensing makes VMware monitoring expensive at scale
Windows-only server deployment
One sensor per VM means VM sprawl directly inflates the bill

Verdict

PRTG is easy to start and genuinely pleasant for small VMware environments where the sensor count stays manageable. The model breaks down exactly where VMware monitoring matters most: dense fleets. Because every VM consumes sensors, the licensing punishes the sprawl the tool is supposed to help you control. Good fit under a few hundred sensors; poor fit at scale.

Read full Netdata vs PRTG -> PRTG pricing ->

Vendor 07 / 10 · #logicmonitor

LogicMonitor

SaaS monitoring platform with out-of-the-box VMware vSphere monitoring via the vSphere Web Services API, covering vCenter, ESXi hosts, VMs, and vSAN.

Best for

Organizations that want a SaaS monitoring platform with no infrastructure to manage
Teams that want automated discovery and onboarding of vCenter-managed ESXi hosts
Buyers who value a large integration library and ML-driven dynamic thresholds

Pricing

Platform packages priced per hybrid unit; a unit maps to different resource types rather than one VM
Tiered packages with add-ons for logs, synthetics, and AI
Bill grows with hybrid unit count and package tier

Pros

Out-of-the-box vSphere monitoring via the vSphere Web Services and Automation APIs
Automated recurring discovery of vCenter-managed ESXi hosts and VMs with filters on naming, power state, and vCenter tags
Thousands of integrations and ML-driven dynamic thresholds
Official support for vSphere 8 and vSAN monitoring

Cons

Hybrid unit pricing is complex to estimate; one unit does not equal one VM in all cases
SaaS-only deployment means monitoring data leaves your network
Practitioners report price increases as a recurring complaint
Entry package caps force a tier jump at scale

Verdict

LogicMonitor is a strong SaaS option for VMware: real vSphere API coverage, automated discovery, vSAN support, and no monitoring infrastructure to run. The friction is the hybrid unit pricing model, which is genuinely hard to forecast for VM-dense environments, and the SaaS-only architecture, which rules it out for shops that keep telemetry on-prem. Verify the unit math against your inventory before committing.

Read full Netdata vs LogicMonitor -> LogicMonitor pricing ->

Vendor 08 / 10 · #datadog

Datadog

SaaS observability platform with a vSphere integration that monitors ESXi hosts and VMs through the Datadog Agent, unified with application and infrastructure telemetry.

Best for

Organizations already on Datadog that want vSphere data alongside application and cloud monitoring
Teams that want one SaaS pane of glass for vSphere plus the applications running on VMs
Buyers who value a large integration catalog and mature alerting

Pricing

Per-host pricing for Infrastructure Monitoring; each monitored VM and ESXi host is billed as a host
Additional per-GB charges for logs and per-metric overages beyond per-host allotments
Bill grows with host count, ingested volume, custom metrics, and retention choices

Pros

vSphere integration collects real-time metrics and events from ESXi hosts and VMs through the Datadog Agent
Unified view of vSphere infrastructure plus the applications and services running on the VMs
Hundreds of integrations with mature dashboards, alerting, and APM
Agent-based collection also captures guest OS metrics for deeper VM visibility

Cons

Every monitored VM and ESXi host is a billable host, so VM sprawl directly inflates the bill
Layered pricing across hosts, logs, and custom metrics makes the bill hard to predict
Requires installing the Datadog Agent on a vCenter server with a read-only service account
Practitioners report price increases and bill complexity as recurring complaints

Verdict

Datadog makes sense for VMware when you are already paying for Datadog. The vSphere integration is solid, and unifying hypervisor metrics with application traces and logs in one SaaS is a real workflow advantage. As a VMware-only purchase, the per-host billing model is hard to defend in VM-dense environments, because every VM you spin up adds to the invoice. Existing customers: enable the integration. Everyone else: run the host math first.

Read full Netdata vs Datadog -> Datadog pricing ->

Vendor 09 / 10 · #opmanager

ManageEngine OpManager

Network and infrastructure monitoring with native VMware ESXi and vCenter discovery, auto VM discovery, and a dedicated VM sprawl dashboard.

Best for

IT teams that want one tool for network, server, and VMware monitoring
Organizations that prefer device-based licensing with unlimited sensors per device
VMware admins who want auto VM discovery and a VM sprawl dashboard out of the box

Pricing

Device-based licensing: per monitored device, with unlimited interfaces, disk volumes, and sensors per device
Annual subscription or perpetual license options
Bill grows with the number of devices monitored, including VMs

Pros

Native VMware API monitoring with auto VM discovery that tracks vCenter environment changes
Dedicated VM sprawl dashboard to detect and avoid sprawl
Device-based licensing with unlimited sensors per device avoids per-metric surprises
On-premises and cloud editions available

Cons

Device-based licensing grows with VM count, so sprawl directly increases cost
VMware monitoring is a feature of a broader network monitoring tool, not a deep specialization
UI is functional but dated compared to modern observability platforms
Practitioners describe the broader ManageEngine ecosystem as clunky

Verdict

OpManager is an adequate generalist for teams already standardized on ManageEngine. The VMware integration is real, auto VM discovery works, and the unlimited-sensors-per-device model is more predictable than PRTG’s per-sensor approach. It is not the deepest vSphere integration and not the most modern experience, but for mixed network-plus-virtualization monitoring on a budget-conscious license, it does the job.

Read full Netdata vs ManageEngine -> OpManager pricing ->

Vendor 10 / 10 · #checkmk

Checkmk

Open-core monitoring platform with built-in VMware ESXi and vSphere API integration, agentless data collection from vCenter, and service-based pricing.

Best for

Teams that want an open-core platform with a genuine free edition and enterprise scaling
Organizations that prefer service-based pricing aligned with monitoring depth rather than per-host fees
VMware admins who want agentless vSphere API monitoring without installing agents on ESXi

Pricing

Service-based pricing: a service is any individual monitored aspect of a host, such as a file system, sensor, or CPU usage
Open-source Raw edition under GPLv2 with a free mode for small deployments
Bill grows with the number of monitored services and custom metrics

Pros

Built-in VMware ESXi and vSphere API integration; no agent installation required on ESXi hosts
Open-source Raw edition under GPLv2
Commercial editions scale to very large fleets with distributed monitoring
Service-based pricing aligns cost with actual monitoring depth

Cons

Setup and rule configuration have a steep learning curve; practitioners report friction getting vCenter and ESXi monitoring working
Service-based pricing is hard to estimate because service counts vary widely per host
Raw edition lacks enterprise features like distributed monitoring and advanced reporting
Community forums show recurring setup questions for vCenter and ESXi monitoring

Verdict

Checkmk is capable agentless VMware monitoring with an honest open-source edition, and it scales well once configured. The two frictions are configuration complexity and a pricing unit that is hard to forecast, since a busy VM and a quiet one consume very different service counts. Best for organizations already invested in the Checkmk model; teams optimizing for fast time-to-value will find smoother paths higher on this list.

Read full Netdata vs Checkmk -> Checkmk pricing ->

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free VMware monitoring tool?

Netdata’s open-source Agent (AGPL) is free forever, with a free Cloud tier for small fleets up to 5 nodes, and its vSphere collector covers hosts, VMs, datastores, clusters, and resource pools. Zabbix is open source under AGPLv3 with no license fee, but you run and operate it yourself. Veeam ONE Community Edition is free for a limited number of instances, and PRTG’s freeware edition is capped at a low sensor count. Remember that open source is a distribution model, not a price: self-hosted tools still cost engineering time and infrastructure.

How does Netdata monitor VMware vSphere?

Netdata uses a vSphere API collector (the go.d.plugin vsphere module) that connects to vCenter with a read-only account. It collects host and VM metrics at 20-second intervals, the VMware real-time statistics ceiling, and covers hosts, VMs, datastores, clusters, resource pools, and optionally vSAN. Datastore and cluster performance metrics use 5-minute historical intervals because VMware does not expose real-time stats for those entity types. ESXi hardware, HBA, and environment sensors are covered via the SNMP collector with the vmware-esx profile, and per-second collection applies to guest OS and application metrics inside VMs.

What is the difference between VMware Aria Operations and Veeam ONE?

Aria Operations is VMware’s native operations platform, bundled with VMware Cloud Foundation or vSphere Foundation, with deep capacity planning, predictive analytics, and compliance packs. Veeam ONE is monitoring, reporting, and capacity planning for vSphere plus Veeam backup environments, licensed per socket or per instance. Aria is a no-brainer when included in your VMware license; Veeam ONE makes most sense if you already run Veeam Backup and Replication. Practitioners describe Veeam ONE as vCenter metrics with a little extra compared to Aria Operations.

Can Zabbix monitor VMware vSphere?

Yes. Zabbix ships built-in VMware templates for vCenter and ESXi hypervisors, and low-level discovery automatically finds VMs, datastores, clusters, and hosts. Data is collected over the VMware API (SOAP) with a read-only vCenter account, and you can specify any VMware hypervisor performance counter to extend the templates. Zabbix is open source under AGPLv3 with no license fee; support subscriptions and Zabbix Cloud are paid options.

How much does VMware monitoring cost?

Pricing shapes vary widely: per-node (Netdata), per-socket (Veeam ONE, SolarWinds VMAN), per-sensor (PRTG), per-host (Datadog), per-service (Checkmk), per-device (OpManager), hybrid units (LogicMonitor), and bundled per-core (Aria Operations). Netdata Cloud Business starts at $4.50/node/month on annual plans with a free tier for small fleets. What makes bills grow: VM sprawl inflates per-host, per-sensor, and per-device bills; ingestion volume inflates per-GB bills; socket count inflates per-socket bills. Open-source tools like Zabbix, Checkmk Raw, and the Netdata Agent have no license fee, but you pay in engineering time and infrastructure.

What VMware metrics should I monitor?

Start with CPU ready and co-stop on ESXi hosts and VMs, since they reveal contention that utilization hides. Track memory ballooning, host swapping, and guest swapping. Watch datastore latency and throughput, because latency cliffs indicate storage problems. Monitor snapshot accumulation, both chain depth and age. Add network drops, errors, and packet loss on hosts and VMs, plus VM and host utilization trends for capacity planning.

Is PRTG good for VMware monitoring?

PRTG is good for small VMware environments but expensive at scale because its sensor-based model creates one sensor per VM and sensor counts grow fast. PRTG has dedicated VMware SOAP sensors including Host Performance, Virtual Machine, Datastore, Host Hardware Status, and Host Hardware (WBEM), and a mid-size cluster with 50 VMs and 10 hosts can consume over a thousand sensors on core metrics alone. The freeware edition is capped at a low sensor count and paid tiers are sensor-based, so the cost climbs quickly as VMs multiply.

Can Netdata replace VMware Aria Operations?

For infrastructure monitoring, performance analysis, capacity planning, and log management, yes, and Netdata provides per-second guest visibility versus Aria’s 20-second real-time statistics ceiling. Netdata’s vSphere collector covers hosts, VMs, datastores, clusters, resource pools, and optional vSAN. What Netdata lacks is native PCI, HIPAA, and FISMA compliance packs, so regulated shops run independent assessments. Aria Operations is bundled with VMware Cloud Foundation or vSphere Foundation, so the comparison only matters if you already pay for those bundles.

How does Datadog bill for vSphere monitoring?

Datadog bills for each Agent installed on a vCenter server and treats each monitored VM and ESXi host as a billable host. The total combines per-host Infrastructure Monitoring with per-GB log ingestion and per-custom-metric overages beyond per-host allotments. Because every VM is a billable host, VM sprawl directly increases the bill. The vSphere integration also requires installing the Datadog Agent on a vCenter server with a read-only service account.

The 10 best VMware monitoring tools in 2027

How we evaluated VMware monitoring tools

Netdata

VMware Aria Operations

Veeam ONE

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager

Zabbix

PRTG Network Monitor

LogicMonitor

Datadog

ManageEngine OpManager

Checkmk

Frequently asked questions

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