Why hackers moved from Nagios to Icinga
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“We moved from nagios via icinga to checkmk, but we are still quite unhappy with good metrics based monitoring”riedel, 2026-03-08original comment ↗
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Nagios vs Icinga
| Nagios | Icinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 0 | 1 |
| Hackers who criticize | 0 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Nagios
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Praise for Icinga
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