Elastic Observability vs smartctl_exporter
| Elastic Observability | smartctl_exporter | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Linux |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Control-plane monitoring | — | Yes |
| Managed Kubernetes support | — | Yes |
| Data retention | — | 10 days |
Both are listed in Best Kubernetes Monitoring. On Inferse, Elastic Observability scores higher on our published basis.