sampler
The premium Open Source alternative to Datadog
🎯 Best for:Engineers monitoring local or remote systems via terminal.
What is sampler?
Replaces custom monitoring scripts with a YAML-configured terminal dashboard for shell command execution. It provides a multi-window interface with built-in alerting and sparkline visualization.
Tech Stack
GoOS & Utilities
Why sampler?
- • Single binary
- • YAML configuration
- • Low resource usage
Limitations
- • Terminal only
- • No web UI
- • Limited alert integrations
3/5/2026
Last Update
666
Forks
62
Issues
GPL-3.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Datadog)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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