Beszel vs cAdvisor
Pros and cons
Each app's own strengths and weaknesses, plus the specs where Beszel and cAdvisor differ.
Beszel
Pros
- Small Go hub and agent
- Per-container CPU and memory history
- Alerts to ntfy, Discord, Telegram
- S.M.A.R.T. and ZFS health
Cons
- No official mobile app
- Host networking for network stats
- Rootless agents miss some metrics
cAdvisor
Pros
- Per-container CPU, memory and disk stats
- Prometheus metrics with no exporter
- Runs as one privileged container
- Reads Docker and cgroup state
Cons
- Keeps only two minutes of history
- Needs broad host mounts
- No alerts or dashboards
Beszel vs cAdvisor: specs side by side
Every spec for both apps in one table. Values in bold are where one app has the edge, and amber ones are worth a second look before you install.
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