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Sysdig Monitor pros and cons

Vendor: Sysdig
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Docker containers are fully supported, treating them as first-class citizens.
The ability to stop, pause, and capture logs during incidents is highly valuable.
Offers in-depth visibility into infrastructure.
Significantly reduces operational costs.
Enhances effective system monitoring capabilities.

CONS

Events reporting in a Mesos environment is unclear, making it difficult to identify the specific container that went down.
It needs automation for actions when an alert is triggered.
There were difficulties installing Sysdig Monitor on Windows.
Sysdig Monitor could be improved in application monitoring.
Sysdig Monitor's effectiveness in Docker Compose is better compared to Mesos.
 

Sysdig Monitor Pros review quotes

it_user725691 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Aug 25, 2017
Docker containers are completely supported, kind of like "first class citizens".
it_user860859 - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Engineer at a tech services company
Apr 22, 2018
The ability to stop/pause and capture logs when something happens is the most valuable feature.
Md. Olid Hasan Bhuiyan - PeerSpot reviewer
Site Reliability Engineer at ReliSource
Jun 19, 2024
Sysdig Monitor impressed me with its in-depth visibility into my infrastructure.
Find out what your peers are saying about Sysdig, Dynatrace, Splunk and others in Container Monitoring. Updated: December 2025.
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Bharath Nadar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 10, 2025
Sysdig Monitor has positively impacted my organization by significantly reducing operational costs and improving our ability to monitor our systems effectively.
 

Sysdig Monitor Cons review quotes

it_user725691 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Aug 25, 2017
"Events" reporting (errors, crashes, etc.) is not clear at all in a Mesos environment (i.e., it's not clear what specific container is the one that went down). In a Docker Compose environment, it may be way better.
it_user860859 - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Engineer at a tech services company
Apr 22, 2018
It is needs to automate the actions to take when an alert is triggered.
Md. Olid Hasan Bhuiyan - PeerSpot reviewer
Site Reliability Engineer at ReliSource
Jun 19, 2024
I had difficulty installing Sysdig Monitor on Windows.
Find out what your peers are saying about Sysdig, Dynatrace, Splunk and others in Container Monitoring. Updated: December 2025.
881,082 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Bharath Nadar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 10, 2025
Sysdig Monitor could be improved, particularly regarding application monitoring.