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Alertmanager
INFRAPrometheus alerts routing and deduplication engine.
FREEDOM SCORE5.0Open
✓Is it free?
+1.5✓Open source?
+1.5✓Self-hostable?
+1.0✓Data export?
+0.5✓Free pricing tier?
+0.5RELEVANCE SCORE4.5Active
✓Actively maintained?
+1.5✓Large community?
+1.5✓Has public API?
+1.0✓Commit < 3 months?
+0.5×Stars > 20k?
+0.5About Alertmanager
De-duplicate, prioritize, dynamic silences, and route metrics triggers from Prometheus to Slack and mail services.
WHAT IT DOES WELL
- +Incredibly robust triggers deduplication engine built-in
- +Native integration with prometheus tracking rules configs
HONEST PROBLEMS
- ✗Yaml configuration rules can be tricky for novices
SELF-HOSTABILITY PROFILE
DifficultyMEDIUM
License typeApache-2.0
💡 "The default standard alerts routing in cloud arrays."
PROJECT METRICS
Repositorygithub.com/prometheus/alertmanager
LicenseApache-2.0
GitHub Stars⭐ 7,800
Last CommitMay 24, 2026
Last VerifiedVerified May 2026