Feature overview

Where monsys stands today.

One platform combining monitoring, vulnerability management, detection, incident response and auditable evidence, EU-hosted and in NL/FR/EN. Below, capability by capability, against the tools we are most often compared with. Honestly: including where they are stronger, and what is still under construction on our side.

Security & compliance monitoring
monsys.ai
412/ 43
Observability SaaS
Datadog
1716/ 43
Open-source monitoring
Zabbix
1017/ 43
Open-source XDR/SIEM
Wazuh
1218/ 43
Vulnerability management
Tenable
1411/ 43
Compliance automation
Vanta
713/ 43
Code & cloud security (BE)
Aikido
1012/ 43
✓built in~partial, add-on or via integration✗not offeredunder constructionstill under construction at monsys, no guarantees

Monitoring & operations

Capabilitymonsys.aiDatadogZabbixWazuhTenableVantaAikido
Real-time host metrics (CPU, RAM, disk, network)✓15 s interval, 90 days, TimescaleDB✓✓~✗✗✗
Uptime checks & public status pages✓Outside-in HTTP/TCP, TLS expiry, status page per tenant✓~✗✗✗✗
Track services, containers & applications✓systemd, Docker/Compose, processes; restart via EAT✓✓~✗✗✗
Alert builder, routing & on-call✓Threshold+duration, fleet aggregates, ntfy push, HMAC webhooks, on-call rota✓✓~~~~
Maintenance windows & action inbox✓One triage list for alerts, detections and recommendations✓✓~✗✗~
Topology, blast radius & diagrams✓Self-validating architecture diagram from real connections~~✗✗✗✗
Capacity planning✓14-day fit, 'days until full' per mount✓~✗✗✗✗
NOC boards (kiosk)✓Read-only boards with revocable screen token✓✓~✗✗✗
Cloud asset discovery (agentless)✓9 providers, security checks, same topology✓~~✓✓✓
Agentless external platforms (WordPress)✓Plugin: inventory, CVEs, hygiene, safe updates with rollback · Drupal in progressunder construction✗~✗~✗✗

Inventory & supply chain

Capabilitymonsys.aiDatadogZabbixWazuhTenableVantaAikido
Deep host inventory✓Packages, services, ports, users, sudo, SSH keys, hardware, password policy~~✓✓~✗
SBOM & VEX export✓SPDX 2.3 / CycloneDX 1.5 per host, incl. OS and kernel~✗✗~✗~
Dependency scanning (lockfiles)✓npm, pip, composer, go, gem; GHSA/OSV matching✓✗~✓~✓
Container image CVEs✓Packages from running containers, provenance-aware✓✗~✓✗✓
Kernel CVE pipeline✓Backport-aware, canary-driven kernel updates~✗~✓✗~

Vulnerabilities & patching

Capabilitymonsys.aiDatadogZabbixWazuhTenableVantaAikido
CVE matching with EPSS, KEV & exploit confirmation✓NVD + OSV + EPSS + CISA KEV; internet-facing weighting~~✓✓~✓
Auto-patch with attestation and rollback✓Opt-in per host, TOTP consent, rollback on restart failure✗~~✗✗~
Automated external pentest✓Only on proven ownership; ports, TLS, misconfigurations; kill switch✗✗✗✓~✓
Drift & config integrity (FIM)✓sha256 of watched paths every inventory cycle~~✓~✗✗
Backup verification✓Local freshness check per path, alert when stale~~✗✗~✗

Detection & integrity

Capabilitymonsys.aiDatadogZabbixWazuhTenableVantaAikido
Attack detection (SSH brute force, GeoIP)✓On the host, only aggregates upstream; no auto-blocking✓~✓✗✗~
Honeypot canaries✓10+ fake credentials; a read is immediately critical✗✗~✗✗✗
Process DNA (binary fingerprints)✓SHA256 per top process, manifest-aware rebaseline~✗✓✗✗✗
Agent integrity: mTLS, signed payloads, TOFU pinning✓Ed25519 per agent; a stolen token cannot forge data~~~~~✗
Transparency log (append-only hash chain)✓Sigstore-style for keys, EATs and audit-pack signatures✗✗✗✗✗✗

Incident response

Capabilitymonsys.aiDatadogZabbixWazuhTenableVantaAikido
Emergency Action Tokens (Ed25519, short TTL, multi-party)✓Agent has no permanent root; every action signed and logged✗~~✗✗✗
Emergency console (out-of-band shell)✓Over hub websocket, works on an isolated host; every keystroke logged✗✗✗✗✗✗
Playbooks with approval✓Versions, required approvers, per-host execution~~✓✗✗✗
Host isolation✓Network isolation while keeping the hub channel✗✗~✗✗✗

Compliance & evidence

Capabilitymonsys.aiDatadogZabbixWazuhTenableVantaAikido
Trust Score (0–100)✓Weighted over patch hygiene, agent health, secrets, drift, EAT discipline~✗~✓✓~
Controls mapping ISO 27001 · NIS2 · CyFun · CIS · AWS MSP VCL 8✓Host-level technical evidence, collected automatically~✗✓✓✓✓
Signed monthly Audit Pack✓Ed25519 bundle: Trust Score, coverage, EAT log, SBOM, hash chain; verifiable offline✗✗~~~~
Report builder & scheduled reports✓5 templates, scope filters, Ed25519-signed PDFs✓✓✓✓✓✓
Auditor Workbench (access without production)✓External auditor downloads and verifies bundles independently✗✗✗~✓~
AI/LLM observability with signed evidence packs✓SDK envelope, Copilot and OpenAI admin audit, CVD ledger✓✗✗✗~~

Platform & sovereignty

Capabilitymonsys.aiDatadogZabbixWazuhTenableVantaAikido
One lightweight agent for Linux & Windows✓6 MB static Rust binary, musl, no glibc dependencies✓✓✓✓~✗
Multi-tenant, RBAC, SSO (OIDC), audit log✓Postgres RLS + explicit tenant filters; every mutation logged✓~✓✓✓✓
MSP cockpit (cross-tenant)✓Urgency across all customers, pre-issued EATs~~~✓~~
AI explanation with a local model (no external AI)~Built for Ollama on our own infrastructure, grounded on monsys docs; currently off on the shared platform (no GPU)~✗✗~~~
API, CLI, webhooks & MCP connector✓REST + CLI + HMAC webhooks; monsys as a tool inside Claude✓✓✓✓✓✓
Mobile app (Android)~Under construction, not production-ready: inbox, fleet, security, approvals, biometric confirmation · iOS to followunder construction✓~✗~✗✗
EU hosting (Belgium) or self-host; no US SaaS on the critical path✓Own ntfy, mail and Postgres; GoTrust BV~✓✓~~✓
Interface in NL · FR · EN✓Portal, docs, app and reports in three languages~✓~~✗✗
Transparent

Still under construction

  • Mobile app (Android): usable, not production-ready; iOS follows via Apple.
  • External platforms: the WordPress plugin is running, the Drupal module is in development.
  • Marketplace for playbooks and templates: only after the first ten paying tenants.
  • Kubernetes as a first-class deployment: deliberately not; monsys is built for hosts, VPSes and MSP fleets.
Honest

What this table does not say

A tick means a capability exists, not how deep it goes. Datadog has richer metrics and APM, Zabbix hundreds of device templates, Wazuh full SIEM correlation, Tenable the broadest scanner coverage, Vanta the widest GRC workflows and Aikido (Belgian too) the deepest code and dependency security, from SAST to AI autofix. monsys bets on the combination: one agent, one evidence trail, no US SaaS on the critical path. Spotted an error? Mail hello@monsys.ai and we will fix it.

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