Gain Complete Infrastructure Visibility at Predictable Costs

Netdata charges predictable per-node pricing with unlimited metrics, logs, and users included. Dash0 charges per data item (logs, spans, metrics), creating variable costs based on usage volume. This architectural difference typically results in 90% cost reduction for infrastructure monitoring workloads with Netdata. Calculate your savings.

Yes. Since Dash0 uses OpenTelemetry, you can configure your OTel collectors to send data to Netdata Cloud while maintaining Dash0 in parallel. Netdata also auto-discovers infrastructure via native collectors. Our customer success team provides migration guidance for paid plans. Learn about deployment options.

Not yet. Netdata currently supports metrics and logs, with OpenTelemetry traces planned for Q2 2026. However, Netdata’s comprehensive infrastructure monitoring - including process-level visibility, network connections, and systemd integration - provides complementary insights. Many teams run Netdata alongside tracing-focused tools. Explore monitoring capabilities.

Netdata’s distributed edge architecture processes data where it’s generated, eliminating centralized bottlenecks and data backhaul costs. Each agent is a complete observability engine with local ML, storage, and dashboards. This design is validated by the University of Amsterdam as the most energy-efficient monitoring solution. Understand the architecture.

Minimal to none. Netdata auto-discovers 800+ integrations including systems, containers, applications, and services. Dashboards generate algorithmically. Machine learning trains automatically. Configuration is only needed for services requiring authentication (databases, APIs) or custom applications. Dash0 requires extensive OpenTelemetry Collector setup. See zero configuration in action.

Yes. Netdata offers full on-premises deployment including Netdata Cloud On-Prem for complete air-gapped environments. All observability data stays within your infrastructure. Dash0 is SaaS-only with no self-hosted option. Explore on-premises deployment.

Netdata trains 18 unsupervised ML models per metric at the edge, achieving 99% false positive reduction through consensus. This runs on every metric automatically from day one. Dash0’s Agent0 provides 5 specialized AI agents for specific tasks (troubleshooting, PromQL, onboarding, traces, dashboards) but requires prompts. Both approaches are valuable - Netdata focuses on automated detection, Dash0 on interactive assistance. Learn about Netdata’s ML.

Keep it. Netdata ingests OpenTelemetry metrics and logs today (traces Q2 2026). Your existing OTel instrumentation continues working. Netdata also provides native collectors that auto-discover infrastructure without OTel configuration. You gain flexibility: use OTel where you have it, native collectors where you don’t. Explore integrations.

Netdata provides comprehensive Kubernetes monitoring via Helm chart deployment. Auto-discovers pods, containers, nodes, services, and volumes. Monitors both Kubernetes components and applications running within. No manual configuration required. Dash0 also supports Kubernetes via operator but requires OTel Collector setup. See Kubernetes monitoring.

Netdata queries systemd-journal files directly without log shipping, central clusters, or ingestion pipelines. This eliminates 90% of traditional log management costs while providing full field indexing and 200× query accuracy. Windows Event Logs, ETW, and TraceLogging supported natively. Dash0 provides 30-day log retention with Log AI. Understand logs management.

Yes. Netdata’s distributed architecture scales linearly to 100,000+ nodes without bottlenecks. Each agent operates independently, and Parents aggregate data without becoming single points of failure. Proven at 4.5+ billion metrics/second globally. Dash0’s centralized architecture ties scalability to backend capacity with documented limits (2,000 spans/trace, 512 dashboards/dataset). Learn about scalability.

Netdata offers community support (Discord, forums, GitHub), Business support (email/ticket with SLA), and Enterprise support (24/7, dedicated teams, phone). Professional services include implementation assistance, architecture design, and training. Dash0 provides in-product chat, Slack, and email support with 48-hour target response. Explore support options.

Both platforms support unlimited users without per-seat charges. Netdata provides Spaces (physical isolation) and Rooms (logical isolation) for multi-tenant scenarios, plus RBAC, SSO via OIDC/Okta, and SCIM for LDAP/AD group mapping. Dash0 offers team features and AWS Identity Center integration. Learn about collaboration.

Netdata: 60 seconds. One-line install, auto-discovery, algorithmic dashboards, point-and-click analysis. No query languages required. Dash0: Days to weeks. Requires OpenTelemetry expertise, PromQL knowledge, Perses dashboard familiarity, and OTel Collector configuration skills. Customer quote: ‘For developers used to tools like Grafana, adapting to Dash0’s approach requires a bit of a learning curve.’ See ease of use.

Yes. Many teams run Netdata for infrastructure monitoring alongside tracing-focused tools. Netdata’s comprehensive infrastructure visibility complements Dash0’s distributed tracing capabilities. You can dual-feed OpenTelemetry data to both platforms during evaluation or migration. Explore deployment strategies.