Netdata’s transformative technology is the product of four big, brave ideas. Combined, they give you a radically faster, easier and better monitoring and troubleshooting experience, at the lowest cost of ownership by far. See why, then see how Netdata compares.
How do others compare with Netdata?
See the difference when you do it the right way:
| Competitors | Netdata | |
| Real-time collection and visualization? | Up to 15 minutes latency, 1-10 seconds granularity, good for post-mortem analysis | Millisecond latency, one-second granularity, designed for troubleshooting emerging issues |
| Ultralight operation? | Welcome to your CPU hog | <1% CPU usage |
| Data privacy? | It depends | Your data stays at the node – we don’t store it, can’t share or sell it |
| Scalability and updates? | Patchy, expensive. Typically requires dedicated resources and expertise to install and run, with lots of moving parts to update. | Unlimited and easy, at marginal cost, with no dedicated resources or expertise required |
| Zero configuration? | Hours or days of configuration time. Update with care. | Zero config metrics, charts, integrations and alerts. Additional configuration performed centrally, applied anywhere. |
| Unlimited metrics? | ~100 metrics (and may need self-assembly) | 2,000+ per node: every metric that can be collected |
| Metric visualizations? | Configuration required | Every metric displayed graphically, automatically |
| Automated troubleshooting? | Very limited | Intelligent, opinionated anomaly detection, notification and correlation |
| Time to value? | Typically days or weeks | Potentially just minutes |
How do others compare with Netdata?
See the difference when you do it the right way:
Real-time collection and visualization?
Competitors: Up to 15 minutes latency, 1-10 seconds granularity, good for post-mortem analysis
Netdata: Millisecond latency, one-second granularity, designed for troubleshooting emerging issues
Ultralight operation?
Competitors: Welcome to your CPU hog
Netdata: <1% CPU usage
Data privacy?
Competitors: It depends
Netdata: Your data stays at the node—we don’t store it, can’t share or sell it
Scalability and updates?
Competitors: Patchy, expensive. Typically requires dedicated resources and expertise to install and run, with lots of moving parts to update.
Netdata: Unlimited and easy, at marginal cost, with no dedicated resources or expertise required.
Zero configuration?
Competitors: Hours or days of configuration time. Update with care.
Netdata: Zero config metrics, charts, integrations and alerts. Additional configuration performed centrally, applied anywhere.
Unlimited metrics?
Competitors: ~100 metrics (and may need self-assembly)
Netdata: 2,000+ per node: every metric that can be collected
Metric visualizations?
Competitors: Configuration required
Netdata: Every metric displayed graphically, automatically
Automated troubleshooting?
Competitors: Very limited
Netdata: Intelligent, opinionated anomaly detection, notification and correlation
Time to value?
Competitors: Typically days or weeks
Netdata: Potentially just minutes
Experience Netdata for yourself
Dive right in for a taste of monitoring and troubleshooting, the Netdata way. Visit this live dashboard and scroll through hundreds of charts or click straight to a subset. Zoom in for second-by-second granularity. Just a warning—it’s instantly addictive.