Netdata

Netdata is ranked #2 of 58 in hardware monitoring software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $4.50/mo.

Netdata plans and pricing

All plans

Community Free Free · max 5 active connected nodes · max 1 active custom dashboard per room netdata.cloud · 30 Sept 2026

Business $4.50/mo Billed annually; total cost: $540.00/year Unlimited metrics & logs · unlimited custom dashboards · unlimited data retention netdata.cloud · 30 Sept 2026

Homelab $90/yr Unlimited nodes · fair usage netdata.cloud · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on hardware monitoring software

Free plan: Yes
Deployment model: hybrid

Best Netdata alternatives

See all 12

8.0 Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan

7.9 NetXMS Free plan 7.8 Centreon Free plan

7.8 ManageEngine OpManager Free plan

7.7 Checkmk Free plan

7.5 HWMonitor Free plan

Netdata

Purpose: Netdata describes its product as an observability platform for real-time monitoring and troubleshooting across infrastructure.
Agent: The agent provides metrics and logs, machine learning, dashboards, and alerts, with the site claiming 800+ integrations.
Monitoring: Netdata says it supports per-second metrics and ML-based anomaly detection and troubleshooting.
Integrations: Netdata lists more than 800 collectors and notification channels, including Slack, PagerDuty, Microsoft Teams, email, and webhooks.
Data formats: The agent page lists Prometheus, OpenMetrics, StatsD, and OpenTelemetry ingestion, and Prometheus Remote Write, InfluxDB, Graphite, OpenTSDB, and TimescaleDB export.
Platforms: The agent page says Netdata runs natively on Linux, Windows, macOS, and FreeBSD and monitors Docker, Kubernetes, Podman, and LXC containers.
Deployment: Netdata offers a managed cloud platform and an on-premises deployment, including air-gapped deployment options.
Data sovereignty: Netdata says metrics stay on the user's infrastructure and only metadata reaches the cloud.
Security: The site states that Netdata Cloud is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and lists SSO and role-based access control among Business features.
Free plan limits: The Community plan is limited to five active connected nodes and one active custom dashboard per room.
Trial: The pricing FAQ states that signing up for Netdata Cloud provides a 14-day Business trial for any number of nodes with no limits.
Support: The site lists documentation and community support, with premium support available.
Mobile apps: Netdata offers native iOS and Android apps with alerts and notifications.
Intended users: The site lists platform engineers, DevOps teams, SREs, developers, system administrators, CISOs, DBAs, network engineers, and MSPs among its audiences.
Price from: $4.50/mo

Visit site Alternatives

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Hardware Monitoring Software in 2026#2 of 58
Best Kubernetes Monitoring in 2026#2 of 49
Best Container Monitoring in 2026#5 of 45
Best Application Dependency Mapping Software in 2026#1 of 35
Best Metrics Monitoring Tools in 2026#3 of 33
Best Infrastructure Monitoring in 2026#1 of 28
Best Cloud Monitoring in 2026#1 of 21

Is Netdata yours?

Claim it for free: prove the domain, then correct facts, plans and screenshots. An editor reviews every change.

Claim it free Promote Netdata

Sources

netdata.cloud· checked 30 Sept 2026
netdata.cloud/product/netdata-agents/· checked 30 Sept 2026
netdata.cloud/integrations/· checked 30 Sept 2026
netdata.cloud/pricing/· checked 30 Sept 2026
netdata.cloud/product/mobile-apps/· checked 30 Sept 2026