netdata
The premium Open Source alternative to Datadog
🎯 Best for:Infrastructure teams requiring low-latency observability without high cloud costs.
What is netdata?
Replaces Datadog and New Relic with high-fidelity, per-second metric collection across the entire stack. Uses a distributed data architecture that stores metrics locally to eliminate central database bottlenecks and egress costs.
Tech Stack
CMonitoring & Logs
Why netdata?
- • Zero-configuration auto-discovery
- • Extremely low CPU/RAM footprint
- • Real-time interactive dashboards
Limitations
- • Short default data retention
- • Complex multi-node centralizing
- • Limited historical query speed
3/6/2026
Last Update
6,358
Forks
237
Issues
GPL-3.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Datadog)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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