Netdata Features Overview

The only agent that thinks for itself

Autonomous Monitoring with self-learning AI built-in, operating independently across your entire stack.

Unlimited Metrics & Logs

Machine learning & MCP

5% CPU, 150MB RAM

3GB disk, >1 year retention

800+ integrations, zero config

Dashboards, alerts out of the box

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Centralized metrics streaming and storage

Aggregate metrics from multiple agents into centralized Parent nodes for unified monitoring across your infrastructure.

Stream from unlimited agents

Long-term data retention

High availability clustering

Data replication & backup

Scalable architecture

Enterprise-grade security

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Fully managed cloud platform

Access your monitoring data from anywhere with our SaaS platform. No infrastructure to manage, automatic updates, and global availability.

Zero infrastructure management

99.9% uptime SLA

Global data centers

Automatic updates & patches

Enterprise SSO & RBAC

SOC2 & ISO certified

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Deploy Netdata Cloud in your infrastructure

Run the full Netdata Cloud platform on-premises for complete data sovereignty and compliance with your security policies.

Complete data sovereignty

Air-gapped deployment

Custom compliance controls

Private network integration

Dedicated support team

Kubernetes & Docker support

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Powerful, intuitive monitoring interface

Modern, responsive UI built for real-time troubleshooting with customizable dashboards and advanced visualization capabilities.

Real-time chart updates

Customizable dashboards

Dark & light themes

Advanced filtering & search

Responsive on all devices

Collaboration features

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Monitor on the go

Native iOS and Android apps bring full monitoring capabilities to your mobile device with real-time alerts and notifications.

iOS & Android apps

Push notifications

Touch-optimized interface

Offline data access

Biometric authentication

Widget support

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Best energy efficiency

True real-time per-second

100% automated zero config

Centralized observability

Multi-year retention

High availability built-in

Zero maintenance

Always up-to-date

Enterprise security

Complete data control

Air-gap ready

Compliance certified

Millisecond responsiveness

Infinite zoom & pan

Works on any device

Native performance

Instant alerts

Monitor anywhere

80% Faster Incident Resolution

AI-powered troubleshooting from detection, to root cause and blast radius identification, to reporting.

Learn & Detect

Correlate

Understand & Act

Unsupervised ML Anomaly Advisor AI Co-Engineer Anomaly Detection Root Cause Analysis AI Reporting

Blast Radius Detection AI Chat

True Real-Time and Simple, even at Scale

Linearly and infinitely scalable full-stack observability, that can be deployed even mid-crisis.

Automated

Distributed

Scalable

Zero Configuration Distributed Pipeline Real-Time at Scale Algorithmic Dashboards Edge Computing Infinite Scalability Zero Downtime Tiered Retention Extreme Cardinality

90% Cost Reduction, Full Fidelity

Instead of centralizing the data, Netdata distributes the code, eliminating pipelines and complexity.

Metrics

Logs

Alerts

Metrics Management Logs Management Distributed Alerting eBPF Monitoring Zero Pipeline Logs Notifications Tiered Retention

Mobile Apps

Single Pane of Glass

Eliminate SSH access for monitoring and troubleshooting systems and applications.

Simple

Powerful

Intelligent

Zero Configuration Troubleshooting AI Co-Engineer Algorithmic Dashboards Top Consumers Anomaly Advisor No Query Language Custom Dashboards Root Cause Analysis

Control Without Surrender

SOC 2 Type 2 certified with every metric kept on your infrastructure.

Access

Governance

Operations

Access Control Data Sovereignty Team Collaboration Zero Code Instrumentation Alerts & Notifications Cost Efficiency Zero Downtime

Integrations

800+ collectors and notification channels, auto-discovered and ready out of the box.

800+ data collectors

Auto-discovery & zero config

Cloud, infra, app protocols

Notifications out of the box

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AI Automation

Model Context Protocol

Connect any MCP-compatible AI to your observability data. Automate workflows, playbooks, and incident response.

Deploy Anywhere

Multi-Cloud

AWS, GCP, Azure—unified observability across all providers.

Hybrid Cloud

On-prem and cloud infrastructure in a single view.

Data Sovereignty

Your metrics stay on your infrastructure. Always.

Real Results

46% Cost Reduction

Reduced monitoring costs by 46% while cutting staff overhead by 67%.

— Leonardo Antunez, Codyas

Zero Pipeline

No data shipping. No central storage costs. Query at the edge.

From Our Users

"Out-of-the-Box"

So many out-of-the-box features! I mostly don't have to develop anything.

— Simon Beginn, LANCOM Systems

No Query Language

Point-and-click troubleshooting. No PromQL, no LogQL, no learning curve.

Enterprise Ready

67% Less Staff, 46% Cost Cut

Enterprise efficiency without enterprise complexity—real ROI from day one.

— Leonardo Antunez, Codyas

SOC 2 Type 2 Certified

Zero data egress. Only metadata reaches the cloud. Your metrics stay on your infrastructure.

Full Coverage

800+ Collectors

Auto-discovered and configured. No manual setup required.

Any Notification Channel

Slack, PagerDuty, Teams, email, webhooks—all built-in.

Built for the People Who Get Paged

Because 3am alerts deserve instant answers, not hour-long hunts.

DevOps SREs CISOs SysAdmins Platform Engineers Operations Centers Developers Freelancers MSPs

Every Industry Has Rules. We Master Them.

See how healthcare, finance, and government teams cut monitoring costs 90% while staying audit-ready.

Retail Education Gaming Manufacturing Finance Government Telecom Healthcare AI & ML Technology

Monitor Any Technology. Configure Nothing.

Install the agent. It already knows your stack.

AWS Kubernetes Linux GCP Windows Red Hat Azure VMware Proxmox Hetzner Hybrid Cloud HPC

Complete Visibility. Total Control.

From install to "what broke and why" in under five minutes—no queries, no guesswork.

Infrastructure Monitoring Continuous Operations Unified Observability Application Performance Troubleshooting Database Monitoring Container Monitoring Docker Monitoring Web Server Monitoring Systemd Journal Logs Windows Event Logs Synthetic Checks IoT Monitoring LLM Monitoring Data Centers Service Mesh

Don't Take Our Word for It

From 99% less downtime to 30-second troubleshooting—see how they did it.

Government

Falkland Islands Government

99% less downtime, 30% cloud cost reduction

Transportation

TMB Barcelona

"A rare unicorn that obeys the Pareto rule"

Gaming

Nodecraft

Troubleshooting in 30 seconds, not 3 minutes

Technology

Codyas

46% cost reduction, 67% less monitoring staff

From Our Users

"A Rare Unicorn"

Netdata gives more than you invest in it. A rare unicorn that obeys the Pareto rule.

— Eduard Porquet Mateu, TMB Barcelona

99% Downtime Reduction

Reduced website downtime by 99% and cloud bill by 30% using Netdata alerts.

— Falkland Islands Government

Real Savings

30% Cloud Cost Reduction

Optimized resource allocation based on Netdata alerts cut cloud spending by 30%.

— Falkland Islands Government

46% Cost Cut

Reduced monitoring staff by 67% while cutting operational costs by 46%.

— Codyas

Real Coverage

"Plugin for Everything"

Netdata has agent capacity or a plugin for everything, including Windows and Kubernetes.

— Eduard Porquet Mateu, TMB Barcelona

"Out-of-the-Box"

So many out-of-the-box features! I mostly don't have to develop anything.

— Simon Beginn, LANCOM Systems

Real Speed

Troubleshooting in 30 Seconds

From 2-3 minutes to 30 seconds—instant visibility into any node issue.

— Matthew Artist, Nodecraft

20% Downtime Reduction

20% less downtime and 40% budget optimization from out-of-the-box monitoring.

— Simon Beginn, LANCOM Systems

Pay per Node. Unlimited Everything Else.

One price per node. Unlimited metrics, logs, users, and retention. No per-GB surprises.

Free tier—forever

No metric limits or caps

Retention you control

Cancel anytime

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What's Your Monitoring Really Costing You?

Most teams overpay by 40-60%. Let's find out why.

Expose hidden metric charges

Calculate tool consolidation

Customers report 30-67% savings

Results in under 60 seconds

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Your Infrastructure Is Unique. Let's Talk.

Because monitoring 10 nodes is different from monitoring 10,000.

On-prem & air-gapped deployment

Volume pricing & agreements

Architecture review for your scale

Compliance & security support

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Monitoring That Sells Itself

Deploy in minutes. Impress clients in hours. Earn recurring revenue for years.

30-second live demos close deals

Zero config = zero support burden

Competitive margins & deal protection

Response in 48 hours

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Per-Second Metrics at Homelab Prices

Same engine, same dashboards, same ML. Just priced for tinkerers.

Community: Free forever · 5 nodes · non-commercial

Homelab: $90/yr · unlimited nodes · fair usage

> Start monitoring your lab—free

$1,000 Per Referral. Unlimited Referrals.

Your colleagues get 10% off. You get 10% commission. Everyone wins.

10% of subscriptions, up to $1,000 each

Track earnings inside Netdata Cloud

PayPal/Venmo payouts in 3-4 weeks

No caps, no complexity

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Cost Proof

40% Budget Optimization

"Netdata's significant positive impact" — LANCOM Systems

Calculate Your Savings

Compare vs Datadog, Grafana, Dynatrace

Savings Proof

46% Cost Reduction

"Cut costs by 46%, staff by 67%" — Codyas

30% Cloud Bill Savings

"Reduced cloud bill by 30%" — Falkland Islands Gov

Enterprise Proof

"Better Than Combined Alternatives"

"Better observability with Netdata than combining other tools." — TMB Barcelona

Real Engineers, <24h Response

DPA, SLAs, on-prem, volume pricing

Why Partners Win

Demo Live Infrastructure

One command, 30 seconds, real data—no sandbox needed

Zero Tickets, High Margins

Auto-config + per-node pricing = predictable profit

Homelab Ready

"Absolutely Incredible"

"We tested every monitoring system under the sun." — Benjamin Gabler, CEO Rocket.Net

76k+ GitHub Stars

3rd most starred monitoring project

Worth Recommending

Product That Delivers

Customers report 40-67% cost cuts, 99% downtime reduction

Zero Risk to Your Rep

Free tier lets them try before they buy

Engineering Insights & Product Updates

Deep dives into monitoring, infrastructure, and what's new in Netdata.

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Bullshit and nonsense. But let’s take …

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The observability market is facing a paradox. …

Never Fight Fires Alone

Docs, community, and expert help—pick your path to resolution.

Learn.netdata.cloud docs

Discord, Forums, GitHub

Premium support available

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60 Seconds to First Dashboard

One command to install. Zero config. 850+ integrations documented.

Linux, Windows, K8s, Docker

Auto-discovers your stack

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See Netdata in Action

Watch real-time monitoring in action—demos, tutorials, and engineering deep dives.

Product demos and walkthroughs

Real infrastructure, not staged

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Level Up Your Monitoring

Real problems. Real solutions. 112+ guides from basic monitoring to AI observability.

Academy Monitoring 101 Webinars AI Observability Ebook Case Studies

76,000+ Engineers Strong

615+ contributors. 1.5M daily downloads. One mission: simplify observability.

GitHub Discussions Discord Forums Reddit X / Twitter Open Source

Per-Second. 90% Cheaper. Data Stays Home.

Side-by-side comparisons: costs, real-time granularity, and data sovereignty for every major tool.

See why teams switch from Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, and more.

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Speed Proof

30 Seconds to Resolution

"Troubleshooting in 30 seconds instead of 2–3 minutes" — Nodecraft

Discord Community

2k+ members, real-time help

Quick Start

One-Command Install

Copy, paste, monitoring in 60 seconds

850+ Integrations

Every collector documented

Start Here

3-Minute Overview

Full platform in one video

Getting Started

Install to dashboard in 2 minutes

Learn Path

112+ Technical Guides

PostgreSQL, NGINX, K8s, and more

AI Observability Ebook

Maturity model and implementation

Built in the Open

Star Us on GitHub

76k+ stars and growing daily

Active Discussions

Engineers helping engineers

Edge-Native Observability, Born Open Source

Per-second visibility, ML on every metric, and data that never leaves your infrastructure.

Founded in 2016

615+ contributors worldwide

Remote-first, engineering-driven

Open source first

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Promises We Publish—and Prove

12 principles backed by open code, independent validation, and measurable outcomes.

Open source, peer-reviewed

Zero config, instant value

Data sovereignty by design

Aligned pricing, no surprises

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Edge-Native, AI-Ready, 100% Open

76k+ stars. Full ML, AI, and automation—GPLv3+, not premium add-ons.

76,000+ GitHub stars

GPLv3+ licensed forever

ML on every metric, included

Zero vendor lock-in

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Build Real-Time Observability for the World

Remote-first team shipping per-second monitoring with ML on every metric.

Remote-first, fully distributed

Open source (76k+ stars)

Challenging technical problems

Your code on millions of systems

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Talk to a Netdata Human in <24 Hours

Sales, partnerships, press, or professional services—real engineers, fast answers.

Discuss your observability needs

Pricing and volume discounts

Partnership opportunities

Media and press inquiries

> Book a conversation

Your Data. Your Rules.

On-prem data, cloud control plane, transparent terms.

Terms of Use Terms of Service Privacy Policy Fair Usage Policy

Trust & Scale

76,000+ GitHub Stars

One of the most popular open-source monitoring projects

SOC 2 Type 2 Certified

Enterprise-grade security and compliance

Data Sovereignty

Your metrics stay on your infrastructure

Validated

University of Amsterdam

"Most energy-efficient monitoring solution" — ICSOC 2023, peer-reviewed

ADASTEC (Autonomous Driving)

"Doesn't miss alerts—mission-critical trust for safety software"

Community Stats

615+ Contributors

Global community improving monitoring for everyone

1.5M+ Downloads/Day

Trusted by teams worldwide

GPLv3+ Licensed

Free forever, fully open source agent

Why Join?

Remote-First

Work from anywhere, async-friendly culture

Impact at Scale

Your work helps millions of systems

Compliance

SOC 2 Type 2

Audited security controls

GDPR Ready

Data stays on your infrastructure

Real-Time Infrastructure Monitoring At Any Scale

Rapid Setup & Full Automation for Easy Monitoring

80% Faster Incident Resolution

Unsupervised ML

Anomaly Advisor

AI Co-Engineer

Anomaly Detection

Root Cause Analysis

AI Reporting

Blast Radius Detection

AI Chat

True Real-Time and Simple, even at Scale

Zero Configuration

Distributed Pipeline

Real-Time at Scale

Algorithmic Dashboards

Edge Computing

Infinite Scalability

Zero Downtime

Tiered Retention

Extreme Cardinality

Model Context Protocol

90% Cost Reduction, Full Fidelity

Metrics Management

Logs Management

Distributed Alerting

eBPF Monitoring

Zero Pipeline Logs

Notifications

Tiered Retention

Mobile Apps

Single Pane of Glass

Zero Configuration

Troubleshooting

AI Co-Engineer

Algorithmic Dashboards

Top Consumers

Anomaly Advisor

No Query Language

Custom Dashboards

Root Cause Analysis

Control Without Surrender

Access Control

Data Sovereignty

Team Collaboration

Zero Code Instrumentation

Alerts & Notifications

Cost Efficiency

Zero Downtime