Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus
6.1#25 in metrics monitoring toolsFrom $0.50 a monthWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitGoogle Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus vs Netdata
What both publish
| Fact | Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus | Netdata |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The service supports querying with Grafana and the Prometheus HTTP API, and can be used with the Ops Agent to collect Prometheus metrics from virtual machines. | Netdata advertises more than 800 collectors and notification integrations, including operating systems, databases, containers, cloud services, OpenMetrics, StatsD and logs. |
| Intended users | Google describes use cases that include monitoring Kubernetes, serverless, and virtual machine deployments with Prometheus and PromQL. | The site lists platform engineers, DevOps teams, SREs, developers, system administrators, CISOs, DBAs, network engineers, and MSPs among its audiences. |
| Purpose | It is a fully managed Prometheus-compatible monitoring service built on Google Cloud’s globally scalable data store. | Netdata describes its product as an observability platform for real-time monitoring and troubleshooting across infrastructure. |
Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus plans
- Monitoring API read calls$0.50 a month
- Metrics ingestion—
Netdata plans
- CommunityFree
- Business$4.50 a month
- Homelab$90 a year
- Enterprise On-PremisePriced on request
Pick Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick Netdata if…
Netdata suits platform engineers, DevOps and SRE teams, developers, system administrators, and others who need infrastructure monitoring. It also serves users who want on-premises or air-gapped deployment options.