Netdata
8.7#1 in runtime monitoring softwareFrom $4.50 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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Observatorium
5.4#47 in kubernetes monitoringAPISelf-hosted
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| Fact | Netdata | Observatorium |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Netdata offers a managed cloud platform and an on-premises deployment, including air-gapped deployment options. | The project provides Jsonnet configuration and a Kubernetes Operator deployment option. |
| Integrations | Netdata advertises more than 800 collectors and notification integrations, including operating systems, databases, containers, cloud services, OpenMetrics, StatsD and logs. | The documentation describes combining Thanos, Loki, Tempo/Jaeger, and Open Policy Agent in the Observatorium system. |
| Intended users | The site lists platform engineers, DevOps teams, SREs, developers, system administrators, CISOs, DBAs, network engineers, and MSPs among its audiences. | The getting-started guide describes the system for people operating observability in their own environments and notes that the Operator is used in production by larger users. |
| License | The Netdata Agent repository is marked GPL-3.0, while the Netdata UI is distributed under the NCUL1 license. | The homepage describes Observatorium as open source under the Apache 2.0 license. |
| Purpose | Netdata describes its product as an observability platform for real-time monitoring and troubleshooting across infrastructure. | Observatorium is an open-source system for ingesting, storing, and using observability signals in a multi-tenant Kubernetes environment. |
Netdata plans
- CommunityFree
- Business$4.50 a month
- Homelab$90 a year
- Enterprise On-PremisePriced on request
Observatorium plans
No prices published.
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.
Pick Observatorium if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.