Netdata Pricing
Plans and cost breakdown for 2026
by Netdata Inc. · Monitoring
Is Netdata Worth It?
What You Get
- + Per-second granularity catches spikes other tools average away
- + Auto-discovers metrics with no configuration
- + Dashboards exist the moment the agent starts
- + Agent is genuinely open source under GPLv3+
- + Low overhead for the resolution it collects
What to Watch Out For
- - Free community tier is personal non-commercial use only
- - Per-second data is heavy to retain long-term
- - Node-based pricing punishes large fleets
- - Less suited to distributed tracing
Monitoring Pricing Comparison
| Tool | Pricing Model | Starting Price | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netdata (this tool) | Freemium | Free open-source agent; Homelab $90/year, Business $4.50 per node/month billed annually | Netdata Inc. |
| AppDynamics AI | Enterprise | APM from ~$33/agent (vCPU)/month | Cisco |
| Arize AI | Freemium | Free (Phoenix OSS); AX Pro $50/mo | Arize AI |
| Better Stack | Freemium | Free tier; paid plans from $29/month | Better Stack |
| Checkly | Freemium | Free Hobby tier; paid plans from $24/month (Starter) | Checkly |
| Chronosphere | Paid | Contact for pricing | Chronosphere |
| ContainIQ | Paid | No longer available | ContainIQ Inc. |
| Coralogix | Freemium | Free tier (5GB/month); Teams from $160/month (10GB); logs from $0.42/GB ingested (pipeline-based, from $0.02/GB) | Coralogix Ltd. |
| Cortex | Freemium | Free tier available, paid plans start at $25/developer/month | Cortex |
| Cribl | Freemium | Free up to 1 TB/day | Cribl |
| Dash0 | Freemium | 14-day free trial (no card); purely consumption-based, no base subscription fee: ingestion from $0.02/M metric data points and $0.06/M spans/logs, plus storage ($0.18-$0.54/M); no per-seat fees | Dash0 Inc. |
Pricing FAQ
How much does Netdata cost?
Netdata uses a freemium pricing model. Plans start at Free open-source agent; Homelab $90/year, Business $4.50 per node/month billed annually.
Does Netdata have a free plan?
Yes, Netdata offers a free tier with limited features. Paid plans start at Free open-source agent; Homelab $90/year, Business $4.50 per node/month billed annually.
Is Netdata worth the price?
Netdata offers per-second granularity catches spikes other tools average away and auto-discovers metrics with no configuration. However, consider that free community tier is personal non-commercial use only. Compare with alternatives to find the best value for your needs.
What are cheaper alternatives to Netdata?
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