Netdata by netdata

The fastest path to AI-powered full stack observability, even for lean teams.

Netdata interface screenshot from project README
monitoringdockerkubernetescncfprometheusnetdatadevopsobservabilityalertinginfluxdbgrafanadata-visualization
Verdict 82/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 4/5 setup difficulty 512419k docker pulls 1 open CVE Last release 10 days ago

Self-host Netdata on hetzner for $4.13/mo and save approximately $46/year vs Grafana Cloud.

Health score
82 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
4 /5
OAuth / SMTP needed
GitHub stars
79k
6.4k forks

About Netdata

From the project's README at github.com/netdata/netdata. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

X-Ray Vision for your infrastructure! Every Metric, Every Second. No BS.

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
100
maturity
100
community
96
security
85
sustainability
65
adoption
44

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 79k github.com/netdata/netdata
GitHub forks 6.4k github.com/netdata/netdata
Docker Hub pulls 512419k hub.docker.com / netdata

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age12.9 yearssince Jun 2013
Last commit2 days agoMay 5, 2026
Releases shipped136last: 10 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

Security advisories

8 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. 1 currently open without a documented fix. Most recent: CVE-2024-32019.

What people say on Hacker News

Replaces these paid SaaS

Netdata is one of the open-source alternatives to:

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Ready to self-host Netdata?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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