Netdata

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Real-time observability with per-second metrics, logs and traces, and AI troubleshooting.

ObservabilitySan Francisco, California, United States51–200 employeesFounded 2016

#28 of 45 in Observability 100% positive in AI answers

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Visibility score

1.2%

New vs last week

Weekly run · Nov 3

Data collected Nov 3, 2026·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run Nov 9, 2026

Netdata ranks #28 of 45 in Observability with an AI visibility score of 1.2 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
Netdata is most visible on Perplexity (2.2) and least on ChatGPT (0).
AI engines name Netdata in 3 of the 30 Observability buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
metoro.io is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Netdata, with 3 citations.

About

Company details for Netdata

Netdata is an open-source observability platform that collects per-second metrics, logs and traces from servers, containers, Kubernetes clusters and cloud services. Agents run on each node with built-in machine learning anomaly detection and AI-assisted troubleshooting. Netdata Cloud provides dashboards and alerting as a managed service, or it can be deployed on-premises. It ranks #28 of 45 in Observability on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 1.2 in the latest weekly run.

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, the company employs 51–200 people. It has raised about $33M. Its differentiator: agents run machine learning and AI troubleshooting on each node, so metrics stay on your infrastructure and only metadata reaches the cloud.

Website: netdata.cloud
Categories: Observability
Company size: 51–200 employees
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Founded: 2016
Company type: Private, venture-backed
Funding: Series A extension · $33M raised
Pricing: Free; paid from $7 per seat / mo · per seat
Free trial: Free plan available
Deployment: Open-source agents run on your own nodes; Netdata Cloud is offered as SaaS or on-premises.
Platforms: Linux, Windows, Kubernetes, Docker, iOS, Android
Integrations: 800+ native
Compliance: SOC 2 Type 2
Support: Community help via Discord, forums and GitHub Discussions, Premium support available, Dedicated support team on on-premises plans, Nedi AI support assistant

GitHub · github.com/netdata/netdata LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/netdata-cloud/X / Twitter · twitter.com/netdatahq YouTube · youtube.com/c/Netdata Facebook · facebook.com/linuxnetdata/

Read from linkedin.com, netdata.cloud, g2.com, github.com, finsmes.com, pitchbook.com · refreshed Nov 3, 2026.

AI visibility

Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9

Visibility score

1.2%

across Observability answers, weighted by position

ChatGPT0%

AI Mode1.3%

Perplexity2.2%

Change

New

vs last week’s run

Category rank

#28 of 45

in Observability

Mentions

in this week’s run

Share of voice

0.5%

of AI mentions in Observability

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.

Now1.2%

30-day change—

High · low1.2% · 1.2%

Rank#28

Changes appear after the second weekly run in Observability. Datadog leads the category at 69.5%.

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AI mentions & citations

Recent answers that name Netdata

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Is there a free observability platform for small teams?

Netdata : Outstanding for real-time, high-granularity infrastructure and server monitoring.

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Products & features

What Netdata sells

Netdata Agent

Open-source agent that collects per-second metrics on each node, with built-in ML and AI troubleshooting.

Netdata Parents

Centralized streaming and storage nodes that aggregate metrics from many agents.

Netdata Cloud

Fully managed SaaS platform for dashboards, alerts and access to monitoring data.

Netdata Cloud On-Premises

Full Netdata Cloud platform deployed in the customer's own infrastructure, including air-gapped setups.

Netdata Mobile Apps

Native iOS and Android apps with real-time alerts and notifications.

Strengths engines cite

real-time, high-granularity infrastructure monitoring
strong server monitoring

Target market & buyers

Engineering and operations teams at enterprises, government bodies and managed service providers.

Notable customers include Falkland Islands Government, TMB Barcelona, Nodecraft, Codyas, LANCOM Systems.

Industry	Primary use case
Healthcare	Infrastructure monitoring that stays audit-ready while reducing monitoring costs, per vendor claims.
Finance	Infrastructure monitoring with data kept on-premises, per vendor claims.
Government	Infrastructure monitoring with data sovereignty and reduced downtime, per vendor case studies.

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Round	Year	Amount
Seed	2018	$2M
Seed	2019	$2M
Seed	2019	$4M
Series A	2019	$17M
Series A extension	2020	$14M

Latest known round	Total raised
Series A extension	$33M

Recent developments

Oct 2026ProductDistributed tracing with OpenTelemetry becomes available
Netdata announced that distributed tracing is now available.
Jul 2026ProductmacOS monitoring overhaul released
Netdata released an overhaul of its macOS monitoring.
Jun 2026ProductNetwork monitoring updates for topology, NetFlow and SNMP
Netdata published updates to its network monitoring features covering topology, NetFlow and SNMP.
Feb 2026ProductNetdata Cloud MCP Server introduced
Netdata introduced an MCP Server for Netdata Cloud, connecting MCP-compatible AI tools to observability data.

Competitive landscape

How Netdata compares with its top three alternatives

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Netdata most often appears alongside New Relic, OpenTelemetry, Datadog in AI answers.

vsNetdata vs New Relic1.2% vs 47.1% visibility · New Relic leadsFull comparison vsNetdata vs OpenTelemetry1.2% vs 37.4% visibility · OpenTelemetry leadsFull comparison vsNetdata vs Datadog1.2% vs 69.5% visibility · Datadog leadsFull comparison

Brand	Visibility	Share of voice	vs last week	Starting price
Netdata	1.2%	0.5%	New	Free plan
New Relic	47.1%	10.7%	New	Free plan
OpenTelemetry	37.4%	8.2%	New	Pricing not available
Datadog	69.5%	11%	New	$0.05 / mo
Grafana	47.8%	9.8%	New	Free plan