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

TempoOpen-source, high-scale distributed tracing backend

Comparison · Observability · weekly run Nov 3

Netdata vs Tempo

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Tempo is the stronger AI pick in Observability: it has a visibility score of 7.1 versus 1.2 for Netdata, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose Netdata if…

AI answers describe it more positively (100% vs 6% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 coverage
real-time, high-granularity infrastructure monitoring
strong server monitoring

Choose Tempo if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (7.1 vs 1.2)
You need SOC 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO 22301 or PCI DSS v4.0.1 or GDPR or FedRAMP High or TISAX or CSA STAR or TX-RAMP Level 2 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)
Open-source and cost-effective

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Netdata	Tempo
Visibility score	1.2%	7.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Observability	#28	#12
Share of voice	0.5%	3.1%
Mentions this run	3	18
Positive in AI answers	100%	6%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Netdata 0pp · Tempo 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Tempo leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

AI Mode

1.3%

11.5%

Perplexity

2.2%

1.9%

NetdataTempo

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1Netdata ranked higher

0Tempo ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Netdata	Tempo
Is there a free observability platform for small teams?	AI Mode	#6	#9

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Netdata	Tempo
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	Free; paid from $7 per seat / mo	—
Free plan	Yes	—
Deployment	Open-source agents run on your own nodes; Netdata Cloud is offered as SaaS or on-premises.	Managed as Grafana Cloud or self-hosted on Kubernetes via Helm
Integrations	800+	—
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2	SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 22301, PCI DSS v4.0.1, GDPR, FedRAMP High, TISAX, CSA STAR, TX-RAMP Level 2
Support	Community help via Discord, forums and GitHub Discussions, Premium support available, Dedicated support team on on-premises plans, Nedi AI support assistant	—
Founded	2016	—
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, United States	New York, NY
Employees	51–200	1,001–5,000
Funding	Series A extension · $33M raised	Series E · $1100M raised
Best for	Platform engineers, DevOps and SRE teams running Linux, Kubernetes and hybrid infrastructure who want per-second monitoring with zero configuration.	—