Looking for a Netdata Alternative?
Monitoring that shows you what matters, without drowning you in 2,000 charts you'll never look at.
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Quick Comparison
| Feature | Netdata | FiveNines |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time | 15-30 min (config, retention, alerts) | 2 minutes |
| Infrastructure to maintain | Self-hosted or Netdata Cloud | Fully managed |
| Agent RAM usage | 100-200 MB+ | ~15 MB |
| Built-in status pages | ||
| Incident management | ||
| Proxmox VM monitoring | ||
| Open source agent | ||
| Starting price | $4.5/node/mo | $0.5/node/mo |
Signal, not noise
Netdata collects thousands of metrics per node. Most of them you'll never look at. FiveNines surfaces the metrics that actually help you debug production issues.
Nothing to maintain
No database tuning, no retention policies, no dashboard JSON to version control. Install the agent, metrics appear. We handle the rest.
Lightweight agent
Our agent uses ~15 MB of RAM. Netdata's can use 100-200 MB+ depending on collectors and retention. On small VPS instances, that difference matters.
When Netdata might be a better fit
If you need per-second granularity across hundreds of collectors and you're comfortable managing the infrastructure, Netdata can work. FiveNines is the better choice when you want a managed service that's ready in minutes, with built-in alerting, status pages, Proxmox and QEMU VM monitoring, and incident tracking without the operational overhead.
Ready to monitor without the overhead?
Start Free - 5 ServersWant more detail? Read our full comparison on the blog