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Comparison

Middleware vs Netdata

On the evidence we track, Netdata leads this comparison with a composite score of 83/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Middleware full profile →Netdata full profile →
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Middleware71
★Netdata83
Score
vioscaleAI score
Middleware71 / 100medium · 74%
Netdata83 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Model
Middlewarefreemium
Netdatacommercial
Price level
Middlewarelow
Netdataunknown
Starting price
Middleware$0.30
Netdata$90
Transparent
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Integrations
Count
Middleware450
Netdata800
Security
Certifications
Middleware–
NetdataSOC 2 Type II, SOC 2 Type I
Gdpr
Middleware✓
Netdata–
Iso27001
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Soc2
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Middleware–
Netdata99.9
Status page
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Middleware7 items
Netdata6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for observability tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Signals
Metrics
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Log management
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Distributed tracing
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Application performance monitoring
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Real-user monitoring
Middleware✓
Netdata-
Response
Alerting
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
On-call / incident management
Middleware-
Netdata✓
Insight
Dashboards
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Standards
OpenTelemetry-native
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Deployment
Hosting
MiddlewareCloud only
NetdataCloud + self-hosted

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Middleware

A platform that helps teams monitor cloud systems and applications in real-time, automatically detect problems, analyze their root causes, and resolve them efficiently.

Independently observed

Netdata

Leader

A comprehensive observability platform that collects metrics, logs, and traces from infrastructure across clouds and on-premises, providing AI-powered anomaly detection and automated incident investigation.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Middleware

from $0.30/gbUsage-basedFree tier14-day trial

Free tier with 100GB/month. Pay-as-you-go from $0.3/GB. Custom pricing with BYOC option.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited Users
    • Community Based Support
    • 14 day retention
  • Pay As You Go$0.3/GB logs, metrics, traces; $1 per 1K RUM sessions
    • Error solving with OpsAI
    • Ingestion Control & Data Pipeline
    • 30 day retention
    • SSO and Security Features
    • Dedicated Slack/MS Teams Channel
  • BYOCContact sales
    • Dedicated Account Team
    • Multi-year Contract Discounts
    • Custom Data Retention
    • Bring Your Own Cloud
    • 24x7 Support
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Netdata

Leader
from $90/yrSubscriptionFree tier

Free community plan; Homelab plan $90/year for unlimited monitoring.

  • Homelab$90/year
    • Unlimited metrics
    • Unlimited custom dashboards
    • All notification integrations
    • ML anomaly detection
    • Per-second data collection
    • +1 more
  • CommunityFree
    • Up to 5 connected agents
    • 1 custom dashboard
    • Basic notification support
    • ML anomaly detection
    • Per-second metrics
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Middleware✗
Netdata✓
iOS
Middleware✓
Netdata✗
Android
Middleware✓
Netdata✗
macOS
Middleware✓
Netdata✗
Windows
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Linux
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
Self-hosted
Middleware✓
Netdata✓
On-premise
Middleware✗
Netdata✓
Air-gapped
Middleware✗
Netdata✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (5)
  • Slack
  • AWS
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker

Middleware

15 total - 10 not shared
  • Google Cloud
  • Stripe
  • Prometheus
  • Amazon S3
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Python
  • Node.js
  • Go
  • iOS
Independently observed

Netdata

Leader
18 total - 13 not shared
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • SNMP
  • NetFlow
  • sFlow
  • IPFIX
  • DNS
  • ServiceNow
  • ilert
  • Nagios
  • StatsD
  • Sentry
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Middleware or Netdata: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.