# Middleware vs Netdata

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Netdata

| Attribute | Middleware | Netdata |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 71.2 (74% (medium)) | 82.9 (63% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Provides comprehensive monitoring and automatic issue detection for cloud infrastructure, with AI-powered root cause analysis and automated code fixes. It is indexed under Observability Tools.","source":"https://middleware.io/pricing/","question":"What is Middleware?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Middleware offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.30. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://middleware.io/pricing/","question":"Is Middleware free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Middleware supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://middleware.io/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Middleware support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Middleware can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://middleware.io/pricing/","question":"Can Middleware be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 14 integrations for Middleware, including Slack, AWS, Google Cloud, Stripe, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Amazon S3 and Azure Blob Storage, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://middleware.io/pricing/","question":"What does Middleware integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Middleware. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Middleware not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://middleware.io/security/","question":"What security certifications does Middleware have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Middleware is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://middleware.io/pricing/","question":"Where is Middleware available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"Netdata provides real-time monitoring across infrastructure with per-second metric collection and machine learning-based anomaly detection. It supports containers, Kubernetes, and traditional servers, available as both cloud-hosted and self-deployed solutions. It is indexed under Observability Tools.","source":"https://www.netdata.cloud/categories/pricing/","question":"What is Netdata?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Netdata offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $90 per year. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.netdata.cloud/categories/pricing/","question":"Is Netdata free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Netdata supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.netdata.cloud/categories/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Netdata support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Netdata can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.netdata.cloud/categories/pricing/","question":"Can Netdata be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 14 integrations for Netdata, including AWS, Azure, GCP, HashiCorp Vault, SNMP, NetFlow, sFlow and IPFIX, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.netdata.cloud/categories/pricing/","question":"What does Netdata integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Netdata. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Netdata not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.netdata.cloud/tags/security/","question":"What security certifications does Netdata have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A platform that helps teams monitor cloud systems and applications in real-time, automatically detect problems, analyze their root causes, and resolve them efficiently. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"apm":true,"rum":true,"logs":true,"hosting":"cloud","metrics":true,"tracing":true,"alerting":true,"dashboards":true,"otel_native":true}` | `{"apm":true,"logs":true,"hosting":"both","metrics":true,"on_call":true,"tracing":true,"alerting":true,"dashboards":true,"otel_native":true}` |
| integrations.count | 450 | 800 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Azure Blob Storage"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"alerting","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Docker","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Python","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Node.js","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Go","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"iOS","native":true,"direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"GCP"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"SNMP"},{"name":"NetFlow"},{"name":"sFlow"},{"name":"IPFIX"},{"name":"DNS"},{"name":"Docker","native":true,"category":"containers","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true,"category":"containers","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"ServiceNow","native":false,"category":"itsm","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ilert","native":false,"category":"incident_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Slack","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Nagios","native":true,"category":"monitoring"},{"name":"StatsD","native":true,"category":"metrics"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry","native":true,"category":"observability"},{"name":"Sentry","native":true,"category":"error_tracking"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free with 100GB/month data limit","features":["Unlimited Users","Community Based Support","14 day retention"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"data_gb":"100","opsai_tokens":"2M","rum_sessions":"1000","retention_days":"14","synthetic_checks":"20000","browser_test_runs":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pay As You Go","summary":"$0.3/GB logs, metrics, traces; $1 per 1K RUM sessions","features":["Error solving with OpsAI","Ingestion Control & Data Pipeline","30 day retention","SSO and Security Features","Dedicated Slack/MS Teams Channel"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gb"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"rum_sessions"},"kind":"metered","amount":1,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":5000,"unit":"synthetic_checks"},"kind":"metered","amount":1,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"browser_test_runs"},"kind":"metered","amount":10,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"BYOC","summary":"Custom pricing with volume discounts","features":["Dedicated Account Team","Multi-year Contract Discounts","Custom Data Retention","Bring Your Own Cloud","24x7 Support","Faster Issue Solving","Automatic Issue Detection","Automatic PR Generation"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Bring Your Own Cloud with dedicated support and custom pricing","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier with 100GB/month. Pay-as-you-go from $0.3/GB. Custom pricing with BYOC option.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://middleware.io/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T23:01:20.828Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"unit":"gb","amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Homelab","summary":"$90/year","features":["Unlimited metrics","Unlimited custom dashboards","All notification integrations","ML anomaly detection","Per-second data collection","Full access to Netdata Cloud"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":90,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For home users and students monitoring non-commercial personal infrastructure","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"agents":"unlimited","metrics":"unlimited","dashboards":"unlimited"}},{"free":true,"name":"Community","summary":"Free","features":["Up to 5 connected agents","1 custom dashboard","Basic notification support","ML anomaly detection","Per-second metrics"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"agents":"5","dashboards":"1"}}],"summary":"Free community plan; Homelab plan $90/year for unlimited monitoring.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.netdata.cloud/categories/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T17:50:38.647Z","startingPrice":{"amount":90,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":90,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.9 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type I","level":"Type I","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.netdata.cloud/tags/compliance/ |

## Capabilities (Observability Tools)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T16:53:18.172Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*