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Comparison

Netdata vs Sematext

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.

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★Netdata83
Sematext65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Netdata83 / 100medium · 63%
Sematext65 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Netdata✓
Sematext✓
Model
Netdatacommercial
Sematextfreemium
Price level
Netdataunknown
Sematextlow
Starting price
Netdata$90
Sematext$5
Transparent
Netdata✓
Sematext✓
Integrations
Count
Netdata800
Sematext100
Security
Certifications
NetdataSOC 2 Type II, SOC 2 Type I
Sematext–
Iso27001
Netdata✓
Sematext–
Soc2
Netdata✓
Sematext–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Netdata99.9
Sematext–
Status page
Netdata✓
Sematext✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Netdata6 items
Sematext6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Sematext

Comprehensive platform that provides visibility into application and API performance, logs, metrics, and end-user experience. Uses synthetic monitoring and real-time alerting to detect performance degradation and downtime before they impact users.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Sematext

from $5/moHybridFree tier

From $5/month for infrastructure monitoring. Metered pricing for logs and traces based on volume and retention. 14-day free trial available for Status Pages.

  • Infrastructure Monitoring$5/mo
  • Network Map$1.68/host/mo
  • AI Agent Watch$1.68/host/mo
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Netdata✓
Sematext✓
Windows
Netdata✓
Sematext✗
Linux
Netdata✓
Sematext✗
CLI
Netdata✗
Sematext✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Netdata✓
Sematext✓
Self-hosted
Netdata✓
Sematext✗
On-premise
Netdata✓
Sematext✗
Air-gapped
Netdata✓
Sematext✗

Integrations

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

In common (4)
  • AWS
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Slack

Netdata

Leader
18 total - 14 not shared
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • SNMP
  • NetFlow
  • sFlow
  • IPFIX
  • DNS
  • ServiceNow
  • ilert
  • Nagios
  • StatsD
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Sentry
Independently observed

Sematext

27 total - 23 not shared
  • Syslog
  • Angular
  • Custom Webhooks
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Akka
  • Ember
  • Next.js
  • Elasticsearch
  • Logstash
  • Kibana
  • Apache Solr
  • OpenSearch
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • AWS ECS
  • AlertOps
  • PagerDuty
  • Postman
  • Solr
  • SolrCloud
  • OpsGenie
  • Zapier
  • VictorOps
Independently observed
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Netdata or Sematext: which one depends on you

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