# Netdata vs Sumo Logic

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Netdata

| Attribute | Netdata | Sumo Logic |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 82.9 (63% (medium)) | 53.3 (59% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"Sumo Logic enables monitoring and analysis of application and infrastructure data through centralized collection and correlation of logs, metrics, and distributed traces, using machine learning to detect patterns and investigate incidents. It is indexed under Observability Tools.","source":"https://www.sumologic.com","question":"What is Sumo Logic?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Sumo Logic does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 2 plans (Essentials and Enterprise Suite), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.sumologic.com","question":"How much does Sumo Logic cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Sumo Logic supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.sumologic.com","question":"What platforms does Sumo Logic support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Sumo Logic can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.sumologic.com","question":"Can Sumo Logic be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 18 integrations for Sumo Logic, including AWS Lambda, Azure, Docker, FluentD, JavaScript, Jenkins, Kinesis and Logback, plus 10 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.sumologic.com/pricing","question":"What does Sumo Logic integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and ISO 27001 for Sumo Logic. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Sumo Logic not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.sumologic.com","question":"What security certifications does Sumo Logic have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Sumo Logic is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.sumologic.com","question":"Where is Sumo Logic available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A cloud platform that ingests logs, metrics, and trace data from applications and infrastructure. It provides interactive dashboards and automated alerting based on detected patterns and anomalies. |
| features.capabilities | `{"apm":true,"logs":true,"hosting":"both","metrics":true,"on_call":true,"tracing":true,"alerting":true,"dashboards":true,"otel_native":true}` | `{"apm":true,"rum":false,"logs":true,"hosting":"both","metrics":true,"on_call":false,"tracing":true,"alerting":true,"dashboards":true,"otel_native":true}` |
| integrations.count | 800 | 20 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"FluentD"},{"name":"JavaScript"},{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"Kinesis"},{"name":"Logback"},{"name":"Logstash"},{"name":"Log4J"},{"name":"Log4j2"},{"name":"Maven"},{"name":".NET"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Scala"},{"name":"CollectD"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"StatsD"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"},{"name":"Kubernetes"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Essentials","description":"Ideal for small-to-medium-sized DevOps and SecOps teams requiring ad-hoc investigation and troubleshooting","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Suite","description":"Ideal for maturing security teams looking for real-time threat detection and investigation","contactSales":true}],"summary":"30-day free trial. Unlimited users. Predictable pricing.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://www.sumologic.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T12:17:38.080Z","freeTrialDays":30}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":90,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| 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.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.netdata.cloud/tags/compliance/ | - |

## Capabilities (Observability Tools)

| Capability | Netdata | Sumo Logic |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:59:37.330Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*