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netdata/netdata

The fastest path to AI-powered full stack observability for lean teams

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80k stars6.6k forksLast push today Go GPL-3.0

Decision brief

Netdata is an AI-powered observability tool that integrates with numerous devops tools and databases aiming to help lean teams quickly monitor full stack systems.

Good fit when

When leveraging the need for quick, AI-driven observability for a team's entire tech stack including integration with popular databases like PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
If your team operates leanly and seeks an observability tool that does not require extensive setup or technical expertise to use effectively.

Avoid when

When the team requires customization options that extend beyond what Netdata’s current integrations offer, such as less mainstream databases or alerting services.
If your environment strictly adheres to commercial licensing models which are incompatible with GPL-3.0 licensed software like Netdata.

Requirements:: Requires Docker; Requires Docker for setup and operation as illustrated by its inclusion within the topics covered in the repository's description.

Observed Jul 17, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

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Adoption

Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (80,292) are secondary evidence.

Docker Hub pulls (30d): 522,619,676·Docker Hub API·today

Maintenance and security

Full trust report

Maintenance: Very active (0d since push); As of today
Provenance: Not a fork · Organization account; As of today
Security (OSV): No MCP manifest; As of 1mo

Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.

Install

go get github.com/netdata/netdata

pkg.go.dev

How it fits your stack(6)

Typed graph edges - alternatives, integrations, successors, and dependencies. Ranked by relationship type, not raw GitHub stars.

kubeshark

Both tools offer observability features targeted at Kubernetes environments but with a different focus; netdata is more generalist while Kubeshark specializes in network traffic.

evidently

Both are ML observation tools but with Evidently focusing on specific ML model evaluations and netdata offering a broader full-stack observability solution.

openllmetry

Both focus on observability and monitoring, with netdata providing broader observability solutions compared to the more specialized openllmetry.

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Evidence and technical details

Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.

Overview

Netdata repository offers AI-powered observability solutions integrated with devops tools and databases.

Capability facts

Deploy: Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 25, 2026
Docker: Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 25, 2026
MCP server: No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Aug 25, 2026
Languages: go
Source: github.language · Aug 25, 2026

README

Getting Started

You can install Netdata on all major operating systems. To begin:

1. Install Netdata

Choose your platform and follow the installation guide:

[!NOTE] You can access the Netdata UI at http://localhost:19999 (or http://NODE:19999 if remote).

:scroll: License

The Netdata ecosystem includes:

Netdata Agent – Open-source core (GPLv3+). Includes data collection, storage, ML, alerting, APIs and redistributes several other open-source tools and libraries.
- Netdata Agent License
- Netdata Agent Redistributed
Netdata UI – Closed-source but free to use with Netdata Agent and Cloud. Delivered via CDN. It integrates third-party open-source components.
- Netdata Cloud UI License
- Netdata UI third-party licenses
Netdata Cloud – Closed-source, with free and paid tiers. Adds remote access, SSO, scalability.

For agents

This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.

/tools/netdata-netdata.md GET /api/graphcanon/tools/netdata-netdata GET /api/graphcanon/graph?tool=netdata-netdata