Netdata vs Open Hardware Monitor
Netdata
netdata.cloud
Open Hardware Monitor
openhardwaremonitor.orgSide by side
| Figure | Netdata | Open Hardware Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.50/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Hardware Monitoring Software | 9.0 (#5) | 7.4 (#50) |
| Spec score · Hardware monitoring tools | 8.8 (#8) | 7.3 (#54) |
| License | The Netdata Agent repository is marked GPL-3.0, while the Netdata UI is distributed under the NCUL1 license. | The binaries are provided under Mozilla Public License 2.0, while the source code includes MPL 2.0 and other listed licenses. |
| Purpose | Netdata describes its product as an observability platform for real-time monitoring and troubleshooting across infrastructure. | Open Hardware Monitor monitors a computer’s temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load, and clock speeds. |
| Support | The site lists documentation and community support, with premium support available. | Users can report bugs or request features through GitHub Issues, and the maker also lists an email contact. |
Plans
Netdata
- CommunityFree
- Business$4.50 a month
- Homelab$90 a year
- Enterprise On-PremisePriced on request
In their own words
Netdata
Netdata is an observability platform for real-time infrastructure monitoring and troubleshooting. Its agent gathers metrics and logs and provides per-second monitoring, machine-learning anomaly detection, dashboards, and alerts. Netdata lists more than 800 collectors and notification channels, including Slack, PagerDuty, Microsoft Teams, email, and webhooks. The agent can ingest Prometheus, OpenMetrics, StatsD, and OpenTelemetry data and export to Prometheus Remote Write, InfluxDB, Graphite, OpenTSDB, and TimescaleDB. Organizations can use the managed cloud platform or deploy on premises, including in air-gapped environments. Netdata says metrics remain on the user's infrastructure while only metadata reaches the cloud. Native Android and iOS apps provide alerts and notifications. The Community plan is free, with up to five active connected nodes and one active custom dashboard per room. Signing up for Netdata Cloud includes a 14-day Business trial for any number of nodes with no limits. Business costs $4.50 per month billed annually, with a stated total of $540.00/year.
Open Hardware Monitor
Open Hardware Monitor has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.