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Netdata

Per-second system metrics out of the box

provisional — pending verificationGPL-3.0self-hostable
Arete score
3.5 / 5
Autonomy3
Return4
Efficiency4
Transparency3
ἀρετή “AH-reh-tay” — excellence: a thing being good at what it’s for. Mean of the four principle scores. How we score →

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~ Provisional — seeded estimate by a human researcher; full rubric pass pending. Working notes ↓

Why it's listed

Netdata is listed in monitoring, uptime & alerts because it competes on utility: per-second system metrics out of the box. It's VC-backed — we note this openly and watch the monetization path; the license and self-host route are the safeguards. Licensed GPL-3.0; pricing: free (agent) / paid cloud. Technically it's lean — it runs comfortably on modest hardware, which is exactly the proof-of-work efficiency we rank for. This entry is provisional — the scores are seeded estimates pending our full manual rubric pass, and the verification date will appear here once complete.

Facts

License
GPL-3.0
Pricing
Free (agent) / paid cloud
Funding model
VC-backed OSS
Self-hostable
Yes — deploy difficulty: easy
Replaces
Datadog
Verification
Provisional — scores are seeded estimates pending manual verification

Evidence notes

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Recorded during the rubric pass — every score must carry evidence a stranger could re-check.

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