Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Netdata
Netdata clearly comes out ahead of IBM Instana on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Netdata has a free tier; IBM Instana does not. Netdata's paid plans start at $4.50/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | IBM | Netdata |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentEducation & EdTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | observability-apm | observability-apm |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | ibm-instana | netdata |
|---|---|---|
| Application Performance Monitoring | ||
| 3Gb Disk | ||
| Automatic Infrastructure Dynamic Map | ||
| 5% Cpu, 150Mb Ram | ||
| Cloud, Hybrid And On-Premise Resource Discovery | ||
| 800+ Integrations | ||
| Digital Experience Monitoring | ||
| >1 Year Retention | ||
| Full-Stack Observability | ||
| Air-Gapped Deployment | ||
| Infrastructure Monitoring | ||
| Alerts Out Of The Box | ||
| Intelligent Incident Investigation | ||
| Centralized Metrics Streaming And Storage | ||
| Complete Data Sovereignty | ||
| Custom Compliance Controls | ||
| Dashboards | ||
| Data Replication & Backup | ||
| Dedicated Support Team | ||
| Enterprise-Grade Security | ||
| High Availability Clustering | ||
| Kubernetes & Docker Support | ||
| Long-Term Data Retention | ||
| Machine Learning & Mcp | ||
| Private Network Integration | ||
| Scalable Architecture | ||
| Stream From Unlimited Agents | ||
| Unlimited Metrics & Logs | ||
| Up To 5 Nodes | ||
| Zero Config |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Netdata comes out ahead overall, though IBM Instana can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Netdata offers a free tier; IBM Instana does not currently list one.
IBM Instana scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Netdata is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
