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Simpler, lighter — with uptime checks and AI built in.

Netdata is a powerful per-second observability platform. Statance is for teams who want server metrics, uptime checks, status pages, security monitoring and AI incident investigation from one curl command and one flat price.

Where Netdata shines

Choose Netdata if you need depth

  • Per-second resolution on every metric
  • 800+ integrations for apps and services
  • ML anomaly detection on every metric
  • Open-source agent (GPLv3+), metrics kept on your nodes
  • Logs and APM on its Business plan
Where Statance shines

Choose Statance if you want it all in one, simply

  • Zero-dependency bash agent, ~5 MB RAM, one curl command
  • Server metrics plus uptime checks from 6 regions and status pages
  • Security monitoring: CVEs, CISA KEV and end-of-life software
  • AI incident investigation and an MCP server on every plan
  • Flat pricing with a free plan — and old agents keep working
Comparison

Statance vs Netdata

Netdata details are from its public website and pricing page. “—” means we couldn’t verify it, not that it’s missing.

CapabilityStatanceNetdata
Collection intervalEvery 60 secondsEvery second
Collectors / integrationsBuilt in: system, disks, network, Docker, NVIDIA GPU, updates, security inventory800+ integrations
AgentBash script, no dependencies, one curl commandOpen-source agent (GPLv3+)
Agent footprint~5 MB RAM“5% CPU, 150MB RAM” (Netdata’s figure)
Where metrics liveStatance cloudOn your nodes; Netdata Cloud receives metadata
ML anomaly detection✗“ML on every metric”
Logs, traces & APM✗Business plan
Uptime checks from 6 regions (HTTP, TCP, DNS, SSL, heartbeats)✓Synthetic browser tests (Business add-on)
Public status pages✓—
Security monitoring (CVEs, CISA KEV, end-of-life)Pro & Business—
AI incident investigationIncluded (auto on Pro & Business)AI Investigations add-on, priced per investigation
MCP serverAll plansBusiness plan
Slack notificationsAll plansBusiness plan
Free plan3 servers, 10 monitorsCommunity: up to 5 connected nodes
Paid pricingFlat: $12/mo for 25 servers, $39/mo for 150Business from $7/node/month (annual) or $8.75 (monthly)
What the agent collects

The metrics that explain outages, every minute

Not thousands of series — the ones you actually alert on and look at when something breaks.

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CPU
  • Total and breakdown: user, system, iowait, steal, irq
  • Context switches and interrupts per second
  • Load average 1 / 5 / 15
  • CPU temperature
Memory
  • Used, available, cached and buffers
  • Swap used and total
Disks
  • Space and inodes per filesystem
  • Per-device I/O: read/write throughput, IOPS, utilisation %
Network
  • Throughput per interface
  • Packets per second, errors and drops
  • TCP connection states
System
  • Processes, threads and zombies
  • Open file descriptors
  • Logged-in users
  • Listening ports with owning process
  • Failed systemd services
Updates
  • Pending package updates and security updates
  • Reboot required
Containers & GPU
  • Docker containers: status, CPU, memory and network per container
  • NVIDIA GPU utilisation, memory and temperature (if nvidia-smi exists)
Processes
  • Top processes by CPU and memory
Security (every 6 hours)
  • Security-relevant software versions and distro packages for CVE, CISA KEV and end-of-life checks

Try it next to Netdata

Install the Statance agent alongside Netdata and compare for a week — the free plan covers 3 servers.

Quickstart

Netdata vs Statance FAQ

Is Netdata better than Statance?

For some teams, yes. Netdata collects every metric every second, has 800+ integrations, runs ML anomaly detection on every metric, offers logs and APM on its Business plan, and its agent is open source under GPLv3+. If you need that depth, Netdata is a strong choice. Statance is built for teams who want server metrics, uptime checks, status pages, security monitoring and AI incident investigation in one simple product.

Why does Statance collect every 60 seconds instead of every second?

One-minute resolution is enough to alert on and explain most production problems, and it keeps the agent tiny: a bash script that wakes once a minute, uses about 5 MB of RAM and needs nothing but curl.

How does pricing compare?

Statance has flat plans: $12/month for up to 25 servers and $39/month for up to 150. Netdata Business is priced per node, from $7/node/month billed annually — 25 nodes would start from $175/month. Netdata Community is free for up to 5 nodes; Statance Free covers 3 servers.

Can I run Statance and Netdata side by side?

Yes. They don’t conflict. Some teams keep Netdata for per-second troubleshooting and use Statance for alerting, uptime checks, status pages and security monitoring.

Does Statance do anomaly detection?

Not with per-metric ML. Statance uses threshold alert rules with durations, and its AI assistant investigates incidents when they happen and answers questions about your metrics.

Is Statance affiliated with Netdata?

No. Statance is an independent service. Netdata is a trademark of its respective owner.

Sources

Checked October 2026. Netdata is a trademark of its respective owner. Statance is not affiliated with Netdata.

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