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Netdata vs InfluxDB 1.x / TICK Stack: catalog facts
Netdata	InfluxDB 1.x / TICK Stack
Freemium The agent is free and open source under the GPL 3.0. Netdata Cloud has a free tier and…	Free Open source software with no cost for self-hosting.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Per-second metrics with dashboards that work the moment it is installed Auto-discovers common services and graphs them without configuration	Bundles collection, storage, visualization and alerting in one open source stack Long track record with a large existing user base on the 1.x line
The sheer number of charts is overwhelming at first Uses more memory and disk than a minimal metrics agent	Described as legacy, so it lags behind InfluxData's newer 3.x platform Self-hosting four separate components adds operational overhead
Self-hosted, Downloadable app	Self-hosted, Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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