collectd Alternatives

collectd is described as 'Daemon which collects system performance statistics periodically and provides mechanisms to store the values in a variety of ways, for example in RRD files' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are seven alternatives to collectd for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Web-based, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best collectd alternative is Netdata, which is free. Other great apps like collectd are Netler, WhatsUp Gold, Observium and StatsD.

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  1. Netdata icon

    Netdata

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    Netdata collects metrics per second and presents them in beautiful low-latency dashboards. It is designed to run on all of your physical and virtual servers, cloud deployments, Kubernetes clusters, and edge/IoT devices, to monitor your systems, containers, and applications.

    50 Netdata alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary (GPL-3.0)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • C (programming language)
    • Python
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
    systemd journal explorer
     

    • Netdata is the most popular Web-based, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to collectd.

    • Netdata is the most popular free alternative to collectd.

    • Netdata is Freemium and Proprietarycollectd is Free and Open Source
    • Netdata is Lightweight and Privacy focusedcollectd is not according to our users
  2. Netler icon

    Netler

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    Netler is a network monitor for menu bar and Notification Center.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Netler screenshot 1
     

    • Netler is the most popular commercial alternative to collectd.

    • Netler is Paid and Proprietarycollectd is Free and Open Source
  4. WhatsUp Gold icon

    WhatsUp Gold

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    Quickly identify and resolve issues in your hybrid cloud through intuitive workflows, system integrations, and unmatched out-of-the-box functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    WhatsUp Gold screenshot 1
     

    • WhatsUp Gold is the most popular SaaS alternative to collectd.

    • WhatsUp Gold is Freemium and Proprietarycollectd is Free and Open Source
  5. Observium icon

    Observium

     24 likes

    Observium is an autodiscovering PHP/MySQL/SNMP based network monitoring which includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems including Cisco, Linux, FreeBSD, Juniper, Brocade, Foundry, HP and many more.

    52 Observium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    Observium screenshot 1
     

  6. StatsD

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    A network daemon that runs on the Node.js platform and listens for statistics, like counters and timers, sent over UDP or TCP and sends aggregates to one or more pluggable backend services (e.g., Graphite).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

    • StatsD is the most popular Open Source alternative to collectd.

    • StatsD is Free and Open Sourcecollectd is also Free and Open Source

  7. Telegraf

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    Telegraf is a metric collection daemon that can collect metrics from a wide array of inputs and write them into a wide array of outputs. It is plugin-driven for both collection and output of data so it is easily extendable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     

    • Telegraf is the most popular Windows alternative to collectd.

    • Telegraf is Free and Open Sourcecollectd is also Free and Open Source
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    Fluent Bit

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    Fluent Bit is an open source and multi-platform Log Forwarder which allows you to collect data/logs from different sources, unify and send them to multiple destinations. It's fully compatible with Docker and Kubernetes environments.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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