Best collectd Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from metrics monitoring tools ranked against collectd on the same published basis.
- 1collectd vs Netdata
- 2collectd vs Checkmk
- 3collectd vs Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring
- 4collectd vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
- 5collectd vs InfluxDB
- 6collectd vs VictoriaMetrics
- 7collectd vs Icinga
- 8collectd vs Prometheus
- 9collectd vs SigNoz
- 10collectd vs Amazon CloudWatch Logs
- 12collectd vs groundcover
- 13collectd vs Nagios XI
- 14collectd vs Grafana k6
- 15collectd vs OpenObserve
- 16collectd vs Thanos
- 17collectd vs Zabbix
- 18collectd vs Sematext APM
- 19collectd vs Oracle Log Analytics
- 20collectd vs StatsD
- 21collectd vs Anodot
collectd alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netdata | 6.7 | Free plan | $4.50/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Checkmk | 6.6 | Free plan | $275/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring | 6.6 | No | $1.40/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 6.6 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | InfluxDB | 6.6 | Free plan | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | VictoriaMetrics | 6.6 | Free plan | $200/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Icinga | 6.5 | Free plan | $166.67/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Prometheus | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | SigNoz | 6.5 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 10 | Amazon CloudWatch Logs | 6.4 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | API, Web |
| 12 | groundcover | 6.4 | Free plan | $30/mo | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Nagios XI | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | Grafana k6 | 6.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 15 | OpenObserve | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 16 | Thanos | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 17 | Zabbix | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Sematext APM | 5.5 | No | $19/mo | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Oracle Log Analytics | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | StatsD | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, self-hosted |
| 21 | Anodot | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about collectd alternatives
What is the best alternative to collectd?
Netdata, number 1 in metrics monitoring tools with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Checkmk, Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring, Grafana Cloud Application Observability and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to collectd?
Netdata is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.