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Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

netdataNetworkOptimizer
Score87/10056/100
Rank in category#4 of 104 in Monitoring & observability#17 of 48 in Network Monitoring
GitHub stars81 2001 210
Stars, last 30 days+566—
Stable releases, 12 months1622
Latest releasev2.12.2 · 23 Oct 2026v2.10.2 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0Other
Main languageGoC#

Which one should you pick?

netdata scores 87/100 against 56/100 for NetworkOptimizer, so it is the safer default.

NetworkOptimizer ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for netdata.

If you want the quickest setup, netdata is easier to run; NetworkOptimizer needs more configuration.

netdata is growing faster right now (+566 stars in 30 days).

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