netdatavsPulse
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| netdata | Pulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 87/100 | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #2 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 81 201 | 6 970 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +567 | +229 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 | 43 |
| Latest release | v2.12.2 · 23 Oct 2026 | helm-chart-6.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Go |
Which one should you pick?
netdata scores 87/100 against 71/100 for Pulse, so it is the safer default.
Pulse ships more often: 43 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for netdata.
netdata is growing faster right now (+567 stars in 30 days).
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