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Beszel vs Netdata (2026)
Updated 10 November 2026
Short answer: Beszel for a light, simple, fully self-hosted view of a few machines. Netdata for deep per-second metrics and troubleshooting. Neither lets you fix what you find; for that you need SSH or a tool with remote control built in.
Written by the bananana.dev team. Checked on Beszel's GitHub and netdata.cloud on November 10, 2026.
| Beszel | Netdata | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | Agent open source |
| Cost | Free | Community free up to 5 nodes; Homelab $90/yr; Business from $7/node/mo |
| Weight | Very light | Heavier |
| Metric depth | Core resources, containers, temperatures | Thousands of metrics, per second |
| Multi-node view | Self-hosted hub | Netdata Cloud (on-premise is Enterprise) |
| Alerts | Yes | Yes, plus anomaly detection |
| Remote control | No | No |
And if you want to act on it
bananana.dev shows resource history and gives you a terminal, screen, files and Docker on the same page, on your own server and from your phone. Free for 10 devices; proprietary.