Netwarden
Why Netwarden

Flat-rate monitoring without per-metric fees

Datadog charges per host, per metric, and per useful feature. This is a flat monthly bill for the same job. Most teams save 5 to 10x.

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The tax on running real servers

The big monitoring suites were sized for companies with a procurement team. If you do not have one, you are paying for the privilege of being on their pricing page.

Surprise bills

Per-metric and per-host pricing that compounds. One custom metric per pod and the invoice doubles.

Setup that never ends

Two weeks to configure agents, dashboards, integrations, retention rules. A dedicated DevOps to keep it running.

Features you will not use

APM, RUM, synthetic checks, log management, profiling. Bundled at premium prices, on by default, billed regardless.

The math, in three sizes

Datadog list prices for Pro infra ($15/host) on the left, Netwarden flat-rate on the right. Both before discounts.

Small Team

5 hosts

Datadog~$75/mo
Netwarden$9/mo

Annual Savings

$792

Most Common

Growing Team

20 hosts

Datadog~$300/mo
Netwarden$29/mo

Annual Savings

$3,252

Scaling Up

50 hosts

Datadog~$750/mo
Netwarden$79/mo

Annual Savings

$8,052

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

See exactly what you get with Netwarden vs. Datadog.

FeatureNetwardenDatadog
Setup time5 minutes1+ hours
Pricing modelFlat ratePer-host + per-metric
Data retention90 days15 days (standard)
Internal monitoring
Container monitoring
Custom dashboards
Service discovery
WordPress monitoring
Free plan3 hosts5 hosts (limited)
Per-metric fees
SupportEmail + DocsPaid tiers only

Switch in 30 Minutes

No migration headaches. No consultants needed. Three simple steps and you're monitoring.

1

Install Agent

5 min

One-line install script. Works on Linux, macOS, Docker, and more. No configuration files to edit.

2

Configure Alerts

15 min

Set up alerts in plain English. Tell us what to watch and we handle the rest. No query languages to learn.

3

Done. Metrics flowing.

10 min

Dashboards are live with real-time data. CPU, memory, disk, network, application metrics. All automatic.

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