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683 ### :globe_with_meridians: Is Netdata open-source?

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685 -- The Netdata Agent is open-source, licensed and released under GPLv3+. We don't develop a separate enterprise version. All users, including commercial ones, use the same Netdata Agent.

686 -- The Netdata UI is closed-source, but free to use with Netdata Agents and Netdata Cloud. It publicly available via a CDN.

687 -- Netdata Cloud is a commercial product, available as on-premises installation, or SaaS solution, with a free tier.

685 +Open-source is about sharing intellectual property with the world, and at Netdata, we embrace this philosophy wholeheartedly.

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687 +The Netdata Agent, the core of our ecosystem and the engine behind all our observability features, is fully open-source. Licensed under GPLv3+, the Netdata Agent represents our commitment to open-sourcing innovation in a wide array of observability technologies, including data collection, database design, query engines, observability data modeling, machine learning, and unsupervised anomaly detection, high-performance edge computing, real-time monitoring, and more.

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689 +**The Netdata Agent is our gift to the world**, ensuring that the cutting-edge advancements we've developed are freely accessible to everyone.

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691 +However, as a privately funded company, we also need to monetize our open-source software to demonstrate product-market fit and sustain our growth.

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693 +Traditionally, open-source projects have often used the open-core model, where a basic version of the software is open-source, and additional features are reserved for a commercial, closed-source version. This approach can limit access to advanced innovations, as most of these remain closed-source.

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695 +At Netdata, we take a different path. We don't create a separate enterprise version of our product. Instead, all users—whether commercial or not—utilize the same Netdata Agent, ensuring that our observability innovations are always open-source.

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697 +However, to experience the full capabilities of the Netdata ecosystem, users need to use the open-source components with our closed-source offerings. The complete product still remains free to use.

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699 +The closed-source components include:

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701 +- **Netdata UI**: This is closed-source but free to use with the Netdata Agents and Netdata Cloud. It’s also available publicly via a CDN.

702 +- **Netdata Cloud**: A commercial product available both as an on-premises installation and as a SaaS solution, with a free community tier.

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704 +To summarize, the **Netdata Agent** is legally open-source, but the **overall Netdata ecosystem** is a hybrid solution, combining open-source and closed-source components.

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706 +By balancing open-source and closed-source components, we ensure that all users have access to our innovations while sustaining our ability to grow and innovate as a company.

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708 ### :moneybag: What is your monetization strategy?

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