How to: Netdata Ecosystem
This three-part architecture enables you to scale from single nodes to complex multi-cloud environments:

| Component         | Description                                                                                                                                                 | License                                         |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| **Netdata Agent** | • Core monitoring engine
• Handles collection, storage, ML, alerts, exports
• Runs on servers, cloud, K8s, IoT
• Zero production impact            | [GPL v3+](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0) |
| **Netdata Cloud** | • Enterprise features
• User management, RBAC, horizontal scaling
• Centralized alerts
• Free community tier
• No metric storage centralization |                                                 |
| **Netdata UI**    | • Dashboards and visualizations
• Free to use
• Included in standard packages
• Latest version via CDN                                             | [NCUL1](https://app.netdata.cloud/LICENSE.txt)  |