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Grafana

Open-source dashboards for metrics, logs and traces, with a hosted Grafana Cloud stack.

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About Grafana

Grafana started as a dashboard tool and is now the centre of an open observability stack. Grafana itself connects to dozens of data sources such as Prometheus, Loki, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB and SQL databases and turns them into dashboards and alerts. Grafana Labs also builds Loki for logs, Tempo for traces, Mimir for metrics, Pyroscope for profiling and k6 for load testing. You can self-host all of it for free under the AGPL, or use Grafana Cloud, which runs the stack for you with a free tier and usage-based paid plans. The appeal is flexibility and avoiding lock-in: it works with whatever you already collect. The downside is that running the full stack yourself is real operational work, and stitching the pieces together takes more effort than an all-in-one SaaS. Grafana runs in the browser; the server runs on Linux, Windows, macOS or Kubernetes.

Best for: Teams that want flexible dashboards over many data sources, self-hosted or as a managed cloud.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Connects to almost any metrics, logs or SQL data source
  • Fully open-source stack you can self-host
  • Hosted cloud has a usable free tier

Why people leave

  • Self-hosting Loki, Tempo and Mimir at scale is real work
  • Building good dashboards takes time and query knowledge
  • Cloud usage pricing has many meters to track

Top Grafana alternatives

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  1. 1Datadog logo
    Datadog

    Fully managed and integrated, so there are no stack components to wire together.

    66.5
  2. 2SigNoz logo
    SigNoz

    One open-source app for metrics, traces and logs instead of several separate projects.

    62.6
  3. 3Netdata logo
    Netdata

    Instant per-second dashboards with almost no configuration.

    59.6
  4. 4VictoriaMetrics logo
    VictoriaMetrics

    A cheaper, faster metrics backend that still works with Grafana dashboards.

    57.2
  5. 5OpenObserve logo
    OpenObserve

    Single self-hosted binary for logs, metrics and traces with low storage costs.

    55.3

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Grafana: common questions

Is Grafana free?

Yes. Grafana is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is Grafana open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at grafana/grafana. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does Grafana run on?

Grafana is available for Web and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to Grafana?

The highest-ranked Grafana alternatives right now are Datadog, SigNoz and Netdata. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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