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An open-source observability platform for visualizing metrics, logs, and traces in live dashboards.
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability dashboards. It connects to metrics, logs, and traces from almost any source — Prometheus, InfluxDB, Elasticsearch, cloud services, and databases — and turns them into live dashboards with alerts. It is the standard choice for engineering teams that need to see what their systems are doing in real time.
Key Features
- Live dashboards for metrics, logs, and traces
- 100+ data source integrations and plugins
- Alerting and incident response tools
- Free open-source core you can self-host
- Grafana Cloud managed hosting with a free tier
- Huge library of community dashboards
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 10,000 active metric series, 50 GB logs and traces a month, 14-day retention. |
| Pro | From $19/mo + usage | Longer retention, unlimited services, pay-as-you-go above included usage. |
| Enterprise | From $25,000/yr | Custom retention, volume discounts, premium support, and deployment options. |
Prices as listed in 2026 research. Always check the official site for the latest price — plans change. Free plan: Yes — it has a free plan.
Best for: engineering teams that need live, composable observability dashboards.
Popular with: Developers, Business Owners
Popular with: Developers, Business Owners
How it works
Grafana's strength is its flexibility: hundreds of plugins and data source integrations, a huge library of community dashboards, and a query language that works across many backends. Grafana Cloud is the managed version, adding hosted metrics, logs, traces, and incident response, with a free tier that covers small workloads. The open-source core remains free to self-host.
Grafana Cloud has a free tier with 10,000 active metric series and 50 GB of logs and traces a month, and Pro starts at $19 per month plus usage. Enterprise starts at a $25,000 annual commitment. It is the best pick for teams that want open, composable observability — though the usage-based cloud billing can be hard to predict.
Pros and Cons
✓ Pros
- Open-source core is free and very flexible
- Works with almost any data source
- Generous free tier on Grafana Cloud
- Huge community and plugin ecosystem
✗ Cons
- Cloud billing is usage-based and hard to predict
- Setup and tuning take engineering effort
- Enterprise pricing starts at $25,000 a year
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Grafana free?
Yes — Grafana has a free plan. Free tier; Cloud Pro from $19/mo + usage
What is Grafana best for?
engineering teams that need live, composable observability dashboards.
What kind of tool is Grafana?
Grafana is a Data & Analytics tool on VerlumoAI.
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View detailsLast reviewed: November 2026