At a Glance
Ideal for
Teams wanting open-source observability stack
Consider that
Complex to configure well
Typical cost: $29/mo
Best For
Teams wanting open-source observability stack
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About Grafana Cloud
Grafana Cloud provides hosted Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, and Tempo. Visualize metrics, logs, and traces with beautiful dashboards and powerful querying.
Key Features
Grafana dashboards
Prometheus metrics
Loki for logs
Tempo for traces
Alerting
Open source stack
Things to Consider
Complex to configure well
Learning curve for PromQL
Self-managed data sources
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Our Rating
4.0
Strong dev-tools solution. Teams wanting open-source observability stack.
Reviewed Dec 2025 by our editorial team
PricingFreemium
Est. Monthly Cost$0-500/mo
CategoryAnalytics, Developer Tools
Founded2014
Last UpdatedDec 2025
Free Tier
Includes: 10,000 series metrics, 50GB logs
Note: 14-day retention, limited users