Product overview — Monitoring & Observability
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Grafana Cloud
Managed observability on open-source foundations (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo). Metrics via PromQL, logs via LogQL, traces via TraceQL. Free tier: 10K active series, 50GB logs/month.
Sources linked — see verification below.
Freshness & verification
Who is this best for?
This is the fastest way to decide whether Grafana Cloud is in the right neighborhood.
Best for
- Teams already running Prometheus and Grafana self-hosted that want managed infrastructure without changing instrumentation or dashboards.
- Organizations that prioritize data portability and want to avoid vendor lock-in — open-source query languages mean you can always self-host.
- Cost-conscious teams that need production monitoring at lower price points than Datadog or New Relic — especially for metrics-heavy workloads.
Who should avoid
- Your team has no Prometheus/Grafana experience and wants pre-built integrations that work out of the box — Datadog's setup is faster for new users.
- You need deep APM code-level tracing with method-level profiling — Datadog and New Relic have more mature APM agents.
- You want unified vendor support for infrastructure + APM + error tracking + security in one contract — Grafana Cloud covers observability but not security monitoring.
Sources & verification
Pricing and behavioral information comes from public documentation and structured research. When information is incomplete or volatile, we prefer to say so rather than guess.
Something outdated or wrong? Pricing, features, and product scope change. If you spot an error or have a source that updates this page, send us a correction. We prioritize vendor-verified updates and linkable sources.