HowToBuildObservability · Platform
Grafana
A visualization platform for metrics, logs, traces, and other operational data.
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Cost
- Generous Free Tier
- Self-host
- Yes
Overview
Grafana combines open-source dashboards with a hosted service and integrations across common telemetry stores.
Why it is interesting
Why pay attention
It provides a familiar operational surface without forcing teams into one telemetry database.
Editorial status
Recommended for active evaluation.
Best for
- Teams combining several observability data sources
- Operational dashboards and investigation
Not ideal for
- Teams wanting instrumentation collection without configuring data sources
Open source & pricing
Generous Free Tier
Grafana OSS is self-hostable; Grafana Cloud offers free and paid plans.
GitHub momentum
★ 76,779
- Last 7 days
- +118
- Last 30 days
- Window incomplete
- Evidence
- 9/10/2026–9/17/2026 · weekly window
Included in stacks
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Sources checked
Canonical project facts and open-source licensemaintainer · Sep 4, 2026
Hosted-service pricing classificationmaintainer · Sep 4, 2026