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Comparison

Grafana vs Groundcover

On the evidence we track, Groundcover leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute72Grafana76GroundcoverLeader
Vioscale score72 / 100medium · 62%76 / 100medium · 50%
Commits last 30d100-
Github stars75,904-
Package downloads weekly105,843-
Stackoverflow questions14,000-
Faq[{"answer":"Grafana is an open-source observability and visualization platform that enables teams to monitor, visualize, and explore metrics, logs, traces, and profiles from various data sources. It is widely used for infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, and real-time dashboarding across DevOps and engineering teams.","source":"https://grafana.com/grafana/","question":"What is Grafana and what is it used for?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Yes, Grafana is open source and distributed under the AGPL-3.0 license, with some components available under Apache 2.0 exceptions. The source code is publicly available on GitHub and can be freely downloaded, modified, and deployed in self-hosted environments.","source":"https://github.com/grafana/grafana","question":"Is Grafana open source and what license does it use?","confidence":0.98},{"answer":"Grafana supports integration with a wide range of data sources including time-series databases like Prometheus and CloudWatch, logging platforms like Loki and Elasticsearch, relational and NoSQL databases, and hundreds of third-party tools through its extensible plugin ecosystem. This allows users to consolidate data from multiple systems into unified dashboards without migrating data.","source":"https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/","question":"What data sources can Grafana integrate with?","confidence":0.96},{"answer":"Grafana offers a tiered pricing model consisting of a free tier with no credit card required, a Pro tier with a base monthly platform fee plus usage-based charges, and an Enterprise tier with custom pricing starting at a minimum annual commitment. The pricing is based on resource consumption such as active series, data volume, and host hours depending on the service used.","source":"https://grafana.com/pricing/","question":"What is Grafana's pricing model?","confidence":0.94},{"answer":"Grafana offers both deployment options: Grafana Cloud is a managed cloud service, while Grafana also provides self-managed options that organizations can deploy and maintain on their own infrastructure. This flexibility allows teams to choose deployment models based on their infrastructure preferences and compliance requirements.","source":"https://grafana.com/oss/grafana/","question":"Can Grafana be self-hosted or is it cloud-only?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Grafana OSS provides core monitoring and visualization capabilities suitable for individuals and smaller teams. Grafana Enterprise adds advanced features such as team-based access management with automatic permission mapping, granular data source-level permissions, and premium support, making it designed for larger organizations with complex access control requirements.","source":"https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/introduction/","question":"What are the main differences between Grafana OSS and Grafana Enterprise?","confidence":0.93},{"answer":"Grafana includes extensive visualization options such as time-series graphs, heatmaps, histograms, tables, gauges, geomaps, and custom panels through plugins. It also supports data transformations allowing users to rename, summarize, combine, and perform calculations across queries, along with features like annotations for event markup and centralized alerting.","source":"https://grafana.com/grafana/","question":"What dashboarding and visualization capabilities does Grafana provide?","confidence":0.94}]-
Options{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}
LongGrafana Cloud is an observability platform that unifies metrics, logs, traces, and other telemetry signals into a single platform. Built on open standards like OpenTelemetry and Prometheus, it includes cost optimization, AI-powered analysis, dashboards, alerting, and incident management.Monitor everything you run in the cloud, without compromising on data, control, or cost. A cloud-native observability platform powered by eBPF that runs entirely in your cloud to deliver full visibility at a fraction of the cost.
Capabilities{"apm":true,"rum":true,"logs":true,"hosting":"both","metrics":true,"on_call":true,"tracing":true,"alerting":true,"dashboards":true,"otel_native":true}{"apm":true,"rum":true,"logs":true,"hosting":"both","metrics":true,"tracing":true,"dashboards":true,"otel_native":true}
Count122-
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PrimaryTypeScript-
SpdxAGPL-3.0-
Availability{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}-
Support{"cli":true,"web":true}{"web":true}
Pricing{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Always free, no credit card required","features":["All Grafana Cloud services with limited usage","Community support","14 days retention for metrics, logs, traces, profiles, and k6 performance tests"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Always free tier with access to all Grafana Cloud services at limited usage.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"logs_ingested":"50 GB/month","retention_logs":"14 days","retention_metrics":"14 days","metrics_active_series":"10k/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"From $19/month + usage with automatic volume discounts","features":["Everything in Free plan","Pay as you go above free tier with volume discounts","8×5 email support","13 months retention for metrics; 30 days retention for logs, traces, profiles, k6 performance tests","Adaptive Logs and Metrics cost optimization"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"series"},"kind":"metered","amount":6.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Self-serve plan with pay-as-you-go usage billing and volume discounts.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"logs_ingested":"50 GB/month","retention_logs":"30 days","retention_metrics":"13 months","metrics_active_series":"10k/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Starts at $25,000/year spend commit. Custom pricing and deployment options.","features":["Premium support","Custom retention policies","Deployment flexibility (Public Cloud, Federal Cloud, or Bring Your Own Cloud)","As low as $3 per 1k series for metrics at scale","Custom pricing based on annual commit and volume"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Full-service offering with custom terms, premium support, and deployment flexibility.","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free forever tier always available. Pro plans from $19/month + usage with volume discounts. Enterprise from $25,000/year with custom terms.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://grafana.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:24:07.448Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.05,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever","features":["12 hour data retention","Slack Community support","No credit card required, free forever"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"data_retention":"12 hours"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$30/host/month","features":["All available integrations and data sources","SSO support","Standard data retention","Standard support"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"host","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams of all sizes who like to move fast","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$35/host/month","features":["Everything in Pro plan","RBAC support","Unlimited data retention","Premium support"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"host","amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For orgs in need of reliability at scale","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"data_retention":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"On Premise","summary":"$50/host/month","features":["Everything in Enterprise plan","Self-hosted data plane","Self-hosted UI","Isolated authentication"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"host","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Designed for high-compliance, or regulated environments","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $30/host/month (Pro). Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.groundcover.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T21:11:19.802Z","startingPrice":{"amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}
Free tierYesYes
Modelfreemiumcommercial
Price levellowmid
Starting gbp0.0530
TransparentYesYes
Status pageYesYes
Disclosure policyYesYes
FedrampYes-
GdprYesYes
Hipaa-Yes
Iso27001YesYes
PciYesYes
Soc2YesYes

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for observability tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Observability Tools
CapabilityGrafanaGroundcover
Signals
Metrics✓✓
Log management✓✓
Distributed tracing✓✓
Application performance monitoring✓✓
Real-user monitoring✓✓
Response
Alerting✓-
On-call / incident management✓-
Insight
Dashboards✓✓
Standards
OpenTelemetry-native✓✓
Deployment
HostingCloud + self-hostedCloud + self-hosted

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