Grafana vs OpenPLC Runtime
On the evidence we track, Grafana leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Features
The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.
| Feature | Grafana | OpenPLC Runtime |
|---|---|---|
| Alerting | ✓ | - |
| Apm | ✓ | - |
| Dashboards | ✓ | - |
| Hosting | both | - |
| Logs | ✓ | - |
| Metrics | ✓ | - |
| On call | ✓ | - |
| Otel native | ✓ | - |
| Rum | ✓ | - |
| Tracing | ✓ | - |
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Grafana
LeaderA comprehensive observability solution that integrates metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources using OpenTelemetry-native standards, providing dashboards, alerting, and incident management capabilities for teams of any size.
OpenPLC Runtime
An open-source industrial automation system that deploys across diverse hardware from microcontrollers to enterprise servers. Available as a free community edition with optional commercial support and proprietary features.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Grafana
LeaderFree forever tier always available. Pro plans from $19/month + usage with volume discounts. Enterprise from $25,000/year with custom terms.
- FreeFree
- All Grafana Cloud services with limited usage
- Community support
- 14 days retention for metrics, logs, traces, profiles, and k6 performance tests
- ProFrom $19/month + usage with automatic volume discounts
- 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
- EnterpriseContact sales
- 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
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Grafana
Leader- Prometheus
- Loki
- Elasticsearch
- InfluxDB
- Postgres
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- Tempo
- OpenTelemetry
- Azure Monitor
OpenPLC Runtime
Not documented yet.
Grafana or OpenPLC Runtime: which one depends on you
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