# Chronosphere vs Groundcover

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Chronosphere

| Attribute | Chronosphere | Groundcover |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 95.8 (16% (low)) | 75.5 (50% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Observability platform with scalable data stores, integrated incident resolution, and purpose-built metrics management for containerized microservices architectures. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"logs":true,"hosting":"cloud","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}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"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"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | mid |
| pricing.starting_gbp | - | 30 |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Observability Tools)

| Capability | Chronosphere | Groundcover |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Signals** |  |  |
| Metrics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Log management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Distributed tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Application performance monitoring | - | ✓ |
| Real-user monitoring | - | ✓ |
| **Response** |  |  |
| Alerting | ✓ | - |
| On-call / incident management | ✓ | - |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Dashboards | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OpenTelemetry-native | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud + self-hosted |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-08-07T00:01:45.180Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*