ClickStack
8.6#5 in log management softwareFrom $53 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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Grafana Cloud Application Observability
8.9#2 in log management softwareFrom $0.03 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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| Fact | ClickStack | Grafana Cloud Application Observability |
|---|---|---|
| Company legal name | Crunchbase identifies the maker as ClickHouse, Inc., a privately held for-profit company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Crunchbase lists Grafana Labs’ legal name as Raintank, Inc. |
| Documentation depth | The documentation navigation covers architecture, deployment, ingestion, configuration, TTLs, search, dashboards, SQL visualization, alerts, service maps, session replay, RBAC, API reference and an MCP server. | The documentation covers setup, instrumentation, pricing, cost optimization, troubleshooting, APIs, SDKs, dashboards, integrations, and signal exploration. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Documented partners include Bindplane, bitdrift, Odigos and Telflo for collector management, mobile telemetry, eBPF tracing and routing control. | Grafana Cloud connection tiles support Java, .NET, Beyla, Grafana Alloy, OTLP, and the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector. |
| Purpose | ClickStack is an open-source observability stack for OpenTelemetry that unifies logs, metrics, traces, session replays, and errors. | Grafana Cloud Application Observability provides out-of-the-box application monitoring and uses OpenTelemetry and Prometheus data to support root-cause analysis. |
ClickStack plans
- ClickStack Open SourceFree
- Managed ClickStack trialFree
- Basic$53 a month
- Scale$437 a month
- Enterprise$571 a month
Grafana Cloud Application Observability plans
- FreeFree
- Pro$0.03 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick ClickStack if…
ClickStack suits teams that want OpenTelemetry observability across logs, metrics, traces, session replays, and errors. It may also suit teams seeking self-hosted, hybrid, or managed deployment options.
Pick Grafana Cloud Application Observability if…
It suits software engineers who need to detect anomalies, investigate causes, and address application problems. Teams using OpenTelemetry or Prometheus can use its listed compatibility and Alloy pipelines.