Elastic Observability
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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 | Elastic Observability | Grafana Cloud Application Observability |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2014 |
| Integrations | Elastic says its Serverless offering includes over 350 integrations, and its infrastructure monitoring overview lists more than 400 out-of-the-box integrations. | Grafana Cloud connection tiles support Java, .NET, Beyla, Grafana Alloy, OTLP, and the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector. |
| Purpose | Elastic Observability unifies application and infrastructure monitoring by bringing logs, metrics, application traces, user experience data, and other telemetry together for analysis. | Grafana Cloud Application Observability provides out-of-the-box application monitoring and uses OpenTelemetry and Prometheus data to support root-cause analysis. |
Elastic Observability plans
- Observability Serverless Complete—
- Observability Serverless Logs Essentials—
Grafana Cloud Application Observability plans
- FreeFree
- Pro$0.03 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Elastic Observability if…
It suits teams that need to analyze application and infrastructure telemetry, investigate incidents, or monitor performance across deployment types. OpenTelemetry support may suit teams seeking vendor-neutral instrumentation.
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.