Grafana Cloud Application Observability
8.9#2 in log management softwareFrom $0.03 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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HostedMetrics
6.2#18 in cloud monitoringFrom $79 a monthWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | HostedMetrics |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2017 |
| Integrations | Grafana Cloud connection tiles support Java, .NET, Beyla, Grafana Alloy, OTLP, and the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector. | Listed integrations include AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Docker, Nginx, GitHub, CircleCI, Collectd, Slack, Telegram, webhooks, PagerDuty, and VictorOps. |
Grafana Cloud Application Observability plans
- FreeFree
- Pro$0.03 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
HostedMetrics plans
- Startup$79 a month
- Professional$329 a month
- Business$829 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
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.
Pick HostedMetrics if…
HostedMetrics suits teams that need managed metrics monitoring for infrastructure, applications, services, or IoT. It may also suit organizations already working with Prometheus, InfluxDB, or Grafana.