Grafana Cloud Application Observability
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What both publish
| Fact | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | Thanos |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Grafana Cloud connection tiles support Java, .NET, Beyla, Grafana Alloy, OTLP, and the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector. | The integrations documentation describes StoreAPI connections, including Geras for OpenTSDB and a proxy for Prometheus remote read. |
| Purpose | Grafana Cloud Application Observability provides out-of-the-box application monitoring and uses OpenTelemetry and Prometheus data to support root-cause analysis. | Thanos is an open-source set of components for building highly available Prometheus setups with long-term storage. |
Grafana Cloud Application Observability plans
- FreeFree
- Pro$0.03 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Thanos plans
- Open sourceFree
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 Thanos if…
Thanos suits teams operating Prometheus across multiple servers or clusters that need long-term metric storage. It is also relevant to teams able to deploy and manage a distributed system in their chosen environment.