Grafana Cloud Application Observability
8.9#2 in log management softwareFrom $0.03 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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VictoriaMetrics
7.4#2 in time series intelligence softwareFrom $200 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | VictoriaMetrics |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Grafana Labs lists its headquarters as New York, New York, USA, and its founding year as 2014. | VictoriaMetrics says it was founded by four engineers and builds open-source monitoring and observability software. |
| Founded | 2014 | 2018 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Grafana Cloud connection tiles support Java, .NET, Beyla, Grafana Alloy, OTLP, and the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector. | The plans and features page lists ingestion support for Influx, Graphite, OpenTSDB, RemoteWrite, DataDog, NewRelic, and OpenTelemetry, plus Grafana datasource support for logs. |
Grafana Cloud Application Observability plans
- FreeFree
- Pro$0.03 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
VictoriaMetrics plans
- VictoriaMetrics Open SourceFree
- VictoriaMetrics Cloud — VictoriaLogs$200 a month
- VictoriaMetrics Cloud — VictoriaMetrics$200 a month
- VictoriaMetrics 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 VictoriaMetrics if…
VictoriaMetrics suits teams that need metrics monitoring and storage, or organizations building a broader observability stack for metrics, logs, and traces. Its deployment and support options cover community use as well as enterprise needs.