groundcover
7.7#14 in log management softwareFrom $30 a monthFree planWebLinuxSelf-hosted
Visitgroundcover vs Mermin
What both publish
| Fact | groundcover | Mermin |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Bring Your Own Cloud deploys the backend in the customer’s cloud while groundcover manages it, and the UI is hosted by groundcover. | Mermin runs as a Kubernetes DaemonSet with one pod per node, or as a privileged container on bare metal. |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, AWS CloudWatch, Google Cloud Monitoring, Azure, MongoDB Atlas, Redis Cloud, Datadog, and GitHub. | Its native OTLP output can send Flow Traces to observability platforms such as Tempo, Jaeger, and Elastic. |
| Support | Standard support offers business-hours availability with stated response targets from under 8 hours for critical issues to under 72 hours for low-priority issues. | Mermin directs users to GitHub Issues, GitHub Discussions, Slack, and its troubleshooting guide for help. |
groundcover plans
- FreeFree
- Pro$30 a month
- Enterprise$35 a month
- On Premise$50 a month
Mermin plans
No prices published.
Pick groundcover if…
groundcover suits teams monitoring production environments that need metrics, logs and traces. Its deployment options serve customers who want a backend in their own cloud or both backend and interface on their premises.
Pick Mermin if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.