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Grafana

The open and composable observability and data visualization platform. Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources like Prometheus, Loki, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, Postgres and many more.

Grafana is built in TypeScript, distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0, 73.2k GitHub stars from 100 contributors, latest release v12.4.2.

When to use Grafana

Grafana is listed here as a Monitoring project. The directory calls out Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources, Composable and pluggable architecture, Support for real-time data updates as capabilities associated with it.

Other recorded traits for Grafana include Rich alerting and notification system, Powerful query editor.

Besides Monitoring, this page also files Grafana under Visualization, Analytics.

Grafana compared with

Records in this directory name Kibana, Tableau, Power BI as products people compare with Grafana. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Grafana replaces each of them.

Open-source projects that mention Grafana are collected on a separate alternatives page.

What the Grafana stats reflect

GitHub currently shows 73.2k GitHub stars, about 100 contributors, 13.7k forks, 3.9k open issues, latest tracked release v12.4.2. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.

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Language
TypeScript
Latest Release
v12.4.2
License
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

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Key features of Grafana

  • Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources
  • Composable and pluggable architecture
  • Support for real-time data updates
  • Rich alerting and notification system
  • Powerful query editor

Recorded alternatives to Grafana

Kibana Tableau Power BI
See open-source alternatives to Grafana

Grafana on GitHub

Stars
73.2k
Contributors
100
Open Issues
3.9k
Forks
13.7k

Frequently asked questions

What is Grafana?

The open and composable observability and data visualization platform. Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources like Prometheus, Loki, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, Postgres and many more. This directory highlights Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources, Composable and pluggable architecture, Support for real-time data updates.

Is Grafana free to use?

Grafana is published as open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. The directory lists Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources, Composable and pluggable architecture, Support for real-time data updates among its recorded capabilities.

What language is Grafana written in, and what is the latest release?

Grafana is written primarily in TypeScript. The latest release tracked on this page is v12.4.2.

How widely is Grafana used on GitHub?

Grafana has about 73.2k GitHub stars across about 100 contributors. It also has about 13.7k forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.

What do people compare Grafana with?

This directory records Kibana, Tableau, Power BI as comparison points for Grafana. A longer list of open-source projects that mention Grafana is at https://www.open-source-tools.com/alternatives/grafana.

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