Grafana OSS

Open-source alternative · mapped from 1 paid tool. Fit is not feature parity.

Facts

License

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Paid-feature tier C

Self-host

Paid-feature limits4 noted

Enterprise data-source plugins
Scheduled reporting
SAML authentication and team synchronization
Data-source permissions and usage insights

Tier C: OSS dashboards and alerting are AGPL. Commercial edition includes both enterprise administration and routine workflow extensions such as proprietary data-source integrations and reporting; conservative tier C, not feature-complete A. License source. Repository: grafana/grafana. Self-host: server; hosted offer from the project: yes.

Replaces

DatadogEntry price USD 15 / usage / month

Fit:

Replaces dashboarding/alerting workflow when paired with separately operated telemetry stores and collectors. Grafana alone is not a full Datadog APM/logs/security replacement; dashboards and alert rules require rebuilding.

Sources: grafana.com, www.datadoghq.com · checked 2026-10-21
Full comparison: Datadog vs Grafana OSS

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Grafana OSS is listed as an open-source alternative to Datadog, with partial fit or better. Maintainers can show this in a README; the badge links back to this page.

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