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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Grafana Labs
Star Rating
(142)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Grafana LabsPrometheus
Star Rating
(59)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Prometheus excels in Monitoring with a score of 9.6, particularly highlighting its real-time monitoring capabilities, which allow for constant oversight of cloud infrastructure. In contrast, Grafana Labs, while strong in Data Visualization with a score of 9.6, does not match Prometheus in monitoring performance.
- Reviewers mention that Prometheus has a robust Alerting system with a score of 8.1, but users on G2 note that Grafana Labs outperforms it slightly with a score of 8.9 for multi-mode alerts, indicating a more versatile alerting mechanism.
- G2 users highlight that Grafana Labs shines in Data Visualization, scoring 9.1, with users praising its customizable dashboards and the ability to create visually appealing reports. In comparison, Prometheus, while effective, does not offer the same level of visual customization.
- Users say that Prometheus is particularly strong in Performance Monitoring, scoring 8.5, with reviewers noting its ability to establish performance baselines effectively. Grafana Labs, however, has a slightly lower score of 8.2 in this area, indicating room for improvement.
- Reviewers mention that Grafana Labs provides better Quality of Support with a score of 8.0 compared to Prometheus's 7.8. Users appreciate the responsiveness and helpfulness of Grafana's support team, which can be crucial for troubleshooting.
- Users report that Prometheus's Response Time is impressive, scoring 9.0, which is critical for real-time applications. However, Grafana Labs, while slightly lower at 8.6, still offers adequate performance, but users feel Prometheus has the edge in this aspect.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Grafana Labs
No pricing availablePrometheus
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Grafana Labs
Free Trial is available
Prometheus
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
107
8.8
51
Ease of Use
8.5
109
8.1
52
Ease of Setup
8.3
62
8.1
36
Ease of Admin
8.6
51
8.1
31
Quality of Support
8.0
85
7.8
39
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
42
8.7
21
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
105
8.5
48
Features by Category
Functionality
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
16
Not enough data
7.7
16
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
7.9
15
Not enough data
9.5
17
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Management Tools
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Incident Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
9.5
17
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
7.4
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
Response
9.2
16
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
7.8
16
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
Functionality
7.9
15
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
7.8
12
Maintenance
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.5
11
Security
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Alerts management
8.9
23
7.6
14
8.8
26
8.0
15
9.1
27
8.8
15
Monitoring
8.5
26
8.3
15
8.8
27
9.3
16
8.4
25
8.6
14
8.6
24
8.1
15
Automation
8.6
22
8.6
14
8.8
24
8.6
15
Analysis
8.4
25
8.0
14
8.5
25
8.1
16
9.1
27
7.7
16
8.5
25
8.5
16
Issue Resolution
8.3
21
8.2
14
8.3
20
7.8
13
8.4
22
7.6
13
Generative AI
6.2
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Grafana Labs and Prometheus are categorized as Container Monitoring
Unique Categories
Grafana Labs is categorized as AWS Marketplace, Incident Management, Log Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Database Monitoring, IT Alerting, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Observability Software
Prometheus is categorized as Database Management Systems (DBMS) and Time Series Databases
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Grafana Labs
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Prometheus
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
24.6%
Computer Software
22.4%
Financial Services
5.2%
Telecommunications
4.5%
Internet
4.5%
Other
38.8%
Computer Software
31.0%
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Internet
6.9%
Telecommunications
5.2%
Logistics and Supply Chain
3.4%
Other
27.6%
Discussions
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1 Comment
PC
Its help to Monitoring, analysis of our app and also provide graphic visualisation and alert Tigger system.Read more
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What does Prometheus do?
1 Comment
HJ
Promothesus is metrics dashboard for your microservices which is based on monitoring your applicationRead more
Prometheus has no more discussions with answers
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