Replaces
Datadog
Save
15 €/mo
180 €/year saved
What is Grafana?
Grafana is the world's most popular open-source visualization and analytics platform. It connects to dozens of data sources and lets you create beautiful, interactive dashboards for monitoring servers, applications, IoT devices, and business metrics.
Key Features
Beautiful dashboards
100+ data sources
Alerting system
Template variables
Annotations
Team collaboration
Why Self-Host Grafana?
Self-hosting Grafana gives you unlimited dashboards, unlimited users, and unlimited data retention. Commercial plans charge per user and limit features. Your monitoring data stays on your infrastructure where it belongs.
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Grafana vs Datadog
| Feature | Grafana (Self-hosted) | Datadog |
|---|---|---|
| Annual cost | €20/yr (Seed.box Premium) | 180 €/year |
| Data ownership | 100% yours | Their servers |
| Privacy | Complete privacy | Data collection |
| Vendor lock-in | None - export anytime | Difficult migration |
| Storage limit | Your server capacity | Plan-dependent |
Datadog limitations:
- Per-host pricing
- Data retention limits
- Expensive at scale
- Vendor lock-in on queries
