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Grafana vs Prometheus

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GrafanaPrometheus
LanguageTypeScriptGo
LicenceAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
Stars77k66k
Latestv13.2.3v3.15.0
Last push2026-10-062026-10-06
Release cadenceabout 1 day between releasesabout 13 days between releases
Active contributors122+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days74+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flagsnonenone

How they relate

  • Both replace Datadog. Alternatives to Datadog →

    PartialGrafanaDashboards and alerting over metrics, logs and traces stored in your own backends.

    PartialPrometheusMetrics and alerting you run yourself; logs and traces need other tools.