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Grafana vs Scout APM comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Grafana
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Scout APM
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
63rd
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Grafana is 7.2%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Scout APM is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

AbhishekGupta - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 8, 2022
Beneficial operational excellence, reliable, and scalable
We are using Grafana for observability dashboards Grafana has helped our organization with observability and operational excellence. Operational excellence is a key part of any organization from a data platform perspective and setting the alerts and monitoring policies on Grafana was easy. The…
Antonio_Barros - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 6, 2022
Great visibility and reliability with fair pricing
Today, it's all about observability. There is a digital environment and I'm not just taking care of the application. I'm also looking at the application, process, cloud, cloud service, microservices, et cetera. Everything that is around the digital performance environment, I can see. It is a…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The best feature was the creation of graphs and trends."
"It provides a graphical representation and it's clear to see what's happening."
"The integration between Loki and Tempo is valuable."
"The most valuable thing was that it had a good visualization tool."
"The best thing about Grafana is the visualization. The colors and the ease of use make it very user-friendly."
"The installation process is easy. We have deployed it on the cloud. I have around 20 to 30 people using the solution in my company."
"​Grafana has improved our analysis capability to solve an issue, increasing the co-working between IT services and business services.​"
"Plugin: Connecting Grafana to multiple APIs of leading monitoring tools and alerting tools."
"The product can scale."
 

Cons

"The solution should include online support."
"The documentation or training provided by Grafana is limited compared to its competitors, like Splunk."
"If there was an issue on one node, we couldn't drill down and see all the issues on other nodes."
"It's difficult to see the trends on the graph when the range is too long."
"Its UI features to create charts can also be improved. Some features could have a link to the documentation."
"The look and feel of the charting and graph capabilities in Grafana could improve. If they provided a storyboard type of feature as they have in other solutions, such as PowerBI. The multi-tenanted and stitch metrics features could improve."
"One area for improvement in Grafana is that depending on your version, you have to pay for the features, making the license expensive. It would be great if the licensing model could be more flexible. In the next release of Grafana, I want cluster creation to be available, which would help in Grafana deployment and scaling. Currently, the scaling process for the solution is a bit complicated."
"It is limited on the reporting type supported, which is important for managerial-level officers who want reports that are either general or specific."
"I can't recall coming across any missing features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using the open-source license."
"My company uses the open-source version of Grafana, so it's free."
"The solution is expensive."
"It's free of cost; it operates as an open-source tool."
"You need to purchase the solution's license for its commercial use."
"I give the price an eight out of ten."
"For me, Grafana is a cheap tool because I don't have to spend much time learning the product since it is a simple solution."
"We use the open-source version of Grafana."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Retailer
6%
Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Retailer
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Grafana?
The product's initial setup phase was very easy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Grafana?
For me, Grafana is a cheap tool because I don't have to spend much time learning the product since it is a simple solution. I don't know if there are different paid versions of the product.
What needs improvement with Grafana?
Grafana could improve by having its own query language. Currently, it uses languages like Prometheus or InfluxDB, which not everyone knows. Their query language should be easier.
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Sample Customers

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