Observability Apm · pricing · Updated September 2026
Grafana Cloud pricing (2026)
Grafana Cloud starts at $0/mo (Free) as checked on 2026-09-03, read from Grafana Cloud's own pricing page; 3 plans. Best for Prometheus-native and OpenTelemetry shops wanting hosted Grafana. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $0/mo (Free)
- Free tier: Yes
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: Prometheus-native and OpenTelemetry shops wanting hosted Grafana; Teams requiring flexible, usage-based pricing with a free starting tier; Engineering teams already using open-source Grafana wanting a managed upgrade
As of · every figure below links to its source
Grafana Cloud plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | flat | 10k active metrics series (14-day retention), 50 GB logs/traces ingested (14-day retention), 2,232 host hours Kubernetes monitoring, 50k frontend sessions. Always free, no credit card required. | grafana.com |
| Pro | $19 | — | custom | $19/month platform fee plus usage-based costs: metrics $6.50/1k series, logs $0.50/GB (write+process), traces $0.50/GB, Kubernetes monitoring $0.01/host-hour (~$7.20/host/month), application observability $0.025/host-hour (~$18/host/month), Grafana visualization $8/active-user, IRM $20/active-user. 30-day retention on logs/traces. | grafana.com |
| Enterprise | not priced monthly | — | custom | Annual commit starting at $25,000/year. Volume discounts: metrics from $3/1k series, custom retention. Includes enterprise plugins, priority support. | grafana.com |
Last verified 2026-09-03. Official pricing page https://grafana.com/pricing/ fetched 2026-06-14. HIPAA/BAA status could not be confirmed from publicly accessible pages; set to null. Grafana Cloud pricing is composable and usage-based beyond the $19/month Pro platform fee. Re-verified 2026-09-03 against the live pricing page; published figures unchanged.
Price changes
Price on record
$19/moFirst on record 2026-06-27
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Capabilities
Integrations: Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Loki, Tempo, Datadog.
Key features: Open ecosystem built on Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, and Mimir — no vendor lock-in; Adaptive Telemetry automatically filters unnecessary data, saving 35-50% on costs; AI Assistant with agentic workflows, prebuilt dashboards, and intelligent alerting; Composable observability: metrics, logs, traces, and profiling in one platform; FedRAMP High and SOC 2 certified for enterprise and government deployments.
Plan limits: Free: 10k active metrics series (14-day retention), 50 GB logs/traces (14-day retention); Free: 50k frontend sessions, 2,232 Kubernetes host-hours; Pro: 30-day log/trace retention; usage costs apply beyond free allowances; Enterprise: annual commit starting at $25,000/year.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Grafana Cloud cost?
Grafana Cloud starts at $0/mo (Free); it has 3 published plans. Verified 2026-09-03.
What are cheaper alternatives to Grafana Cloud?
Cheaper observability apm than Grafana Cloud (entry $0/mo) include Dynatrace at $1.4/mo, New Relic at $10/mo. Verified 2026-09-03.
Does Grafana Cloud support HIPAA?
Grafana Cloud HIPAA support: —. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: Yes.
Does Grafana Cloud have a free plan?
Grafana Cloud free tier: Yes.
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