Grafana Cloud

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Monitoring · Vendor site 2026-10-04

Grafana Cloud is Grafana Labs’ fully managed observability platform for metrics, logs, traces, profiles, and performance testing. It bundles open-source Grafana, Mimir, Loki, Tempo, and Pyroscope backends with AI-assisted telemetry features and usage-based billing above generous free tiers.

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Category: Monitoring
Free access: Free plan is always $0 with included usage limits for metrics, logs, traces, profiles, and k6 tests plus community support.
API access: Grafana Cloud exposes HTTP APIs for metrics, logs, traces, and alerting consistent with Grafana ecosystem tooling.

Is Grafana Cloud right for you?

A good fit for

Platform and SRE teams that want managed Grafana stacks without self-hosting Mimir, Loki, and Tempo clusters.

Before you choose

Pro and higher tiers add usage-based charges above included free allowances; Enterprise requires annual spend commits.

Managed observability stack

Grafana Cloud packages Grafana dashboards with hosted telemetry backends and usage-based pricing so teams can start free and scale into Pro without running their own observability clusters.

What it can do

Features & capabilities

Unknown is different from unavailable. Each fact carries its own evidence.

Capability	Value	Evidence	Checked
Signal types	Product page describes AI-powered full-stack observability across metrics, logs, traces, and profiles.	Facts sourced	2026-10-04
Pro pricing	Pricing grid lists Pro self-serve plans from $19 per month plus usage.	Facts sourced	2026-10-04
Free tier	Pricing page marks Free as always $0 with published usage limits and community support.	Facts sourced	2026-10-04

Understand the total cost

Grafana Cloud pricing & plans

Free

Always free with published usage limits

Cost: $0 with community support on the Free plan
Retention: 14 days retention for metrics, logs, traces, profiles, and k6 tests

Pro

$19.00 /mo

From $19 per month plus usage on self-serve Pro

Support: 8x5 email support on Pro
Retention: 13 months metrics retention and 30 days for logs, traces, profiles, and k6

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The practical questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Grafana Cloud used for?

Does Grafana Cloud have a free plan?

Free plan is always $0 with included usage limits for metrics, logs, traces, profiles, and k6 tests plus community support.. This record lists ongoing free access; check the plan limits before starting.

How much does Grafana Cloud cost?

The listed monthly price is $19.00 USD at monthly billing. See the plan cards for entitlements, billing commitments and seat minimums.

Can I use Grafana Cloud through an API?

Grafana Cloud exposes HTTP APIs for metrics, logs, traces, and alerting consistent with Grafana ecosystem tooling.. API access and subscription access may have different terms; consult the linked sources.

What should I check before choosing it?

Pro and higher tiers add usage-based charges above included free allowances; Enterprise requires annual spend commits.

Price history

No retained pricing changes yet. A current price alone does not establish a historical trend.

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