Grafana Cloud delivers a managed observability stack combining Prometheus metrics, Loki log aggregation, Tempo distributed tracing, and Pyroscope continuous profiling. Users query, correlate, and visualize operational data across cloud infrastructure, databases, and microservices in unified dashboards. The Always Free plan includes substantial recurring monthly data allowances for three team members with no payment details required.
Free tier quotas
Prometheus Metrics
10,000 active series/month
Loki Logs
50 GB log ingestion/month
Tempo Traces
50 GB distributed traces/month
Continuous Profiling
50 GB profiling data/month
Data Retention
14 days for all telemetry types
Team Seats
3 active users included
Synthetic & Load Tests
100k API tests and 500 k6 virtual user hours/month
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👍 Good boy
+Provides 10k metric series, 50GB logs, and 50GB traces every month without payment details.
+Connects to hundreds of data sources through prebuilt integrations and dashboards.
+Manages open-source Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, and Pyroscope without operational server maintenance.
+Allows 3 users to build dashboards and inspect traces collaboratively on the free plan.
👎 Watch out
−Free telemetry data retention is restricted to 14 days.
−Learning PromQL and LogQL query syntax requires time for teams without Prometheus experience.
−Alerting rules require manual threshold tuning to prevent alert fatigue.
−Direct email and ticketed technical support require upgrading to the $19/month Pro tier.
The catch
Data retention is fixed at 14 days on the free tier, and user access is capped at three active accounts.
Free tier value
Generosity
A+
Estimated value
$49/mo
Feature parity
Full access to Metrics, Logs, Traces, Profiles, and Synthetic monitoring within monthly quotas
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