Grafana (Grafana Labs)
Open-source observability platform for dashboards, metrics, logs, and traces, available self-hosted or as managed Grafana Cloud.
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Grafana is an open-source data visualization and observability platform for querying, alerting on, and understanding metrics, logs, and traces from any data source, offered both as free self-managed software and as the fully-managed Grafana Cloud (with Enterprise, Federal Cloud, and BYOC options). Grafana Labs was founded in 2014 in New York City, and reached a roughly $6B valuation through a Series E round backed by investors including GIC and Lightspeed. The company publishes an official MCP server (mcp-grafana) enabling AI agents to query dashboards, datasources, and alerts directly.
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Key features |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/monthly | Community support, 3 active users, 500 virtual user hours k6 testing, No credit card required |
| Pro | $19/monthly | 8x5 email support, 13-month metrics retention, 30-day logs/traces retention, Automatic volume discounts |
| Enterprise | $25000/annual | Custom retention, Premium support, Public Cloud, Federal Cloud, or Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC), Self-managed Enterprise plugins & security |
| Open Source (Self-Hosted) | $0 | AGPLv3-licensed core, Full dashboarding/alerting/visualization, Self-managed on any infrastructure |
Source: https://grafana.com/pricing/
Agent-readiness
- Discoverability
- 65/100
- Machine-readable content
- 85/100
- Programmatic access
- 90/100
- MCP / agent support
- 90/100
- Self-serve transactability
- 75/100
- Transparency
- 90/100
Security & compliance
- SSO / SAML
- Yes
- Encryption at rest
- Yes
- Encryption in transit
- Yes
- Audit log
- Yes
- Pentest report
- Not publicly documented
"Not publicly documented" means Crail found no public evidence either way — not a confirmed absence. See our methodology. Trust center: https://trust.grafana.com.
FAQ
Does Grafana (Grafana Labs) have a free tier?
Yes, Grafana (Grafana Labs) offers a free tier or free trial.
Can you buy Grafana (Grafana Labs) without talking to sales?
Yes, Grafana (Grafana Labs) can be purchased self-serve without a sales call.
Does Grafana (Grafana Labs) have an official MCP (Model Context Protocol) server?
Yes, Grafana (Grafana Labs) publishes an official MCP server (https://github.com/grafana/mcp-grafana).
What compliance certifications does Grafana (Grafana Labs) hold?
Grafana (Grafana Labs) holds: SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 22301, PCI DSS v4.0.1, GDPR, FedRAMP High, TX-RAMP Level 2, TISAX, CSA STAR.
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Methodology & disclosure
Data verified via agent crawled, last checked 2026-07-26. Agent-readiness methodology version crail-ar-v0.1. No vendor payment influences these scores — see our methodology page.