The Showdown

GrafanavsGrafana-Alternative

Why pay monthly fees for Grafana when you can self-host Grafana-Alternative for free? Let's look at the facts.

Grafana

The Expensive Option

  • Closed Source (Black box)
  • Expensive monthly fees per user
  • Data stored on their servers
WINNER

Grafana-Alternative

The Freedom Choice

  • 100% Open Source Code
  • Free forever (Self-hosted)
  • You own your data completely
Interactive Calculator

Calculate Your "SaaS Tax"

SaaS pricing is designed to scale with your success. See how much wealth transfers from your bank account to Grafana's shareholders.

10 people
150100200+
$

*Estimated standard pricing for Grafana. Adjust if needed.

Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
Start Saving Today

Calculations based on 10 users at $12/mo.

Detailed Breakdown

0
AGPL / Commercial
Permissive Open Source
1
Managed Cloud
Self-managed
2
Plugin restricted
Full source access