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GlitchTip vs Grafana
Grafana provides dashboards and observability but requires separate data sources.
GlitchTipOpen-source error tracking compatible with Sentry SDKs
GrafanaOpen-source dashboards and observabilityWhich to pick
Pick GlitchTip if you want…
- Open-source Sentry-compatible error tracking
- Integrations with Sentry SDKs or Email (on GlitchTip's list, not Grafana's)
Pick Grafana if you want…
- Open-standard full-stack observability
- Dashboard visualisation
- Integrations with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus or Kubernetes (on Grafana's list, not GlitchTip's)
Side by side
- What it is
- GlitchTip:GlitchTip is an open-source error tracking platform compatible with Sentry SDKs.
- Grafana:Grafana Cloud is an open-source-based observability platform that unifies metrics, logs, traces, profiles and business data.
- Best for
- GlitchTip:Open-source Sentry-compatible error tracking
- Grafana:Open-standard full-stack observability
- Who it’s for
- GlitchTip:Developers and teams needing affordable error, performance, and uptime monitoring.
- Grafana:Developers, SREs and teams needing full-stack observability and cost-optimized telemetry.
- Pricing
- GlitchTip:Freemium
- Grafana:Freemium
- Plans
- GlitchTip:Free $0 · Small $15 per month · Medium $50 per month · Large $250 per month
- Grafana:Free $0 · Pro $19 per month + usage · Enterprise $25,000 per year spend commit
- Open source
- GlitchTip:Yes
- Grafana:Yes, 77,033 GitHub stars
- Works with
- GlitchTip:Sentry SDKs, Email
- Grafana:OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Kubernetes, Slack
GlitchTip features
- Error Tracking. Collect and triage exceptions, log messages and CSP violations in one place.
- Performance Monitoring. Identify slow web requests, database calls and other transactions out of the box.
- Uptime Monitoring. Ping sites and receive email or webhook alerts when they become unresponsive.
- Log Integration. Search and filter application logs alongside errors and performance data.
- Sentry SDK Compatibility. Use existing Sentry client SDKs to send error data without code changes.
- Self-hosted Option. Run the platform on your own server under an open-source license.
Grafana features
- AI Assistant. Ask natural-language questions, build dashboards and run investigations directly from Grafana, Slack or the terminal.
- Adaptive Telemetry. Automatically identifies low-value data and aggregates it, cutting telemetry spend by up to 80%.
- Full-stack observability. Unified view of metrics, logs, traces, profiles and synthetic monitoring on a single map.
- OpenTelemetry-native. Native support for OpenTelemetry and Prometheus with hundreds of plugins and integrations.
- Cost Management. Pay-as-you-go pricing with volume-based discounts and a free tier that includes all services.
- Compliance & Security. FedRAMP, NIST-100, PCI-DSS, GDPR and SOC-2 certifications for enterprise use.
GlitchTip vs Grafana FAQ
Is GlitchTip or Grafana free?+
GlitchTip has a free plan; paid plans start at $15/month (Small). Grafana has a free plan and paid plans.
Is GlitchTip or Grafana open source?+
Yes, both are open source: GlitchTip and Grafana (grafana/grafana on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license).
Do GlitchTip and Grafana integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: GlitchTip lists Sentry SDKs and Email; Grafana lists OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Kubernetes and Slack.
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