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Grafana vs InfraCanvas
Grafana offers dashboards and visualizations, but InfraCanvas visualizes live infrastructure topology with built-in debugging.
Which to pick
Pick Grafana if you want…
- Open-standard full-stack observability
- Dashboard visualizations
- Integrations with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus or Slack (on Grafana's list, not InfraCanvas')
Pick InfraCanvas if you want…
- Live topology view of mixed infrastructure
- Integrations with AWS, GCP or DigitalOcean (on InfraCanvas' list, not Grafana's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Grafana:Grafana Cloud is an open-source-based observability platform that unifies metrics, logs, traces, profiles and business data.
- InfraCanvas:InfraCanvas provides a live, interactive map of VMs, Docker containers, and Kubernetes clusters with built-in logs and actions.
- Best for
- Grafana:Open-standard full-stack observability
- InfraCanvas:Live topology view of mixed infrastructure
- Who it’s for
- Grafana:Developers, SREs and teams needing full-stack observability and cost-optimized telemetry.
- InfraCanvas:Engineers and ops teams managing hybrid VM, container, and Kubernetes environments.
- Pricing
- Grafana:Freemium
- InfraCanvas:Paid
- Plans
- Grafana:Free $0 · Pro $19 per month + usage · Enterprise $25,000 per year spend commit
- InfraCanvas:Free $0
- Open source
- Grafana:Yes, 77,033 GitHub stars
- InfraCanvas:Yes, 82 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Grafana:OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Kubernetes, Slack
- InfraCanvas:AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, Docker, Kubernetes, systemd, LXC/LXD
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.
InfraCanvas features
- Instant live canvas. Shows all VMs, containers, and K8s resources on a single map within seconds.
- Zero-agent Kubernetes. Connect clusters by dropping a kubeconfig, no install required.
- In-page debugging. Click a red pod to view logs, env vars, terminal and restart it without leaving the page.
- Outbound-only agent. Agent makes only outbound connections, requiring no inbound ports or firewall changes.
- Multi-cloud view. Aggregates resources from AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, and bare-metal into one canvas.
- RBAC & audit logs. Role-based access control with change history and audit logging.
Grafana vs InfraCanvas FAQ
Is Grafana or InfraCanvas free?+
Grafana has a free plan and paid plans. InfraCanvas has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Grafana or InfraCanvas open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Grafana (grafana/grafana on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license) and InfraCanvas (bytestrix/InfraCanvas on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license).
Do Grafana and InfraCanvas integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Kubernetes. Grafana also lists OpenTelemetry, Prometheus and Slack; InfraCanvas also lists AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, Docker and 2 more.
On DevHunt
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