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Grafana vs Kener
Grafana offers dashboards for many data sources; Kener is a dedicated status page UI.
GrafanaOpen-source dashboards and observability
KenerStunning open source status pages, batteries includedWhich to pick
Pick Grafana if you want…
- Open-standard full-stack observability
- Dashboard visualisation
- Integrations with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus or Kubernetes (on Grafana's list, not Kener's)
Pick Kener if you want…
- Lightweight, customizable status pages
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Docker, NodeJS or SvelteKit (on Kener's 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.
- Kener:Kener is an open-source, Docker-deployable status page system built with SvelteKit and Node JS.
- Best for
- Grafana:Open-standard full-stack observability
- Kener:Lightweight, customizable status pages
- Who it’s for
- Grafana:Developers, SREs and teams needing full-stack observability and cost-optimized telemetry.
- Kener:Teams that need a simple, modern status page for customers or internal monitoring.
- Pricing
- Grafana:Freemium
- Kener:Open source
- Plans
- Grafana:Free $0 · Pro $19 per month + usage · Enterprise $25,000 per year spend commit
- Kener:—
- Open source
- Grafana:Yes, 77,033 GitHub stars
- Kener:Yes, 5,189 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Grafana:OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Kubernetes, Slack
- Kener:Docker, NodeJS, SvelteKit, TailwindCSS
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.
Kener features
- Open-source. Free to use and modify under an open-source license.
- Docker deployment. Deploy the whole system quickly with a single Docker container.
- SvelteKit + TailwindCSS UI. Modern, responsive design built with SvelteKit and TailwindCSS.
- Real-time service monitoring. Shows live uptime, response health, and incident history for each component.
- Incident tracking. Keeps a history of outages and maintenance events in one place.
- Easy customization. Designed to be simple to configure and style to match your brand.
Grafana vs Kener FAQ
Is Grafana or Kener free?+
Grafana has a free plan and paid plans. Kener is free and open source.
Is Grafana or Kener open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Grafana (grafana/grafana on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license) and Kener (rajnandan1/kener on GitHub, MIT license).
Do Grafana and Kener integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Grafana lists OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Kubernetes and Slack; Kener lists Docker, NodeJS, SvelteKit and TailwindCSS.
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