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Grafana vs UptimeRobot
Grafana is an open-source dashboard platform, requiring self-hosting for monitoring data.
GrafanaOpen-source dashboards and observability
UptimeRobotWebsite and server uptime monitoring with status pagesWhich to pick
Pick Grafana if you want…
- Open-standard full-stack observability
- Self-hosted dashboards and metrics
- Open-source code (grafana/grafana on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license)
- Integrations with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus or Kubernetes (on Grafana's list, not UptimeRobot's)
Pick UptimeRobot if you want…
- Website and service uptime monitoring
- Integrations with Microsoft Teams, Discord or Telegram (on UptimeRobot'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.
- UptimeRobot:UptimeRobot monitors websites, APIs, servers and services, sending real-time alerts and providing status pages.
- Best for
- Grafana:Open-standard full-stack observability
- UptimeRobot:Website and service uptime monitoring
- Who it’s for
- Grafana:Developers, SREs and teams needing full-stack observability and cost-optimized telemetry.
- UptimeRobot:Developers, ops teams and small businesses needing simple uptime monitoring.
- Pricing
- Grafana:Freemium
- UptimeRobot:Freemium
- Plans
- Grafana:Free $0 · Pro $19 per month + usage · Enterprise $25,000 per year spend commit
- UptimeRobot:Free $0 · Solo $13 per month · Team $46 per month · Scale $98 per month
- Open source
- Grafana:Yes, 77,033 GitHub stars
- UptimeRobot:—
- Works with
- Grafana:OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Kubernetes, Slack
- UptimeRobot:Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram, PagerDuty, Zapier, Webhooks, Google Chat
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.
UptimeRobot features
- Multiple monitor types. Supports HTTP/HTTPS, ping, port, keyword, DNS, SSL, cron jobs and more.
- Real-time alerts. Sends instant notifications via email, SMS, voice call, Slack, mobile push and other integrations.
- Public status pages. Create branded status pages with custom domains, password protection and incident history.
- Multi-location checks. Runs checks from several global regions to reduce false positives and detect regional outages.
- Team access controls. Role-based permissions, seats for login or notify-only users, and maintenance windows.
Grafana vs UptimeRobot FAQ
Is Grafana or UptimeRobot free?+
Grafana has a free plan and paid plans. UptimeRobot has a free plan; paid plans start at $13/month (Solo).
Is Grafana or UptimeRobot open source?+
Grafana is open source (grafana/grafana on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for UptimeRobot.
Do Grafana and UptimeRobot integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Slack. Grafana also lists OpenTelemetry, Prometheus and Kubernetes; UptimeRobot also lists Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram, PagerDuty and 4 more.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.