Looking for a Grafana Cloud Alternative?

Grafana Cloud has the best dashboards in the industry. But configuring Prometheus exporters, managing scrape targets, and paying per-metric-series adds complexity and cost. FiveNines is a simpler path to monitoring.

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FiveNines server monitoring dashboard

Quick Comparison

Feature Grafana Cloud FiveNines
Setup Grafana Agent/Alloy + Prometheus config One agent, 2-minute install
Custom dashboards Best-in-class (Grafana) Built-in
Public status pages
Incident management Grafana OnCall (separate) Built-in
Proxmox monitoring Community dashboards
Vulnerability scanning
Cron job monitoring
Pricing model Per-metric series + per-user Per-host, all metrics included
Starting price Free tier / $29+/mo Free / €9/mo

One agent, not an exporter zoo

Grafana Cloud needs Grafana Agent or Alloy, plus node_exporter, cAdvisor, and SNMP exporter. FiveNines has one agent that auto-discovers everything.

Predictable per-host pricing

Grafana Cloud charges per active metric series and per user. Costs scale unpredictably. FiveNines charges per host with all metrics included.

Status pages included

Grafana Cloud monitors and visualizes. FiveNines also gives you public status pages and incident management without bolting on separate tools.

When Grafana Cloud might be a better fit

If custom dashboards and PromQL queries are central to your workflow, Grafana is hard to beat. Its visualization engine is best-in-class. FiveNines is the better choice when you want monitoring that works out of the box without the Prometheus ecosystem setup.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does FiveNines compare to Grafana Cloud?
Grafana Cloud is a Prometheus-based observability platform with best-in-class dashboards. FiveNines is a simpler, all-in-one monitoring platform. Grafana Cloud requires configuring Prometheus exporters and Grafana Agent. FiveNines has one agent that auto-discovers everything.
Are Grafana dashboards better than FiveNines dashboards?
Yes, Grafana's dashboard builder is more powerful and flexible. FiveNines dashboards are simpler and purpose-built for server monitoring. If custom dashboards are your top priority, Grafana Cloud is the better choice.
Can I use FiveNines with Grafana?
FiveNines stores metrics in VictoriaMetrics, which is Prometheus-compatible. You could query FiveNines data from Grafana, but the intended workflow is to use the built-in FiveNines dashboards.

Related Features

Custom Dashboards

Build monitoring dashboards with drag-and-drop simplicity. Shareable public links included.

Uptime Monitoring

HTTPS, TCP, ICMP, and DNS checks from multiple regions with SSL certificate tracking.

Status Pages

Public status pages with real-time status, incident history, and embeddable badges.

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