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We performed a comparison between Grafana and Honeycomb.io based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"What I found most valuable in Grafana is that it has a lot of integrations and features that I need for data processing and visualization.""Grafana is able to connect with multiple data sources, unlike Elasticsearch.""It has good stability.""Compatibility with Prometheus databases and the Spring Boot application make it the first choice when moving toward an SRE model.""The most valuable feature of the solution is the UI dashboard because we need to create a dashboard on Grafana to monitor our data.""The comparison feature is very good.""The dashboards are very easy to work with.""The most important feature of Grafana is its alarm formatting capability."

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"The solution's initial setup process was straightforward since we were getting enough support from Honeycomb.io's team."

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Cons
"The service dashboard is very hard and needs improvement.""The product's configuration for saving files could be improved.""Grafana need to improve the logging functionality.""The formatting could be better.""There is room for improvement when using multiple dashboards because they can become complicated to keep track of and use.""It is limited on the reporting type supported, which is important for managerial-level officers who want reports that are either general or specific.""Grafana doesn't provide anything for reporting.""It's difficult to see the trends on the graph when the range is too long."

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"The process of log scraping gets delayed on Honeycomb.io. At times, it gives false alerts to the application team."

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  • "I use the open source model so it is free."
  • "My company uses the open-source version of Grafana, so it's free."
  • "We use the open-source version of Grafana."
  • "We are using the open-source license."
  • "I give the price an eight out of ten."
  • "You need to purchase the solution's license for its commercial use."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "Since Grafana is an open-source solution, it is free of cost."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Hi @Faustine Chisasa,  I will go with ELK + Grafana. Elasticsearch is highly distributed, scalable and fast. You got power of storage. Logstash is highly pluggable and rich in plugins. You can use… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable aspect is customization. There are many customizations possible, so I like that.
    Top Answer:The solution's initial setup process was straightforward since we were getting enough support from Honeycomb.io's team.
    Top Answer:The process of log scraping gets delayed on Honeycomb.io. At times, it gives false alerts to the application team. It would be good if Honeycomb.io could integrate with third-party tools or paid… more »
    Top Answer:There aren't any specific use cases for the solution as such. In our company, we use the solution for SLA and SLO-related work.
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    Overview

    Grafana is a powerful open-source analytics and visualization platform that allows users to monitor, analyze, and understand their data in real-time. 

    With its intuitive and user-friendly interface, Grafana enables users to create customizable dashboards, charts, and graphs to visualize data from various sources such as databases, cloud services, and IoT devices. It supports a wide range of data sources including Prometheus, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, and more. 

    Grafana also offers a vast library of plugins and extensions, allowing users to extend its functionality and integrate with other tools seamlessly. With its alerting and notification features, users can set up alerts based on predefined thresholds and receive notifications via various channels. 

    Grafana is highly scalable and can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud, making it suitable for organizations of all sizes. Whether you are a developer, data analyst, or IT professional, Grafana provides a comprehensive solution for data visualization and monitoring.

    Many offerings tout observability. How is Honeycomb different? We have defined what Observability is and have built a tool to help modern Dev, DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering teams operate more efficiently. Because it’s all about delivering high quality code, maintaining reliability and getting precious time back.

    We made a critical decision to provide a seamless, current view of your system (from logs to events and traces) in a single data store, regardless of how complex your architecture is. This means you no longer have to toil with multiple tools or stitched-together solutions – burning time as you address issues affecting users.

    We also believe strongly that optimizing systems and debugging should not be difficult and draining, freeing up more time to ship new code. Our approach emphasizes efficiency and knowledge sharing, thereby elevating everyone’s game and ultimately business outcomes.

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    Sample Customers
    PayPal, eBay, Staples, Booking.com, Intel, NS1, TED, NetApp, Vimeo, RackSpace, SquareSpace, OpenTable, MediaMath, Fermilab
    Clover Health, Eaze, Intercom, Fender
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Retailer23%
    Computer Software Company23%
    Comms Service Provider15%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Retailer6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm23%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise52%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise70%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise66%
    Buyer's Guide
    Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
    September 2023
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    Grafana is ranked 7th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 33 reviews while Honeycomb.io is ranked 34th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 1 review. Grafana is rated 8.0, while Honeycomb.io is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Grafana writes "Agent-free with great dashboards and an active community". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Honeycomb.io writes "A valuable solution for application teams to identify downtime and SLO-related issues". Grafana is most compared with Azure Monitor, Dynatrace, New Relic, Sentry and Splunk Enterprise Security, whereas Honeycomb.io is most compared with Sentry, New Relic, Chronosphere, Splunk Enterprise Security and Azure Monitor.

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