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OpenObserve vs Grafana: catalog facts
OpenObserve	Grafana
Freemium A free edition or tier is available. Additional features or hosted services require…	Free Grafana OSS is free and open source. Grafana Cloud and Enterprise are paid.
Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Supports self-hosted observability workflows Provides searchable collected telemetry	One dashboard can mix data from many different back ends Large library of ready-made community dashboards
Hosted services and enterprise features have separate pricing.	Enterprise data sources, reporting and role-based access are paid features Alerting has changed shape between major versions, so older guides mislead
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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