Who is each tool for?
Pi
Pingdom
Teams needing reliable uptime monitoring with RUM
Gr
Grafana Mimir
Teams needing horizontally scalable Prometheus storage
Pros and Cons
Pi
Pingdom
Pros
- Reliable and established service
- Real user monitoring included
- Transaction monitoring
- Detailed performance reports
Cons
- Can get expensive with more checks
- UI feels dated
- Limited API capabilities
Gr
Grafana Mimir
Pros
- Unlimited horizontal scalability
- 100% PromQL compatible
- Multi-tenant architecture
- Cost-effective long-term storage
Cons
- Complex to self-host at scale
- Requires Kubernetes expertise
- Steeper learning curve than SaaS options
Feature Comparison
Feature
Pi
PingdomGr
Grafana MimirAPM
4
4
Log Management
3
3
Infrastructure Monitoring
6
9
Alerting
8.5
8
Integrations
7.5
8.5
Ease of Use
8.5
6.5
Support
8
7.5
Value for Money
7.5
9.5
Overall Score
8.5
8.7
Pricing
Pi
Pingdom
From $15/mo
Pricing varies by data volume and features. Contact Pingdom for a custom quote.
Gr
Grafana Mimir
Free / Cloud from $49/mo
Pricing varies by data volume and features. Contact Grafana Mimir for a custom quote.
Our Verdict
Both Pingdom and Grafana Mimir are excellent observability platforms. Grafana Mimir edges ahead with a score of 8.7/10, particularly excelling in Infrastructure Monitoring and Integrations.
