Who is each tool for?
Ch
Checkly
DevOps teams wanting programmable synthetic monitoring
Gr
Grafana Mimir
Teams needing horizontally scalable Prometheus storage
Pros and Cons
Ch
Checkly
Pros
- Playwright/Puppeteer native support
- Monitoring as code approach
- Excellent CI/CD integration
- Modern developer experience
Cons
- Requires coding knowledge
- Smaller check location network
- Newer platform, smaller community
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
Ch
ChecklyGr
Grafana MimirAPM
5
4
Log Management
4
3
Infrastructure Monitoring
5
9
Alerting
8.5
8
Integrations
9
8.5
Ease of Use
8
6.5
Support
8
7.5
Value for Money
8.5
9.5
Overall Score
8.8
8.7
Pricing
Ch
Checkly
Free / Team from $30/mo
Pricing varies by data volume and features. Contact Checkly 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 Checkly and Grafana Mimir are excellent observability platforms. Checkly edges ahead with a score of 8.8/10, particularly excelling in APM and Log Management.
