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Grafana Mimir

Scalable long-term storage for Prometheus

Pricing

Free / Cloud from $49/mo

Score

8.7/10

APM

4/10

Logging

3/10

Overview

What is Grafana Mimir?

Grafana Mimir is an open-source, horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant TSDB for long-term storage for Prometheus. It provides 100% Prometheus compatibility with unlimited scalability.

Best For

Teams needing horizontally scalable Prometheus storage

Pros & Cons

Pros & Cons

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 Scores

Features

APM
4
Logging
3
Infrastructure
9
Alerting
8
Integrations
8.5
Ease of Use
6.5
Support
7.5
Value for Money
9.5
Pricing

Pricing

Free / Cloud from $49/mo

Verdict

Our Verdict on Grafana Mimir

8.7

Score

/10

Grafana Mimir earns a strong 8.7/10. Grafana Mimir is an open-source, horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant TSDB for long-term storage for Prometheus.