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Grafana Mimir
8.7/10

Grafana Mimir

Scalable long-term storage for Prometheus

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Pricing

Free / Cloud from $49/mo

Score

8.7/10

Great

Overview

What is Grafana Mimir?

Scalable long-term storage for Prometheus

Best For

"Teams needing horizontally scalable Prometheus storage"

Pros & Cons

The Good & The Bad

Pros

What we loved

  • 1Unlimited horizontal scalability
  • 2100% PromQL compatible
  • 3Multi-tenant architecture
  • 4Cost-effective long-term storage

Cons

Room for improvement

  • 1Complex to self-host at scale
  • 2Requires Kubernetes expertise
  • 3Steeper learning curve than SaaS options
Feature Scores

Performance Breakdown

How Grafana Mimir performs on category-specific evaluation criteria

Overall Score
8.7
/10
Pricing

Investment Required

Free / Cloud from $49/mo

Pricing varies based on data volume, retention period, and feature requirements. Contact the vendor for detailed pricing.

Verdict

Our Verdict on Grafana Mimir

8.7/10

Grafana Mimir earns a strong 8.7/10.

Teams needing horizontally scalable Prometheus storage

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