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Azure Monitor VS Grafana_

As of 4 November 2026, Grafana is named by 5,645 companies and Azure Monitor by 982; Azure Monitor skews to companies under 200 people (28% vs 47%), Grafana to companies over 1,000 (27% vs 46%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Azure Monitor's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Grafana rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Azure Monitor: 2–200 employees
28%
Grafana: 2–200 employees
47%
Azure Monitor: 1,000+ employees
46%
Grafana: 1,000+ employees
27%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.7 · 3.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
982companies name Azure Monitor
5,645companies name Grafana
474name both
2,635 · 17,071postings in 90 days, Azure Monitor · Grafana
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAzure MonitorshareGrafanashareLeans
Self-employed81%1613%Grafana
2-10 employees495%4939%Grafana
11-50 employees818%88516%Grafana
51-200 employees14715%1,27022%Grafana
201-500 employees14415%82315%even
501-1000 employees10511%5159%even
1001-5000 employees19520%75313%Azure Monitor
5001-10000 employees838%2234%Azure Monitor
10,001+ employees17017%5229%Azure Monitor
By industry
SegmentAzure MonitorshareGrafanashareLeans
Technology & software40541%3,00753%Grafana
Business & finance services23224%1,06919%Azure Monitor
Manufacturing & industry10010%5289%even
Commerce & trade434%1322%Azure Monitor
Utilities & infrastructure384%1693%even
Consumer services & leisure343%1242%even
Health care263%571%even
Public, community & associations232%1022%even
Property & construction222%541%even
Transport, logistics & rental202%902%even
Media & content192%2084%even
Hospitality & travel111%––outside top 12
Automotive––581%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAzure MonitorshareGrafanashareLeans
United States55156%3,01153%Azure Monitor
United Kingdom919%4328%even
Canada444%1032%Azure Monitor
Germany394%3666%Grafana
India323%1593%even
Netherlands192%862%even
Australia172%––outside top 12
France152%2184%Grafana
Brazil121%1392%even
Switzerland121%741%even
Singapore111%––outside top 12
Spain91%591%even
Poland––681%outside top 12
Sweden––641%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAzure MonitorshareGrafanashareLeans
Software engineering1,14436%12,82458%Grafana
IT operations & business systems1,11935%3,38115%Azure Monitor
Data & AI36412%1,5487%Azure Monitor
Engineering (non-software)461%5352%even
Customer service & success261%3612%even
Product, program & project management231%2351%even
Sales150%2061%even
Quality, safety & environment90%580%even
Administration & office50%170%even
General management & consulting50%330%even
construction and civil30%80%even
Human resources20%30%even
Marketing & communications20%460%even
public safety and protective services20%30%even
skilled trades and field service20%180%even
Business development & strategy10%20%even
Finance & accounting10%150%even
hospitality and food service10%10%even
Unclassified10%340%even
Legal, compliance & risk––130%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––130%outside top 12
Design & UX––120%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––110%outside top 12
Education & training––90%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––90%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––80%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––30%outside top 12
research and science––30%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––10%outside top 12
real estate and property––10%outside top 12
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Grafana is named by 5,645 companies in job postings and Azure Monitor by 982; 474 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/azure-monitor-vs-grafana)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Azure Monitor vs Grafana: questions

Which is more used, Azure Monitor or Grafana?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Grafana (5,645) over Azure Monitor (982). By website-and-DNS footprint, Grafana (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Azure Monitor?

28% of Azure Monitor companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 47% for Grafana. 46% of Azure Monitor companies have over 1,000 employees, against 27% for Grafana.

Do companies run both?

474 companies name both in their postings, usually Azure Monitor in marketing and Grafana in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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