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As of 4 November 2026, 33 metrics monitoring are named by companies instead of Grafana: Prometheus by 4,675 companies, Amazon CloudWatch by 2,291, Azure Monitor by 982.

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

Grafana, companies in postings
5,645
Most used alternative
Prometheus · 4,675
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Prometheus
Alternatives ranked
33
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

metrics monitoring companies choose instead of Grafana

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Grafanapostings, 90 dCompare
1
PrometheusCloud Native Computing Foundation
4,67583%12,746Grafana vs Prometheus →
2
2,29141%5,835Grafana vs Amazon CloudWatch →
3
Azure MonitorMicrosoft
98217%2,635Grafana vs Azure Monitor →
4
ZabbixZabbix
77614%1,664Grafana vs Zabbix →
5
NagiosNagios Enterprises
63311%1,322Grafana vs Nagios →
6
3256%580Grafana vs PRTG Network Monitor →
7
2244%568Grafana vs Google Cloud Monitoring →
8
1603%348Grafana vs System Center Operations Manager →
9
Grafana MimirGrafana Labs
1412%269soon
10
CheckmkCheckmk GmbH
1332%193Grafana vs Checkmk →
11
1202%304soon
12
LogicMonitorLogicMonitor
912%247soon
13
ThanosCNCF
791%150soon
14
IcingaIcinga
781%114soon
15
771%187soon
16
CentreonCentreon
731%186soon
17
711%255soon
18
Grafana LGTMGrafana Labs
651%100soon
19
GraphiteGraphite project
621%103soon
20
581%93soon
21
Grafana CloudGrafana Labs
461%415soon
22
CactiThe Cacti Group
421%68soon
23
VMware vRealize OperationsVMware
421%78soon
24
TelegrafInfluxData
381%60soon
25
HP OpenViewOpenText
311%69soon
26
SiteScopeOpenText
230%20soon
27
SensuSensu
210%27soon
28
ZenossZenoss
190%35soon
29
FoglightQuest Software
170%17soon
30
VMware Aria OperationsBroadcom
160%94soon
31
WhatsUp GoldProgress Software
130%33soon
32
ChronospherePalo Alto Networks
110%54soon
33
WavefrontVMware
110%19soon
17,089 companies name a metrics monitoring in their postings.

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33 metrics monitoring are named by companies instead of Grafana: Prometheus by 4,675 companies, Amazon CloudWatch by 2,291, Azure Monitor by 982, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/grafana/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Grafana alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Grafana?

Prometheus: 4,675 companies name it in their own job postings, against 5,645 for Grafana.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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