MetricFire is a managed monitoring service that runs Graphite and Grafana for metrics, dashboards and alerting. Applications can send custom metrics over TCP, UDP, HTTP POST or StatsD without an agent or SDK. Graphite alerting is built in, with Slack, PagerDuty and email integrations. The listed integrations include AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Heroku, Telegraf, Prometheus, Redis and PostgreSQL; Kubernetes, serverless and synthetic monitoring are also supported. Intro costs 16.00 USD per month billed annually and includes 500 metrics, six-month retention, 30-second resolution, two team users, 10 alerts and unlimited dashboards. Basic is 84.00 USD per month billed annually with 1,000 metrics, two-year retention, 30-second resolution, and unlimited users, alerts and dashboards. Core is 429.00 USD per month billed annually with 5,000 metrics and the same retention, resolution and unlimited allowances as Basic. There is no free plan, but a 14-day trial is offered. All plans include email and live chat support; customers can arrange technical support meetings. MetricFire was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Who it is for
Intro is described for individuals, Basic for small teams and startups, and Core for growing teams with scaling metrics. It may suit teams seeking managed Graphite and Grafana monitoring with integrations and alerting.
What is good
- Accepts custom metrics without an agent or SDK.
- Built-in Graphite alerting connects to Slack and PagerDuty.
- All plans include email and live chat support.
- Customers retain ownership of their data and can export it.
- Stored data has three redundant copies.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- Intro is limited to 500 metrics and 10 alerts.
- Exceeding the metric limit consistently can lead to dropped data points.
Verdict
MetricFire offers managed Graphite and Grafana with multiple metric-ingest methods, integrations and alerting. Plans differ by metric allowance and retention, and a 14-day trial is available without a free plan.
Get started with MetricFire
- Open the MetricFire website
- Start the 14-day trial
- Choose Intro, Basic, Core, or a custom plan
- Send application metrics through TCP, UDP, HTTP POST, or StatsD
- Connect alerting integrations such as Slack, PagerDuty, or email
Limits to know first
Intro includes 500 metrics, six-month retention, two team users, and 10 alerts. Basic and Core raise capacity to 1,000 and 5,000 metrics respectively; accounts that consistently exceed limits may have data points dropped.
Questions about MetricFire
Does MetricFire have a free plan?
No. MetricFire is paid, but it offers a 14-day trial.
Which platforms can I use?
MetricFire lists web and API access.
How much do the listed plans cost?
Intro is 16.00 USD per month billed annually, Basic is 84.00 USD per month billed annually, and Core is 429.00 USD per month billed annually. A custom plan requires contacting MetricFire.
How long is data retained?
Intro retains data for six months. Basic and Core retain data for two years.
What support is included?
All plans include email and live chat support from experienced engineers, with technical support meetings available.
MetricFire plans and pricing
All plansCompared on cloud monitoring
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $19/mo
- Cloud providers
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, DigitalOcean, Oracle Cloud
- Kubernetes monitoring
- Yes
- Serverless monitoring
- Yes
- Synthetic monitoring
- Yes
