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DigitalOcean Monitoring vs Grafana Alerting
Both stand on cloud monitoring. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Web
Choose DigitalOcean Monitoring if you need free web monitoring for DigitalOcean Droplet usage, metrics, alerts, or Kubernetes. Look elsewhere if synthetic monitoring is part of your requirements.
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Visit Grafana Alerting The facts
| DigitalOcean Monitoring | Grafana Alerting | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | See the plans |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | digitalocean.com | grafana.com |
| On cloud monitoring | #19 of 31 | #15 of 31 |
DigitalOcean Monitoring: what it does well
- Free opt-in monitoring for Droplet resource usage.
- Provides metrics and alerts.
- Retains metrics for 14 days.
- Supports Kubernetes monitoring.
- Available on the web.
What to know first
- Synthetic monitoring is not supported.
- Monitoring is for DigitalOcean resources.
Grafana Alerting: what it does well
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