Lunalytics vs Grafana

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted monitoring & status options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FeatureLunalyticsGrafana
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageCSSTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM256 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, bare-metal, helm
GitHub stars★ 1★ 76,153
First released20232014
ReplacesPingdom, Better UptimeDatadog

Why pick each one

Choose Lunalytics if…

  • Easy to set up
  • Friendly interface
Lunalytics details

Choose Grafana if…

  • Beautiful flexible dashboards
  • Broad data source support
  • Strong community
Grafana details

Frequently asked questions

Is Lunalytics or Grafana better?

Neither is universally better. Grafana has the larger community, while Lunalytics is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Lunalytics and Grafana free and open-source?

Yes. Lunalytics is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Grafana under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Lunalytics and Grafana with Docker?

Lunalytics: yes. Grafana: yes.

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