Dozzle 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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FeatureDozzleGrafana
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageGoTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM32 MB512 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, bare-metal, helm
GitHub stars★ 13,984★ 76,153
First released20182014
ReplacesDatadog LogsDatadog

Why pick each one

Choose Dozzle if…

  • Zero setup
  • Very lightweight
Dozzle details

Choose Grafana if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Dozzle or Grafana better?

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

Are Dozzle and Grafana free and open-source?

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

Can I run Dozzle and Grafana with Docker?

Dozzle: yes. Grafana: yes.

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