Glances vs Grafana Beyla

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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FeatureGlancesGrafana Beyla
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseLGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguagePythonGo
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM128 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, binarydocker, kubernetes, binary
GitHub stars★ 33,269★ 2,083
First released20122023
ReplacesDatadogDatadog APM, New Relic

Why pick each one

Choose Glances if…

  • Very easy to run
  • Lightweight
  • Good single-host overview
Glances details

Choose Grafana Beyla if…

  • Instrument without code
  • Low overhead
Grafana Beyla details

Frequently asked questions

Is Glances or Grafana Beyla better?

Glances is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Grafana Beyla if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Glances and Grafana Beyla free and open-source?

Yes. Glances is licensed under LGPL-3.0 and Grafana Beyla under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Glances and Grafana Beyla with Docker?

Glances: yes. Grafana Beyla: yes.

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