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HyperDX vs Grafana Mimir

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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HyperDX Open-source observability for logs, traces, and session replay VS Grafana Mimir Scalable long-term storage for Prometheus metrics
FeatureHyperDXGrafana Mimir
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score93 · Excellent90 · Excellent
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptGo
Setup difficultyMediumHard
Min. RAM1,024 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, helmdocker, kubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 9,912★ 5,238
First released20232022
ReplacesDatadog, SentryDatadog, Chronosphere

What are HyperDX and Grafana Mimir?

HyperDX

HyperDX is an open-source observability platform that correlates logs, metrics, traces, and session replays in one place. Built on OpenTelemetry and ClickHouse, it helps developers debug production issues quickly.

  • Correlated logs, traces, and replays
  • OpenTelemetry-native
  • ClickHouse storage
  • Full-text log search

Read the full HyperDX guide →

Grafana Mimir

Grafana Mimir is an open-source, horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant time series database for Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics. It is designed to store and query hundreds of millions of active series.

  • Massive cardinality support
  • Multi-tenant by design
  • Fast query engine
  • Object storage backend

Read the full Grafana Mimir guide →

HyperDX vs Grafana Mimir: key differences

HyperDX is written in TypeScript, while Grafana Mimir is built with Go. Licensing differs — MIT for HyperDX versus AGPL-3.0 for Grafana Mimir.

Why pick each one

Choose HyperDX if…

  • Session replay correlation
  • Developer-focused UX

Watch out for

  • Newer project
  • Requires ClickHouse
HyperDX details

Choose Grafana Mimir if…

  • Proven at billion-series scale
  • Easier to operate than Cortex

Watch out for

  • Resource intensive
  • Complex for small homelabs
Grafana Mimir details

Frequently asked questions

Is HyperDX or Grafana Mimir better?

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

Are HyperDX and Grafana Mimir free and open-source?

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

Can I run HyperDX and Grafana Mimir with Docker?

HyperDX: yes. Grafana Mimir: yes.

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