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Grafana Beyla vs PHP-FPM Exporter

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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GR Grafana Beyla Zero-code eBPF auto-instrumentation for application metrics VS PH PHP-FPM Exporter Prometheus exporter for PHP-FPM process pool metrics
FeatureGrafana BeylaPHP-FPM Exporter
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM128 MB64 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, binarydocker, binary, kubernetes
GitHub stars★ 2,083★ 719
First released20232017
ReplacesDatadog APM, New RelicNew Relic PHP, Datadog APM

Why pick each one

Choose Grafana Beyla if…

  • Instrument without code
  • Low overhead
Grafana Beyla details

Choose PHP-FPM Exporter if…

  • Easy to add to PHP stacks
  • No dependencies
PHP-FPM Exporter details

Frequently asked questions

Is Grafana Beyla or PHP-FPM Exporter better?

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

Are Grafana Beyla and PHP-FPM Exporter free and open-source?

Yes. Grafana Beyla is licensed under Apache-2.0 and PHP-FPM Exporter under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Grafana Beyla and PHP-FPM Exporter with Docker?

Grafana Beyla: yes. PHP-FPM Exporter: yes.

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