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PHP-FPM Exporter vs Grafana Tempo

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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PH PHP-FPM Exporter Prometheus exporter for PHP-FPM process pool metrics VS GR Grafana Tempo Easy-to-operate, high-scale distributed tracing backend
FeaturePHP-FPM ExporterGrafana Tempo
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM64 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, kubernetesdocker, kubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 719★ 5,416
First released20172020
ReplacesNew Relic PHP, Datadog APMDatadog APM

Why pick each one

Choose PHP-FPM Exporter if…

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

Choose Grafana Tempo if…

  • Very cost-effective
  • Simple operations
Grafana Tempo details

Frequently asked questions

Is PHP-FPM Exporter or Grafana Tempo better?

Neither is universally better. Grafana Tempo 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 PHP-FPM Exporter and Grafana Tempo free and open-source?

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

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

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

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