CubeAPM vs. Grafana
CubeAPM vs. Grafana
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CubeAPM | N/A | CubeAPM is a full-stack observability platform built on OpenTelemetry that enables engineering teams to monitor services, infrastructure, logs, and metrics from a single pane of glass. Teams can self-host CubeAPM inside their own cloud or on-premises environment, or use it as a managed deployment. It delivers full-stack visibility with smart sampling, alerting, tracing, and unlimited data retention at a flat usage-based price of $0.15 per GB. Many teams face a trade-off in… | $0.15 per month per GB | |
Grafana | N/A | Grafana is a data visualization tool developed by Grafana Labs in New York. It is available open source, managed (Grafana Cloud), or via an enterprise edition with enhanced features. Grafana has pluggable data source model and comes bundled with support for popular time series databases like Graphite. It also has built-in support for cloud monitoring vendors like Amazon Cloudwatch, Microsoft Azure and SQL databases like MySQL. Grafana can combine data from many places into a single dashboard. | $0 |
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| Additional Details | CubeAPM follows a transparent & predictable usage-based pricing model starting at $0.15 per GB of data ingested per month. Unlike traditional APM tools that charge by host or agent, CubeAPM pricing scales linearly with data volume—no hidden fees, overages, or lock-ins. Teams can deploy self-hosted or managed versions with unlimited data retention and predictable monthly billing. Enterprise plans include ISO 27001-certified infrastructure, dedicated support, and volume-based discounts. | — | ||||||||||||||
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| Small Businesses | InfluxDB Score 8.8 out of 10 | Supermetrics Score 9.8 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | Sumo Logic Score 8.8 out of 10 | Supermetrics Score 9.8 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | NetBrain Technologies Score 9.2 out of 10 | IBM Analytics Engine Score 7.2 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - (0 ratings) | 9.3 (7 ratings) |
| Usability | - (0 ratings) | 9.6 (3 ratings) |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | Lighthusky Technologies Pvt Ltd
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| Usability | Lighthusky Technologies Pvt Ltd
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| Alternatives Considered | Lighthusky Technologies Pvt Ltd
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| Return on Investment | Lighthusky Technologies Pvt Ltd
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