
Grafana
Open observability platform with Grafana Assistant, an AI co-pilot for SREs.
About
Grafana is the widely adopted open-source observability platform for metrics, logs, traces, and profiles, pairing a flexible dashboarding UI with a large ecosystem of data sources. Grafana Labs monetizes through Grafana Cloud and enterprise features while keeping the core open source.
In October 2025 the company brought Grafana Assistant to general availability: a context-aware AI co-pilot embedded in Grafana that investigates incidents, generates and refines PromQL, LogQL, and TraceQL queries from plain-language prompts, creates and modifies dashboards, and runs multi-step Assistant Investigations trained on real-world SRE workflows. It also exposes an MCP server so coding agents can drive observability workflows programmatically.
What it can do
- Grafana Assistant natural-language incident investigation
- AI-generated PromQL, LogQL, and TraceQL queries
- Dashboard creation and editing from plain-language prompts
- Assistant Investigations for multi-step SRE workflows
Setup
Self-host the open-source Grafana or sign up for Grafana Cloud; enable Grafana Assistant inside Grafana Cloud.
Prerequisites
Metrics, logs, or traces data sources; Grafana Cloud for the Assistant features.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 9/10
Scored 9/10 (verified tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: Verified via vendor site/docs/GitHub and reputable coverage, wave 127; Trending score 88/100 from researcher assessment.
Sources
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