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Infrastructure & System Administrator at a tech company with 1-10 employees
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A good solution to track all the servers and platforms, but it needs to improve its configuration part
Pros and Cons
  • "Grafana is a very scalable product. It's a really good product."
  • "I had issues with the solution's configuration part."

What is our primary use case?

I copied it on my primary server. I use it to monitor servers. I would say it is a good solution to track all the servers and platforms, specifically the technical platforms.

What is most valuable?

Grafana has such features that it need not exist on other products.

What needs improvement?

I had issues with the solution's configuration part. Though I resolved it, the configuration is an area needing improvement since it is the solution's only problem.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have experience using Grafana. I am a new user of the tool.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a seven and a half out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Grafana is a very scalable product. It's a really good product.

I know many people who use Grafana to monitor SuccessFactors.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is not very easy or difficult, so it is in the middle because I faced an issue with it the first time, but the next time, I will configure it and make it work properly and in the correct manner.

What other advice do I have?

To those planning to use the solution, I would say that they need to add the system administrator to use and install Grafana as a monitoring tool to check servers and platforms. It's a good solution to monitor all the platforms.

I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Works at a tech consulting company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Helps to monitor the performance of serverless core, like, doctors and containers
Pros and Cons
  • "The most important feature of Grafana is its alarm formatting capability."
  • "The documentation or training provided by Grafana is limited compared to its competitors, like Splunk."

What is our primary use case?

We use Grafana as an APM solution to monitor the performance of our serverless core, like, doctors and containers.

How has it helped my organization?

Grafana is a very important tool or product that helps us receive information like alarms, performance, KPIs, and metrics. So Grafana is an important part of our business that helps us to make decisions and plan for business improvement.

What is most valuable?

The most important feature of Grafana is its alarm formatting capability. Currently, we use the CEMA format to classify alarms according to the callers. For instance, critical alarms are displayed in red, warnings in yellow, and announcement alarms in green. We use Grafana for the formatting of alarms.

What needs improvement?

The documentation or training provided by Grafana is limited compared to its competitors, like Splunk. Some functionalities are unavailable for us since we use the AWS-managed version of Grafana

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Grafana for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We've never had an outage with Grafana, and its stability is very nice.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Around 25 to 30 people are using Grafana in our organization.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Before using Grafana, we previously used different solutions like PRTG and OpenNMS.

How was the initial setup?

I tried installing Grafana long ago, but it was very hard. Beginners will find that installing Grafana is not as simple as other solutions. You need to have the intermediate or medium-level experience to install Grafana.

What other advice do I have?

Grafana's usability depends on your perspective and function. In my current job, Grafan helps us with serverless solutions. However, Grafana cannot be helpful in monitoring, networking, and interfacing for routers.

My advice to new users of Grafana is to have nice documentation and a good knowledge base before performing tasks like installation or configuration.

Overall, I rate Grafana an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Software Engineer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Real User
Provides good integration and generates application metrics efficiently
Pros and Cons
  • "It integrates well with other solutions."
  • "Its interface could be more accessible."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for login and creating dashboards.

What is most valuable?

The solution provides good integration and accurate application metrics.

What needs improvement?

The solution's interface could be more accessible.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for three years.

How are customer service and support?

I refer to the solution's online documentation in case of technical errors.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup process is complicated. Its complexity depends on the use cases. Also, as it is self-hosted on Grafana cloud, it requires minimum maintenance.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is expensive. Although, its price depends on infrastructure.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution a nine.

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Application Architect at CUSTIS
Real User
Scalable solution with an easy deployment process
Pros and Cons
  • "It has good stability."
  • "They should improve the functioning of its editing tool."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to monitor business applications. It helps us analyze the technical and business metrics. We can find out the reason behind the delays in business processes using it.

What needs improvement?

They should improve the functioning of the editing tool in the solution's older version.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution since 2018.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution's stability as an eight.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution, but we use it only for one instance. We have over twenty solution users, including support engineers, developers, and system administrators.

How are customer service and support?

The solution's customer service team has several support engineers to address the queries.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup was straightforward. We have hosted it on Kubernetes installation.

What about the implementation team?

Our team of three DevOps engineers executes the deployment process of the solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

You need to purchase the solution's license for its commercial use.

What other advice do I have?

It is a powerful solution. I rate it as a nine.

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IT Project Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
A stable solution for changing or moving virtual servers with ease
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to change and move virtual servers."
  • "The solution should include online support."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution to configure new, high performance servers that include application monitoring. 

What is most valuable?

The solution's application server is easy to use and its overall architecture is better for development. 

It is easy to change and move virtual servers. 

What needs improvement?

The solution should include online support. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for six months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

I have not needed technical support. 

How was the initial setup?

The setup is easy. 

Five people on our internal team handle deployments and one person handles ongoing maintenance. 

What about the implementation team?

Our internal team implemented the solution and it occurred quickly with no issues.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution a ten out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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DevOps/Kubernetes consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
A very rich product that provides great capacity planning and has a great GUI
Pros and Cons
  • "Great capacity planning and the solution has a great GUI."
  • "Trigger limits are difficult to see in a graph."

What is our primary use case?

I'm a DevOps Kubernetes consultant and we are customers of Grafana.

What is most valuable?

Grafana is great when it comes to capacity planning and the solution has a great GUI. It's a very rich product. 

What needs improvement?

Perhaps the display of the trigger limits should be more efficient because it's difficult to see that in a graph. We also have an issue with flapping where values move up and down and knowing how to deal with that is quite complicated in Grafana.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for one year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's easy to scale this solution. 

How are customer service and support?

Customer support is quite efficient. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I previously worked for Zabbix. The main difference is in the performance and I prefer Grafana.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is relatively simple but it can take a couple of weeks to get a grip on the GUI. We did the set up in-house, using documentation and a couple of training calls. Deployment took about a week. We have five users of Grafana in the company. 

What other advice do I have?

This is a good solution and I recommend it but it's important to have good training and to use the latest version. I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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