Best Metrics Monitoring Tools in 2026
Updated
34ranked
2free plans on this page
$5/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Metrics Monitoring Tools 9 channels on this page · 25 of 72 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromData retentionCustom metricsQuery languageData ingestionSelf-hosted optionSLO tracking Spec sheet Score
26 Thanos Free planPaid fromData retentionCustom metricsYesQuery languagepromqlData ingestionmultipleSelf-hosted optionYesSLO tracking 4/8spec lines stated 6.7
27 Hosted Graphite Free planNoPaid fromData retentionCustom metricsYesQuery languageproprietaryData ingestionmultipleSelf-hosted optionNoSLO tracking 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
28 OpenObserve Free planYesPaid fromData retentionCustom metricsQuery languageData ingestionSelf-hosted optionSLO tracking 1/8spec lines stated 6.5
29 Graphite Free planPaid fromData retentionCustom metricsQuery languageData ingestionSelf-hosted optionSLO tracking 0/8spec lines stated 6.4
30 ScienceLogic SL1 Free planNoPaid from$5/moData retentionCustom metricsQuery languageData ingestionSelf-hosted optionSLO tracking 2/8spec lines stated 6.4
31 Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus Free planNoPaid fromData retention1,095 daysCustom metricsYesQuery languagepromqlData ingestionmultipleSelf-hosted optionNoSLO tracking 6/8spec lines stated 6.3
32 Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring Free planNoPaid from$29/moData retentionCustom metricsYesQuery languageproprietaryData ingestionmultipleSelf-hosted optionYesSLO trackingYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.3
33 Anodot Free planPaid fromData retentionCustom metricsQuery languageData ingestionSelf-hosted optionSLO tracking 0/8spec lines stated 5.4
34 Grafana Mimir Free planPaid fromData retentionCustom metricsQuery languageData ingestionSelf-hosted optionSLO tracking 0/8spec lines stated 4.7
Compare all 9 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | Paid from | Data retention | Custom metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Thanos | 6.7 | Yes | |||
| 27 | Hosted Graphite | 6.6 | No | Yes | ||
| 28 | OpenObserve | 6.5 | Yes | |||
| 29 | Graphite | 6.4 | ||||
| 30 | ScienceLogic SL1 | 6.4 | No | 5 /mo | ||
| 31 | Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus | 6.3 | No | 1,095 days | Yes | |
| 32 | Dynatrace Infrastructure Monitoring | 6.3 | No | 29 /mo | Yes | |
| 33 | Anodot | 5.4 | ||||
| 34 | Grafana Mimir | 4.7 |
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