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Thanos

Ch 346.7of 49 Kubernetes Monitoring
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Linux, self-hosted
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Custom metricsYes
  4. 4Query languagepromql
  5. 5Data ingestionmultiple
  6. 6Self-hosted optionYes
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Overview

Thanos is ranked #34 of 49 in Kubernetes monitoring on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

Thanos plans and pricing

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Open source Free Apache License 2.0 · no paid plans or usage limits stated thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026

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Custom metrics
Yesthanos.io
Query language
promqlthanos.io
Data ingestion
multiplethanos.io
Self-hosted option
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Facts

Purpose
Thanos is an open-source set of components for building highly available Prometheus setups with long-term storage.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026
Global queries
Thanos lets users query metrics across multiple Prometheus servers and clusters.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026
Retention
Thanos can use object storage to retain metrics for unlimited time.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026
Storage providers
The homepage lists GCP, S3, Azure, Swift, and Tencent COS as supported object storage options.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026
Prometheus compatibility
Thanos is compatible with tools such as Grafana that support the Prometheus Query API.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026
Downsampling
Thanos can downsample historical data to speed queries over large time ranges and configure retention policies.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
The integrations documentation describes StoreAPI connections, including Geras for OpenTSDB and a proxy for Prometheus remote read.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026
Deployment
Thanos runs in cloud-native and traditional environments, including Kubernetes and bare metal.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026
Dependencies
The documented dependency is one or more Prometheus v2.2.1+ installations with persistent disk; object storage is optional.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026
Security
Thanos uses TLS by default for object storage communication, but its security policy says local metrics are not encrypted by Thanos and its HTTP APIs lack authorization or TLS support.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026
Support channels
The project points users to its Slack community and GitHub issue tracker for contact and support.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026
Production guidance
The documentation does not recommend running Thanos on a single node in production because it is designed as a distributed system.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026
License and origin
Thanos is licensed under Apache License 2.0 and was founded by Improbable.thanos.io · 4 Oct 2026

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