Managed Service for Grafana has been commercially available since 00:00 on February 8, 2023, and offers three editions: Shared Edition (free), Pro Edition, and Advanced Edition. Pro Edition and Advanced Edition use subscription billing with fixed monthly pricing per workspace.
Prices on this page are for reference only. Actual prices on the buy page prevail.
Billing model
Pro Edition and Advanced Edition use subscription billing.
The start and end dates of the subscription duration are both calendar days, with a minimum duration of one month.
Each subscription takes effect on the day of purchase.
You can upgrade or downgrade a workspace on the Workspace Management page in the Managed Service for Grafana console.
Free options
Two free options are available:
| Option | What you get | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Edition | A free workspace with read-only dashboards for Application Monitoring, Managed Service for Prometheus, Alert Management, and Synthetic Monitoring | Grafana (integrated third-party open-source tool) permits dashboard editing but changes are not saved |
| Pro Edition free trial | One month of Pro Edition (10 users) at no charge, available on first activation | Set Subscription Duration to 1 Month when you purchase the workspace |
Edition comparison
Pro Edition and Advanced Edition workspaces share the following capabilities.
Features
Performance monitoring, alert management, parameter settings, account management, cloud service management, VPC tunnel management, data security, data migration, domain name management, dashboard backup, reports, and auditing.
Data source integrations
Application Monitoring, Managed Service for Prometheus, Simple Log Service, CloudMonitor, Managed Service for OpenTelemetry, Lindorm, Elasticsearch, Tablestore, and MaxCompute.
Account systems
Both Alibaba Cloud account system and self-managed account system are supported.
Specifications by edition
| Specification | Pro (10 users) | Pro (30 users) | Pro (50 users) | Advanced | Advanced (custom) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Users | 10 | 30 | 50 | Up to 100 | Up to 2,000 |
| Organizations | 10 | 10 | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Dashboards | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Data sources | 100 | 200 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Alert rules | 500 | 1,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| API keys | 10 | 10 | 10 | 100 | 100 |
| Compute resources | 1 vCPU, 2 GB | 2 vCPUs, 4 GB | 4 vCPUs, 8 GB | 8 vCPUs, 16 GB | 8 vCPUs, 16 GB |
Technical support
| Edition | Support channels |
|---|---|
| Pro Edition (all tiers) | Ticket system, DingTalk group chat (ID: 34785590) |
| Advanced Edition | Ticket system, dedicated DingTalk group chat |
Pricing
Pricing is per dedicated workspace per month.
| Edition | Chinese mainland | Other regions |
|---|---|---|
| Pro (10 users) | USD 37.74 | USD 52.83 |
| Pro (30 users) | USD 56.60 | USD 79.25 |
| Pro (50 users) | USD 75.47 | USD 105.66 |
| Advanced (up to 100 users) | USD 150.94 | USD 211.32 |
| Advanced (custom, base 100 users) | USD 150.94 | USD 211.32 |
| Advanced (custom, per additional 10 users) | + USD 15.09 | + USD 21.13 |
Pricing examples
Example 1: Small team in the Chinese mainland
A team of 8 users selects Pro Edition (10 users) with a 1-month subscription:
Monthly cost = USD 37.74
Example 2: Growing team outside the Chinese mainland
A team of 25 users selects Pro Edition (30 users) with a 1-month subscription:
Monthly cost = USD 79.25
Example 3: Enterprise with 150 users in the Chinese mainland
The team selects Advanced Edition (custom users) to support 150 users:
Monthly cost = USD 150.94 (base for 100 users) + 5 x USD 15.09 (50 additional users in blocks of 10) = USD 226.39
Purchase a workspace
Go to the buy page to purchase a Managed Service for Grafana workspace.
To upgrade or downgrade an existing workspace, go to the Workspace Management page in the Managed Service for Grafana console.