Grafana vs Umami
Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs
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Grafana
Open-source observability platform for metrics, logs, and traces
4.7
Editorial RatingU
Umami
Simple, fast, privacy-focused open-source website analytics
4.5
Editorial RatingQuick Comparison
Rating
4.7
vs4.5
Starting Price
Free
vsFree
Pricing Model
freemium
vsfreemium
Feature
Grafana
Umami
100+ data sources
Custom dashboards
Alerting
Annotations
Plugin ecosystem
Explore mode
No cookies required
GDPR compliant
Real-time dashboard
Custom events
API access
Self-hosting
Grafana Pros
- Industry standard for observability
- Massive plugin and data source ecosystem
- Beautiful, highly customizable dashboards
- Generous cloud free tier
Grafana Cons
- Can be complex to configure properly
- Self-hosted stack requires tuning
- Some enterprise features locked to paid plans
Umami Pros
- No cookie consent banner needed
- Extremely lightweight script (~2KB)
- Beautiful clean dashboard
- Self-hosted = unlimited free
Umami Cons
- Fewer features than GA4
- No conversion funnels on free plan
- Limited integrations