Umami vs Grafana
Detailed comparison to help you choose the right tool for your needs
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Umami
Simple, fast, privacy-focused open-source website analytics
4.5
Editorial RatingG
Grafana
Open-source observability platform for metrics, logs, and traces
4.7
Editorial RatingQuick Comparison
Rating
4.5
vs4.7
Starting Price
Free
vsFree
Pricing Model
freemium
vsfreemium
Feature
Umami
Grafana
No cookies required
GDPR compliant
Real-time dashboard
Custom events
API access
Self-hosting
100+ data sources
Custom dashboards
Alerting
Annotations
Plugin ecosystem
Explore mode
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
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