Customer Reviews (10)
Vicente E.
Smooth setup overall
Got it up and running in about half an hour. The onboarding guides were clear enough, though I had to fiddle a bit with the data sources before things looked right.
Harrison T.
Reliable and improving over time
Started using Grafana about five years ago, and it’s really improved with each update. The interface feels smoother now, and the new plugins have made it easier to customize dashboards exactly how I want. It’s reliable for monitoring everything from servers to app metrics, though sometimes the alerting system can be a bit tricky to configure.
Georgia D.
Smooth and straightforward setup
Getting Grafana up and running was surprisingly smooth. The onboarding guides were clear, and I had dashboards pulling data in less than an hour. There’s a bit of a learning curve if you want to customize deeply, but the basics are very straightforward.
Sean G.
Great for team collaboration
Our team of 8 switched to Grafana last quarter, and honestly it made collaboration way easier. Getting everyone on board was smooth since the dashboards are super intuitive, though a few folks struggled with setting up alerts at first.
Joshua M.
Smooth setup with minor hiccups
Getting Grafana up and running was surprisingly painless, took me about an hour to connect all my data sources and start building dashboards. The onboarding docs were clear enough, though I did stumble a bit with alert setup at first.
Ralph S.
Saved Our Monitoring Workflow
Our team was drowning in scattered server metrics and no easy way to visualize trends or spot issues quickly. Grafana helped us pull all that data into one clear dashboard with customizable alerts, which finally made monitoring manageable and proactive instead of reactive. Setting up data sources was straightforward, and the flexibility to build exactly the views we needed saved us hours each week. Honestly, it transformed how we keep an eye on system health without constant manual checks.
Patricia C.
Quick and clear setup
Getting Grafana up and running was surprisingly quick—I had it connected to my data sources in about 30 minutes. The onboarding material was clear enough to guide me through the basics without feeling overwhelmed. There's definitely a learning curve for some of the advanced features, but the initial setup is smooth and straightforward.
Timeo B.
Good for dashboards, frustrating setup
Our team was drowning in messy server metrics and needed a way to centralize monitoring. Grafana helped pull everything into one dashboard quickly, but the steep learning curve and frequent plugin issues kept slowing us down.
Bartholomew S.
Flexible and easy monitoring
I initially tried Kibana and Datadog for monitoring but ended up sticking with Grafana because it just felt way more flexible and lightweight. Setting up dashboards is straightforward, and the range of data source integrations made it easy to pull from everything we use without jumping through hoops. Plus, the community plugins and constant updates keep things fresh, which wasn’t the case with the other tools I tried. If you want something that’s powerful but not overly complicated, Grafana hits that sweet spot.
Jordan R.
Great for customizable dashboards
Compared it to Kibana and Datadog, but Grafana's open-source flexibility and plugin ecosystem won me over. Setting up custom dashboards is straightforward, though the learning curve can be a bit steep at first.