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Grafana Cloud vs incident.io

Compare Grafana Cloud and incident.io on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.

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Grafana Cloud

7.5/10

Managed Grafana observability — Free 10k series / 50 GB logs; Pro from $19/mo platform fee + usage ($6.50/1k series, $8/user).

Best for

• Teams already fluent in Grafana/Prometheus
• Startups that fit in the Free telemetry caps
• Platform teams that want Mimir/Loki without operating it

Starting from $19.00/user/mo

Free plan available

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Our verdict

No universal winner

No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.

incident.io is better for

✓ Starting pricing

Tie

• Free plan
• Integrations
• Security & admin

Choose Grafana Cloud if: Teams already fluent in Grafana/Prometheus

Choose incident.io if: Teams that want incident command in Slack more than a paging-first ops cloud

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incident.io

7.8/10

Incident response — Basic Free; Team $15/user/mo annual ($19 monthly); Pro $25/user; on-call add-on +$10–$20/user. Does not outrank PagerDuty 8.0.

Best for

• Teams that want incident command in Slack more than a paging-first ops cloud
• Buyers who will add on-call only if needed
• Product-led incident response versus PagerDuty Professional seats

Starting from $15.00/user/mo

Free plan available

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Comparison scorecard

Criterion-by-criterion results for Grafana Cloud and incident.io. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.

Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
incident.io
incident.io publishes a lower researched starting floor ($15/mo vs $19/mo for Grafana Cloud). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
Grafana CloudWeaker
incident.ioStronger
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Tie
Grafana Cloud researches a free plan; incident.io researches a free plan.
Grafana CloudTie
incident.ioTie
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Depends
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for Grafana Cloud and incident.io on current vendor packaging.
Grafana CloudDepends
incident.ioDepends
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Tie
Grafana Cloud and incident.io are close on integrations (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Grafana Cloud8/10
incident.io8/10
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Tie
Grafana Cloud and incident.io are close on security admin (7/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Grafana CloudTie
incident.ioTie

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