# Grafana LGTM Stack: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 3 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/grafana-lgtm-stack

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data quality and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-quality-and-observability/index.md) | 0% | 62 | 0% | 1 |
| [Observability platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/observability-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 30 | 0% | 1 |
| [Telemetry pipelines](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/telemetry-pipelines/index.md) | 0% | 40 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Excellent choice if you're comfortable with some operations overhead and want maximum cost control." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Telemetry pipelines)
- "Grafana is the open-source, cheaper choice if you are willing to run it yourself." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Data observability)
- "*(The Open-Source Gold Standard)*" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Observability)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Grafana LGTM Stack, from 5 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- middleware.io: 3
- aptosolutions.co.uk: 2
- chronosphere.io: 2
- coralogix.com: 2
- cribl.io: 2
- github.com: 2
- reddit.com: 2
- airbyte.com: 1
- algoscale.com: 1
- atatus.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://cribl.io/resources/comparison-guides/top-10-log-collection-and-analysis-platforms: 2
- https://middleware.io/blog/opentelemetry-tools: 2
- https://reddit.com/r/Observability/comments/1plqnec/best_observabilty_platform: 2
- https://airbyte.com/top-etl-tools-for-sources/data-observability-tools: 1
- https://algoscale.com/data-engineering/best-data-observability-tools: 1
- https://aptosolutions.co.uk/lp/the-telemetry-pipeline-playbook-whitepaper: 1
- https://aptosolutions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Guide-Telemetry-Pipeline-Playbook.pdf: 1
- https://atatus.com/guides/most-affordable-monitoring-tools: 1

## In its own words

What Grafana LGTM Stack's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Free plan or trial: Free Forever plan (https://grafana.com/)
- Certifications: FedRAMP, PCI DSS, GDPR, SOC 2
- Hosting: Public Cloud, Federal Cloud, Bring Your Own Cloud
- Customers named: BlackRock, Pegasystems, Lovable, LATAM Airlines, Delivery Hero, ASOS, Sailpoint, Mux

## What it publishes

Every page grafana.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 24060 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1964 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- case study: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-04-10
- webinar or virtual event: 175 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 537 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-11
- report or ebook: 78 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 24 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-24
- template or tool: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 140 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 6 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-10
- news or press: 79 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-01
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: Digital experience monitoring with grafana cloud session replay synthetic checks and faster investigations https://grafana.com/blog/digital-experience-monitoring-with-grafana-cloud-session-replay-synthetic-checks-and-faster-investigations/
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Synthetic monitoring labels update https://grafana.com/blog/synthetic-monitoring-labels-update/
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: How to monitor cypress tests with grafana cloud https://grafana.com/blog/how-to-monitor-cypress-tests-with-grafana-cloud/
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: Identify anomalies outlier detection forecasting how grafana cloud uses ai ml to make observability easier https://grafana.com/blog/identify-anomalies-outlier-detection-forecasting-how-grafana-cloud-uses-ai-ml-to-make-observability-easier/
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: How to measure and improve instrumentation quality for better full stack observability https://grafana.com/blog/how-to-measure-and-improve-instrumentation-quality-for-better-full-stack-observability/
- Recent: 2026-08-25 blog: The grafana ai sdk for go a shared foundation for building ai applications https://grafana.com/blog/the-grafana-ai-sdk-for-go-a-shared-foundation-for-building-ai-applications/

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.