Grafana Introduces Synthetics Monitoring to Free Forever Plan with 100k Monthly Test Executions Included
What happened
Between the Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024 captures of Grafana's pricing page, Pulse recorded 6 changes: Synthetics monitoring added to Free Forever plan with 100k test executions included monthly; Application Observability added to Pro Pay As You Go plan with usage-based pricing at $0.04 per host hour; Synthetics monitoring added to Advanced Premium Bundle with usage-based pricing at $5 per 10k test executions; Application Observability added to Advanced Premium Bundle with usage-based pricing at $0.04 per host hour; Application Observability added to Free Forever plan with 2232 host hours included monthly; Synthetics monitoring added to Pro Pay As You Go plan with usage-based pricing at $5 per 10k test executions. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 17, 2026) lists Pro at $19.
Grafana's previous recorded change was "Grafana Introduces Frontend Observability with $0.90 per 1k Sessions and New Tier Limits for Enhanced User Experience" (Q1 2024). Grafana has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Elastic, Dynatrace and Datadog also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Free Forever · FeatureAddedNo Synthetics monitoringSynthetics monitoring
- Pro · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Application Observability
AfterApplication Observability
- — · FeatureAddedNo Synthetics monitoringSynthetics monitoring
- — · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Application Observability
AfterApplication Observability
- Free Forever · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Application Observability
AfterApplication Observability
- Pro · FeatureAddedNo Synthetics monitoringSynthetics monitoring
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Forever | Feature | No Synthetics monitoring | Synthetics monitoring | Added |
| Pro | Feature | No Application Observability | Application Observability | Added |
| — | Feature | No Synthetics monitoring | Synthetics monitoring | Added |
| — | Feature | No Application Observability | Application Observability | Added |
| Free Forever | Feature | No Application Observability | Application Observability | Added |
| Pro | Feature | No Synthetics monitoring | Synthetics monitoring | Added |
Values as written on Grafana's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Grafana's pricing page (grafana.com) from Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where Synthetics monitoring now appears.
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Grafana, the last 90 days
Full history- Q3 2025packagingGrafana Removes Advanced Tier, Restructures Pricing to Enhance Clarity and Decrease Pro Tier Metrics Costs by 18.75%
- Q2 2025improvedGrafana Introduces New Synthetics Pricing: $5 for 10k API Tests and $50 for 10k Browser Tests, Enhancing Cost Clarity
- Q3 2024improvedGrafana Introduces Minimum Fee of $19/month for Pro Pay As You Go Plan, Marking Significant Pricing Change
- Q2 2024improvedGrafana Introduces Synthetics Monitoring to Free Forever Plan with 100k Monthly Test Executions Included · this change
- Q1 2024improvedGrafana Introduces Frontend Observability with $0.90 per 1k Sessions and New Tier Limits for Enhanced User Experience
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changes- ElasticJan 11Elastic Introduces 99.95% Uptime SLA for Platinum and Enterprise Tiers in Comparison Table
- DynatraceJan 11Dynatrace Expands Services Flexpoints Pricing with Daily Rates for Lead Consultant and Architect Services
- DatadogJan 11Datadog Introduces AWS Fargate Serverless Application Monitoring at $3 per Active Instance, Enhancing Serverless Performance Insights
Questions about this change
Did Grafana raise prices in July 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on Grafana's pricing page between Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024?
Free Forever feature: No Synthetics monitoring → Synthetics monitoring, added; Pro feature: No Application Observability → Application Observability, added; feature: No Synthetics monitoring → Synthetics monitoring, added; feature: No Application Observability → Application Observability, added; Free Forever feature: No Application Observability → Application Observability, added; Pro feature: No Synthetics monitoring → Synthetics monitoring, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Grafana change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Grafana in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Grafana Introduces Frontend Observability with $0.90 per 1k Sessions and New Tier Limits for Enhanced User Experience" in Q1 2024; Grafana has been tracked since 2023-11-14.