Pick Dash0 if
platform teams who will send a first OTel service map, then stay on the printed $0.060 / million ingest when they want traces + logs in one SignalStore.
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Our take
Pick Dash0 if platform teams who will send a first OTel service map, then stay on the printed $0.060 / million ingest when they want traces + logs in one SignalStore. Pick Grafana if observability teams who will stay on Cloud Free at $0 always (usage limits, 14-day retention) while they open a first dashboard, then buy Pro from $19 / month + usage (platform fee $19 includes 10k active series) or Enterprise from
Best for
Dash0 OTel you pay per signal
Grafana Time series you edit at $0
Free plan
Dash0 No free plan
Grafana $0 · always. No charges ever. All Grafana Cloud services with usage limits. 14-day retention for metrics, logs, traces, profiles, and k6. Community support. Adaptive Telemetry and AI Assistant on the Free benefits
Lowest paid
Dash0 Metric data points $0.020
Grafana Pro $19
Next step up
Dash0 Spans $0.060
Grafana
Coding agent
Dash0 Services / service map
Grafana
Runs where
Dash0 Local or hosted
Grafana Hosted
Watch out
Dash0 No printed forever Free plan
Grafana Free retention is 14 days
Last checked
Dash0 2026-10-23 · dash0.com/pricing
Grafana 2026-10-23 · grafana.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Grafana if
observability teams who will stay on Cloud Free at $0 always (usage limits, 14-day retention) while they open a first dashboard, then buy Pro from $19 / month + usage (platform fee $19 includes 10k active series) or Enterprise from $25,000 / year.
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