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Chronograf

Chronograf is the user interface and administrative component specifically designed for the InfluxDB 1.x platform.

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Our verdict

Who it's for

The complete interface for the InfluxDB 1.x Platform, offering real-time visualization and administration.

Who should look elsewhere

Primarily focused on InfluxDB 1.x platform

Pros

  • +Simplifies data visualization and analysis for InfluxDB 1.x
  • +Offers robust administrative and security features
  • +Integrates with Kapacitor for powerful alerting
  • +Provides pre-built dashboards for quick setup
  • +Supports various authentication providers

Cons

  • −Primarily focused on InfluxDB 1.x platform
  • −Access control features are limited to InfluxDB Enterprise and Cloud editions
  • −Newer InfluxDB 3.x platform has its own UI (InfluxDB 3 Explorer)

Key features

  • ✓Real-time data visualizations
  • ✓Pre-canned and customizable dashboards
  • ✓User authentication services (GitHub, Google, Auth0, Heroku, Okta)
  • ✓Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC)
  • ✓Kapacitor integration for alerting
  • ✓TICKscript editor
  • ✓Alert history management
  • ✓Log viewer with search, filter, and analysis capabilities

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Multi-tenant, self-service cloud—monthMulti-tenant, self-service cloud for smaller workloads; Storage Type: Pay for what you use; Data retention: 30 days (free) / Unlimited (paid)
Fully Managed—monthSecure, dedicated infrastructure for scaled workloads; Fully-managed, single-tenant service with unlimited scale, high availability, secure private connections, and enhanced Support; Storage Type: Low-cost storage, starts at 1 TB
Self-Managed—monthHigh-performance, fully-featured database that’s easy to start and scale; Self-managed with enterprise features; Control your infrastructure with unlimited scale, high availability, enterprise-grade security, and enhanced Support
Usage-Based Plan—month$250 credit for you to use in your first 30 days; Data In: $0.0025/MB; Query Count: $0.012 per 100 query executions

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