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title: "Prometheus vs. grafana"
page_name: "Prometheus vs. Grafana"
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published_at: "2020-05-06"
modified_at: "2025-05-09"
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excerpt: "With Prometheus primarily on the gathering side and Grafana on the reporting side, we will delve into each of these open source tools and how to augment them for scale."
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[ Resource Center ](https://www.sumologic.com/resources?_resource_type=briefs)# Prometheus vs. Grafana

Both Prometheus and Grafana are built around time-series data, but each has its own unique strengths when it comes to monitoring and visualizing application data. This eBook explores where Prometheus and Grafana excel as well as limitations that arise when deployments scale out.  With Prometheus primarily on the gathering side and Grafana on the reporting side, we will delve into each of these open source tools and how to augment them for scale. 

[Download ](https://www.sumologic.com/wp-content/uploads/Prometheus_vs_Grafana.pdf)

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