Compare Google Data Studio vs. Grafana

Harness the potential of your data through engaging dashboards and stunning reports that facilitate more informed business choices. It's simple and at no cost. You can effortlessly tap into a diverse array of data sources. The connectors available in Data Studio, both built-in and from partners, enable connections to nearly any data type. Transform your data into captivating narratives that showcase the artistry of data visualization. With Data Studio’s online reporting tools, you can swiftly create interactive dashboards and reports. Share these insightful reports and dashboards with colleagues, teams, or a global audience. Collaborate dynamically in real time and even embed your reports on any website for broader accessibility. This seamless integration allows for enhanced communication and understanding within your organization.

Grafana Labs provides an open and composable observability stack built around Grafana, the leading open source technology for dashboards and visualization. Recognized as a 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for Observability Platforms and positioned furthest to the right for Completeness of Vision, Grafana Labs supports over 25M users and 5,000+ customers. Grafana Cloud delivers the full power of Grafana’s open and composable observability stack—without the overhead of managing infrastructure. As a fully managed SaaS offering from Grafana Labs, it unifies metrics, logs, and traces in one place, giving engineering teams real-time visibility into systems and applications. Built around the LGTM Stack—Loki for logs, Grafana for visualization, Tempo for traces, and Mimir for metrics—Grafana Cloud provides a scalable foundation for modern observability. With built-in integrations for Kubernetes, cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, and OpenTelemetry, Grafana Cloud accelerates time to value while reducing operational complexity. Grafana Cloud also supports OLAP-style analytics through integrations with data warehouses and analytical engines like BigQuery, ClickHouse, and Druid—enabling multi-dimensional exploration across observability and business data. Teams gain access to powerful features like Adaptive Metrics for cost optimization, incident response workflows, and synthetic monitoring for performance testing—all within a secure, globally distributed platform. Whether you’re modernizing infrastructure, scaling observability, or driving SLO-based performance, Grafana Cloud delivers the insights you need—fast, flexible, and vendor-neutral.