Prometheus free tier includes Free OSS (Apache 2.0). CNCF graduated time-series monitoring and alerting… Not verified — the page we cite for this offer states no terms we can read. Compare with 12 alternatives in Monitoring.

Prometheus Free Tier 2026

Subtypes in Monitoring: metrics_backend — stores time-indexed measurements and serves queries over them; dashboards and alerting are built on top rather than sold as the product. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://prometheus.io/, where it says: “Instrument, collect, store, and query your metrics for alerting, dashboarding, and other use cases.” How we use this.

Limits, pricing history, and 12 alternatives. Verified August 2026. Last updated 2026-08-22.

Prometheus's free tier offers Free OSS (Apache 2.0). CNCF graduated time-series monitoring and alerting… The page we cite for this offer states no terms we can read, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

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Tier
Free OSS
Category
Pricing Page
Verified
2026-08-22

Free Tier Details

Free OSS (Apache 2.0). CNCF graduated time-series monitoring and alerting. Pull-based metrics collection, PromQL query language, multi-dimensional data model

How Prometheus Compares

Service Free Tier Stability
Prometheus Free OSS source unconfirmed
Sentry Developer stable
netdata.cloud Free stable
Jaeger Free OSS source unconfirmed

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When You'll Outgrow Prometheus's Free Tier

Pricing Change History (0 recorded)

No recorded pricing changes for Prometheus — but the page we cite for this offer states no terms we can read, so nothing we have read describes these terms. Treat the empty history as a statement about our records, not about this vendor's pricing.

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Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The list above is the first 12 of 24 entries in that order. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
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2026-09-10
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alternatives:Monitoring:Prometheus
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1809b99a71b76e6cc18b3e74a58135cc03f185e5d04a3667999a4637c6eae618
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20

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Prometheus free?
We cannot confirm that today. The page we cite for Prometheus states no terms we can read. Our stored record says Prometheus offers a free tier: Free OSS. Free OSS (Apache 2.0). CNCF graduated time-series monitoring and alerting. Pull-based metrics collection, PromQL query language, multi-dimensional data model. We have not confirmed these terms against the source we cite, so treat them as unverified.
What is Prometheus's free tier?
We cannot confirm that today. The page we cite for Prometheus states no terms we can read. Our stored record calls Prometheus's free tier "Free OSS". Free OSS (Apache 2.0). CNCF graduated time-series monitoring and alerting. Pull-based metrics collection, PromQL query language, multi-dimensional data model. We have not confirmed these terms against the source we cite, so treat them as unverified.
Is Prometheus's free tier reliable?
We cannot say. The page we cite for Prometheus states no terms we can read. Nothing we have read describes these terms, so we are not publishing a stability judgement for this vendor until that is fixed.
Is Prometheus's free tier good for production?
The page we cite for Prometheus states no terms we can read. We cannot confirm what this offer provides today, so we are not recommending it for production or for anything else until we can.
What changed in Prometheus's pricing?
We hold no recorded pricing changes for Prometheus, but the page we cite for this offer states no terms we can read, so that is a statement about our records rather than a positive signal.
What are the best free alternatives to Prometheus?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 24 free alternatives to Prometheus in Monitoring, each listed above with its tier and the date we last verified it. Of those, 20 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so their order rotates daily, 4 are demoted with the reason named. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
When will I outgrow Prometheus's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Prometheus in?
Prometheus is categorized under Monitoring on AgentDeals. Other vendors in Monitoring include Sentry, netdata.cloud, Jaeger, New Relic, Google Cloud Monitoring.

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