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Grafana Labs Startup Program

Up to $100K
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Up to $100K in Grafana Cloud credits for a year, plus enterprise plugins and priority support.

Grafana's startup program hands you up to $100K in cloud credits over 12 months, covering their full observability stack—dashboards, alerts, logs, metrics, traces. You get enterprise plugins included and 24/7 support, which matters when your infrastructure is on fire at 2 AM. The program is designed to let you build serious monitoring without paying for it upfront. After the year ends, you get post-program discounts to keep costs reasonable. One catch: you need to be a registered startup (typically Series A or earlier, though they're flexible) and demonstrate actual traction or funding.

Program details

Tier 1

Startup Program

12-month observability support package with guaranteed post-program discounts

$100K

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Application difficulty: Medium Benefits: Strong Duration: 12 months or until next funding round

Benefits

  • $100,000 in Grafana Cloud credits for 12 months
  • All Enterprise data source plugins
  • 24x7 Grafana support
  • Guaranteed 20% discount after program completion
  • Additional consumption-based discounts available

Eligibility

  • <$10M funding raised (ideal)
  • <25 employees (ideal)
  • New Grafana Cloud customers (including Free tier)
  • Existing Grafana OSS users moving to managed solution

How to apply

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    Four-question form takes <2 minutes

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Pros

  • ✓ Up to $100K in credits covers serious observability infrastructure for a year
  • ✓ Enterprise plugins and 24/7 support included—not stripped-down tier
  • ✓ Post-program discounts help you transition to paid without sticker shock

Cons

  • ✗ Credits expire after 12 months; unused balance doesn't roll over
  • ✗ Requires startup verification (funding docs, incorporation proof)
  • ✗ Support and plugins only active during the 12-month credit period

Frequently asked questions

What does the Grafana program include?
$100K credits for logs, traces, metrics, performance testing, profiling, incident management, and synthetic monitoring solutions
Can existing Grafana users apply?
Yes - open to Free tier users and Grafana OSS adopters moving to managed solutions
What are post-program benefits?
Guaranteed 20% discount with additional consumption-based discounts available
Is there vendor lock-in?
No - program emphasizes open standards and easy transition capabilities
What marketing commitments exist?
Participants agree to be reference customers and may be asked to participate in marketing activities like guest blogs or speaking events
How to access integration support?
Dedicated integrations team helps strategize creation of plugins/solutions for Grafana ecosystem

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#monitoring #analytics #kubernetes #devops #data
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