Grafana Synthetic Monitoring
k6-powered checks inside Grafana Cloud, alongside your existing dashboards.
What it is
Grafana Cloud's synthetic monitoring runs ping, HTTP, DNS, TCP and k6 browser checks from global probes, writing results as Prometheus metrics you can query and alert on with the same tooling as everything else in your stack.
Best for
Where it is strong
- Results are Prometheus metrics, so alerting and dashboards use tools you already have.
- Same k6 scripts serve load testing and synthetic monitoring.
- Good free tier within Grafana Cloud.
Where it falls short
- Assumes you are in the Grafana ecosystem; standalone it makes little sense.
- Browser checks are less mature than Datadog's or Checkly's.
- Fewer probe locations than the dedicated vendors.
Pricing
Free tier available
Free tierFree tier: Included in the Grafana Cloud free tier with a monthly check allowance.
What drives the bill: Cheap if you already run Grafana Cloud; results are plain Prometheus metrics you already know how to use.
Check current pricing on Grafana Labs’s siteFigures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026. Vendors change pricing often; confirm before you commit.
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