# Prometheus + Grafana alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 202 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Prometheus + Grafana holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/prometheus-grafana/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Datadog: 34
- Dynatrace: 16
- New Relic: 13
- Grafana: 12
- Paessler PRTG: 10
- Site24x7: 10

## Infrastructure monitoring

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Prometheus + Grafana (Prometheus + Grafana is #10 of 14 at 2%).

- Grafana: first choice in 8 of those 62
- Paessler PRTG: first choice in 8 of those 62
- Site24x7: first choice in 7 of those 62
- Better Stack: first choice in 5 of those 62
- Datadog: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Netdata: first choice in 4 of those 62
- New Relic: first choice in 4 of those 62
- UptimeRobot: first choice in 4 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Prometheus + Grafana (Prometheus + Grafana is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- Datadog: first choice in 13 of those 72
- New Relic: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Zabbix: first choice in 7 of those 72
- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Site24x7: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Dynatrace: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Grafana: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Paessler PRTG: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Prometheus + Grafana (Prometheus + Grafana is #9 of 14 at 0%).

- Datadog: first choice in 17 of those 68
- Dynatrace: first choice in 14 of those 68
- Netdata: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Grafana: first choice in 2 of those 68
- New Relic: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Prometheus: first choice in 2 of those 68
- SigNoz: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Zabbix: first choice in 2 of those 68

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