| Type |
Observability Platform |
Observability Platform |
Metrics Storage and Monitoring |
Comprehensive Monitoring Stack |
| Focus |
Metrics, Logs, Traces |
Logs, Metrics, Traces |
Metrics (scalable time-series DB) |
Metrics (Prometheus-based) |
| Backend |
ClickHouse |
Apache Arrow |
VictoriaMetrics |
Prometheus |
| Scope |
Application-level + K8s monitoring |
End-to-end observability |
Metrics for K8s and beyond |
Kubernetes-specific monitoring |
| Scalability |
Moderate to High |
High |
Very High |
High |
| Ease of Setup |
Easy |
Easy |
Moderate |
Moderate |
| Dashboards |
Built-in (APM + K8s) |
Built-in |
Grafana (requires setup) |
Predefined Grafana Dashboards |
| Prometheus Integration |
Partial (via OpenTelemetry) |
Full |
Full |
Native |
| Traces |
Supported |
Supported |
Not supported |
Requires external (e.g., Jaeger) |
| Logs |
Supported |
Supported |
Not supported |
Requires external (e.g., Loki) |
| Use Cases |
Full-stack observability for apps |
Cost-effective unified monitoring |
Large-scale metrics storage |
Kubernetes monitoring and alerting |