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Comparison · DevOps
Grafana vs Scalingo
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Grafana and Scalingo — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Grafana vs Scalingo: at a glance
What is Grafana?
Grafana ships a coordinated multi-branch security wave on top of the v13 release.
The recent timeline is dominated by security work: a synchronized May 12 release of patched builds across five supported lines (11.6, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 13.0) covering the same ten CVEs, plus a June 2 follow-on patch for 13.0.2 addressing a fresh batch including a Loki path-traversal and a Geomap URL sanitization fix. Underneath that, v13.0 itself shipped in April with bundled-datasource dashboards, the redesigned logs panel from v12.3, and the dynamic-dashboard automation from v12.4.
What is Scalingo?
Scalingo opens its Application Firewall to every app and adds CLI commands for it.
Scalingo is a European PaaS that keeps runtimes close to upstream. On November 9 its Application Firewall became available for all applications, letting any app restrict public HTTP and HTTPS access to allowed IPv4 ranges, and CLI 1.52.0 added commands to list, add and remove those rules plus an organizations command. Earlier in the month it patched every stack image for a Brotli decoder CVE and rebuilt nginx against zlib 1.4.
Grafana vs Scalingo: editorial side-by-side
Grafana
5.0DEVOPSINFRA · APIS
Grafana ships a coordinated multi-branch security wave on top of the v13 release.
◆ Current state
The recent timeline is dominated by security work: a synchronized May 12 release of patched builds across five supported lines (11.6, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 13.0) covering the same ten CVEs, plus a June 2 follow-on patch for 13.0.2 addressing a fresh batch including a Loki path-traversal and a Geomap URL sanitization fix. Underneath that, v13.0 itself shipped in April with bundled-datasource dashboards, the redesigned logs panel from v12.3, and the dynamic-dashboard automation from v12.4.
◆ Where it's heading
Grafana is operating a mature CNA-style disclosure pipeline — vendor-acknowledgement timestamps in patch notes suggest a private partner channel and synchronized backports. The product direction itself is consolidating around dashboard automation, logs UX, and easier onboarding. The two streams (feature shipping and security cadence) run in parallel without slowing each other.
◆ Prediction
Expect 13.0.x patch releases at roughly monthly cadence as more partner-acknowledged vulns land, alongside continued investment in dashboard templating and the logs/traces explorers that v12.3 and v12.4 set up.
Scalingo
5.0DEVOPS
Scalingo opens its Application Firewall to every app and adds CLI commands for it.
◆ Current state
Scalingo is a European PaaS that keeps runtimes close to upstream. On November 9 its Application Firewall became available for all applications, letting any app restrict public HTTP and HTTPS access to allowed IPv4 ranges, and CLI 1.52.0 added commands to list, add and remove those rules plus an organizations command. Earlier in the month it patched every stack image for a Brotli decoder CVE and rebuilt nginx against zlib 1.4.
◆ Where it's heading
After October's router incident, the platform is adding security controls at the edge alongside its routine runtime updates. Firewall rules in the CLI suggest they are meant to be scripted, not just set in the dashboard.
◆ Prediction
Expect the firewall to gain more options, IPv6 ranges being the obvious gap, alongside the usual buildpack updates.
Alternatives to Grafana and Scalingo
Other DevOps products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Grafana or Scalingo.
Elasticsearch
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Gravity Wiz
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GitLab
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NATS
NATS second release candidates add a config reload check and faster redelivery queues.
Zed
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Recent activity from Grafana and Scalingo
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoScalingoScalingo CLI 1.52 manages firewall rules and lists organizations
- 1d agoScalingoScalingo Application Firewall opens to all applications
- 3d agoScalingoScalingo nginx builds recompiled with zlib 1.4
- 6d agoScalingoScalingo InfluxDB 1.8.10-3 drops eMudhra certificate
- 7d agoScalingoBase images patched for Brotli decoder CVE on all stacks
- 7d agoScalingobuildpacks - nginx: nginx 1.31.8 (mainline) is now available
- 5mo agoGrafana13.0.2 security patch: Geomap URL, body-size cap, Loki path traversal
- 6mo agoGrafana12.3.6 security patch (10 CVEs + Alertmanager fix)
- 6mo agoGrafana12.4.3 security patch (10 CVE backports)
- 6mo agoGrafana12.2.8 security patch (10 CVE backports to 12.2 LTS)
- 6mo agoGrafana11.6.14 security patch (10 CVE backports to 11.6 LTS)
- 6mo agoGrafana13.0.1 security patch (10 CVEs on current major)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Grafana and Scalingo?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Grafana and Scalingo are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Grafana better than Scalingo?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Grafana and Scalingo are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other DevOps products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Grafana?
Top Grafana alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Grafana alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/grafana for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Scalingo?
Top Scalingo alternatives in DevOps are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Scalingo alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/scalingo for the full list with editorial commentary on each.