What it does
MetricFire Hosted Graphite is a managed metrics-monitoring service built around Graphite. The vendor describes a built-in Grafana interface, configurable service-level alerts, integrations, an agent, and APIs and protocols for sending metrics. It positions the hosted service as an alternative to maintaining a Graphite stack yourself.
Send metrics to a managed Graphite service
Hosted Graphite gives teams a managed place to send time-series data, then explore it in a Grafana interface and configure service-level alerts. MetricFire lists integrations and protocols including TCP, UDP, HTTP, and StatsD, plus a command-line tool for installing and configuring monitoring agents. This makes it a candidate for teams already able to emit metrics who want to spend less time operating the Graphite backend.
The pricing page counts unique time-series metrics, treating host, custom, and cloud metrics the same. Its Intro plan is listed at $19 per month or $16 per month billed annually for 250 metrics, six-month retention, and 30-second resolution; higher plans increase metric limits and retention. The entry plan is therefore easier to assess when a team knows its active series count, but cardinality growth can affect the bill. These are vendor-listed limits, not a service test.
Strengths
- A managed Graphite backend is paired with custom Grafana dashboards and service-level alerts.
- The product page lists TCP, UDP, HTTP, and StatsD as ways to send metrics, plus integrations and an agent.
- Pricing is based on unique time-series metrics and applies the same treatment to host, custom, and cloud metrics.
Watch out for
- Plans impose metric-count and retention limits; the pricing page bases billing on unique time-series metrics.
Best for
- Teams that want Graphite-compatible metrics without operating the storage and dashboard stack themselves
- Applications and infrastructure that already emit metrics over Graphite-compatible or listed protocols
- Operators who want Grafana dashboards and alerts around a managed metrics service
Sources
- Hosted Graphite | MetricFire | MetricFire (Oct 25, 2026)
- Pricing | MetricFire | MetricFire (Oct 25, 2026)