What is STACKIT Observability?
STACKIT Observability is a fully managed monitoring and analytics service that unifies metrics, logs, and traces in a single platform. It is built on established open-source components such as Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, and Tempo. As a German cloud provider, STACKIT operates the service exclusively in German data centers, making it attractive for GDPR-sensitive use cases.
Core Features
- Metrics ingestion via Prometheus Remote Write
- Log ingestion also available via the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP)
- Managed Grafana for customizable dashboards and visualizations
- Alerting with notifications across multiple communication channels
- Self-service configuration of systems and applications via portal and API
- Folder-based structuring for different teams and user groups
Typical Use Cases
- Application performance monitoring for microservices and distributed applications
- Infrastructure monitoring for virtual machines and Kubernetes clusters
- Distributed tracing to analyze latency and bottlenecks
- Centralized log aggregation across multiple systems
Benefits
- Data stored exclusively in German data centers
- Built on widely adopted open-source standards, reducing vendor lock-in
- Transparent, tiered pricing based on actual metrics throughput
- GDPR-compliant with no data transfer to third countries
Integration with innFactory
As an official STACKIT partner, innFactory supports you in building observability architectures, connecting your systems, creating dashboards and alerting rules, and optimizing costs based on metrics throughput.
Available Tiers & Options
Starter / Basic
- Metrics, logs, and traces in one service
- Grafana dashboards
- Multi-channel alerting
- Limited metrics throughput per minute
Medium / Large
- Higher metrics throughput
- Suited for larger system landscapes
- Higher ongoing cost
Typical Use Cases
Frequently Asked Questions
What is STACKIT Observability?
STACKIT Observability is a fully managed monitoring and analytics service that unifies metrics, logs, and traces in one place. It is built on established open-source tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, and Tempo.
Is STACKIT Observability Prometheus-compatible?
Yes, metrics are ingested via the Prometheus Remote Write interface. Since 2026, the service also supports log ingestion via the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP).
Which Grafana version is provided?
STACKIT runs a current stable Grafana version as a managed service (most recently Grafana 12.x) and keeps it up to date through automatic updates.
What does STACKIT Observability cost?
Billing is hourly based on metrics throughput (metric values per minute) across tiered plans from Starter to Large. Exact prices are available via the STACKIT Calculator or the current price list.
Can I correlate traces with logs and metrics?
Yes, Grafana lets you visualize and cross-reference metrics, logs, and traces of the same system together.
Note: All product information on this page has been compiled with care, but is provided without guarantee and may be outdated or incomplete. Cloud services evolve rapidly — features, pricing, SLAs, and availability change frequently. Authoritative and up-to-date information can only be found on the official product page of STACKIT (official documentation). This page does not represent an offer by STACKIT.
