Chronosphere
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Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
- Chronosphere ranks #21 of 45 in Observability with an AI visibility score of 2.5 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
- Chronosphere is most visible on ChatGPT (3.3) and least on Google AI Mode (0.9).
- AI engines name Chronosphere in 5 of the 30 Observability buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
- gartner.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Chronosphere, with 10 citations.
About
Company details for Chronosphere
Chronosphere provides an observability platform for microservices and containers that helps teams find and fix customer-impacting issues and reduce the data volumes they pay for. Its Telemetry Pipeline, built by the creators of Fluent Bit, collects, transforms and routes telemetry data from any source to any destination. Palo Alto Networks completed its acquisition of Chronosphere on January 29, 2026. It ranks #21 of 45 in Observability on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 2.5 in the latest weekly run.
It has raised about $343M. Its differentiator: lets teams shape and reduce telemetry data on ingest and pay only for data they use, with a telemetry pipeline from the same vendor.
- Website
- chronosphere.io
- Categories
- Observability
- Company type
- Division of Palo Alto Networks
- Funding
- Series C (reported March 2024) · $343M raised
Read from gartner.com, x.com, linkedin.com, chronosphere.io, paloaltonetworks.com, multiples.vc · refreshed Nov 3, 2026.
AI visibility
Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.
Changes appear after the second weekly run in Observability. Datadog leads the category at 69.5%.
Media
Website and product screenshots for Chronosphere
AI mentions & citations
Recent answers that name Chronosphere
Which observability vendors do analysts recommend?
As of November 2026, the strongest analyst-recommended observability vendors are Datadog, Dynatrace, Grafana Labs, Splunk, Elastic, Chronosphere, and New Relic.
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Which observability vendors do analysts recommend?
Other notable vendors evaluated in the wider enterprise landscape include major hyperscalers and specialized players like Microsoft, AWS, IBM, Chronosphere, and Coralogix.[](https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/8114397)
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Industry listings identify Dynatrace, New Relic, AppDynamics, Elastic, Splunk, Chronosphere, and Honeycomb among prominent observability platforms.
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Products & features
What Chronosphere sells
Observability Platform
An end-to-end observability solution that helps teams harness the most useful data, reduce spend, boost developer efficiency and remediate faster.
Telemetry Pipeline
A Fluent Bit-based pipeline that simplifies the collection, transformation and routing of telemetry data from any source to any destination.
AI-Guided Troubleshooting
AI that pinpoints root causes and guides next steps for incident resolution, in limited availability.
Strengths engines cite
- Named among analyst-recommended observability vendors
Target market & buyers
Engineering and reliability teams running cloud native, containerized microservices.
Notable customers include Snap, Robinhood, DoorDash, Zillow.
Funding & recent developments
Funding
| Round | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2019 | $11M |
| Series B | 2021 | $43M |
| Series C | 2021 | $200M |
| Series C-3 | 2024 | $2M |
| Series C (reported March 2024) | 2024 | $120M |
| Latest known round | Total raised |
|---|---|
| Series C (reported March 2024) | $343M |
Recent developments
- Jan 2026CompanyPalo Alto Networks completes acquisition of Chronosphere
Chronosphere becomes a wholly owned business unit of Palo Alto Networks for $3.35 billion, and the Telemetry Pipeline remains available as a standalone product.
- Jul 2025CompanyNamed a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms
Chronosphere was named a Leader for the second consecutive year.
Competitive landscape
How Chronosphere compares with its top three alternatives
Chronosphere most often appears alongside Datadog, Grafana, New Relic in AI answers.
| Brand | Visibility | Share of voice | vs last week | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronosphere | 2.5% | 1.2% | New | Pricing not available |
| Datadog | 69.5% | 11% | New | $0.05 / mo |
| Grafana | 47.8% | 9.8% | New | Free plan |
| New Relic | 47.1% | 10.7% | New | Free plan |
| Dynatrace | 39.9% | 8% | New | $1.4 / mo |
What AI answers say
Sentiment and themes from the answers that mention this brand
Positive 14% · Neutral 57% · Mixed 29% of 7 engine answers that mention Chronosphere
Praised for
- Named among analyst-recommended observability vendors
Criticised for
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Chronosphere AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/chronosphere, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.