Mimir
NewHorizontally scalable, multi-tenant long-term storage for Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics.
#20 of 45 in Observability10,000 customers (per finance.yahoo.com)0% positive in AI answers
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
- Mimir ranks #20 of 45 in Observability with an AI visibility score of 2.6 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
- Mimir is most visible on Google AI Mode (5.6) and least on Perplexity (1.1).
- AI engines name Mimir in 5 of the 30 Observability buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
- coralogix.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Mimir, with 2 citations.
About
Company details for Mimir
Mimir is an open-source project from Grafana Labs that provides horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant long-term storage for Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics. It can run in monolithic mode as a single binary with no added dependencies. Grafana Cloud Metrics is powered by Mimir, so it is also offered as a managed service. Mimir is distributed under AGPL-3.0-only. It ranks #20 of 45 in Observability on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 2.6 in the latest weekly run.
Its differentiator: open-source, horizontally scalable multi-tenant metrics storage that Grafana states handles up to 1 billion active time series in internal testing.
- Website
- grafana.com
- Categories
- Observability
- Company size
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Company type
- Division of Grafana Labs
- Funding
- Series E
- Customers
- 10,000 · per finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/grafana-labs-crosses-10-000-130000249.html
- Deployment
- Self-hosted open-source software, and also offered as a managed service through Grafana Cloud Metrics.
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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%.
AI mentions & citations
Recent answers that name Mimir
Alternatives to the most popular observability platform
Powered by projects like Grafana (visualization), Loki (logs), Mimir (metrics), and Tempo (traces), it provides a fully managed telemetry stack that integrates smoothly with OpenTelemetry and offers predictable,…
Best observability platform for startups
Grafana Cloud (Mimir/Loki/Tempo) — Best for OpenTelemetry + Managed Flexibility
Which observability platform offers a free trial?
Grafana Cloud : Offers a permanent free tier alongside managed trials for exploring metrics, logs, and traces using the LGTM stack (Loki, Grafana, Tempo, Mimir).
Alternatives to the most popular observability platform
Prometheus, Loki, Tempo and Mimir.
Compare the leading observability platforms
How do I choose an observability platform for a mid-market team?
Open Source / Managed Grafana / Prometheus Stacks: Highly cost-effective and flexible, but demand more internal engineering time to maintain, configure, and scale collectors (e.g., Grafana Tempo, Mimir,…
Products & features
What Mimir sells
Mimir
Open-source, horizontally scalable, multi-tenant long-term storage for Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics, runnable in monolithic or distributed mode.
Grafana Cloud Metrics
Managed metrics service from Grafana Labs, powered by Mimir.
Strengths engines cite
- Permanent free tier with managed trials
- Smooth OpenTelemetry integration
- Fully managed telemetry stack
- Predictable pricing
- Highly cost-effective and flexible
Target market & buyers
Notable customers include Bloomberg, Citigroup, Dell Technologies, Salesforce, TomTom, Nvidia.
Funding & recent developments
Funding
| Round | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2019 | $24M |
| Series B | 2020 | $50M |
| Series C | 2021 | $220M |
| Series D | 2022 | $240M |
| Series D extension (primary and secondary) | 2024 | $270M |
| Series E | 2026 | $250M |
| Latest known round | Total raised |
|---|---|
| Series E | — |
Recent developments
- Oct 2026ProductGrafana Labs opened the Grafana Marketplace for commercial plugins
Grafana Labs opened a marketplace for commercial plugins. This is a parent company event, not a Mimir-specific one.
- Aug 2026CompanyGrafana Labs announced 10,000+ customers and over $600 million ARR
Grafana Labs, the parent company of Mimir, announced more than 10,000 customers and reported ARR above $600 million.
- Aug 2026ProductAdaptive Profiles reached general availability in Grafana Cloud
Adaptive Profiles became generally available in Grafana Cloud. This is a parent company event, not a Mimir-specific one.
- Jul 2026CompanyGrafana Labs named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms
Gartner named Grafana Labs, the parent company of Mimir, a Leader in its 2026 Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms.
- Apr 2026ProductGrafana Labs released Grafana 13 and a next-generation Loki architecture
Grafana Labs released Grafana 13 and a next-generation Loki architecture at GrafanaCON 2026. This is a parent company event, not a Mimir-specific one.
Competitive landscape
How Mimir compares with its top three alternatives
Mimir most often appears alongside Datadog, Grafana, Loki in AI answers.
What AI answers say
Sentiment and themes from the answers that mention this brand
Positive 0% · Neutral 100% · Mixed 0% of 6 engine answers that mention Mimir
Praised for
- Permanent free tier with managed trials
- Smooth OpenTelemetry integration
- Fully managed telemetry stack
- Predictable pricing
- Highly cost-effective and flexible
Criticised for
- Demands more internal engineering time to maintain and scale
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Mimir AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/mimir, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.