MimirHorizontally scalable, multi-tenant long-term storage for Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics.
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TempoOpen-source, high-scale distributed tracing backend
Comparison · Observability · weekly run Nov 3
Mimir vs Tempo
Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?
The short answer
Tempo is the stronger AI pick in Observability: it has a visibility score of 7.1 versus 2.6 for Mimir, and ranks ahead in 50% of the answers that name both.
Choose Mimir if…
- Permanent free tier with managed trials
- Smooth OpenTelemetry integration
- Fully managed telemetry stack
- Predictable pricing
Choose Tempo if…
- You want the brand AI engines rank higher (7.1 vs 2.6)
- AI answers describe it more positively (6% vs 0% positive)
- You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
- You need SOC 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO 22301 or PCI DSS v4.0.1 or GDPR or FedRAMP High or TISAX or CSA STAR or TX-RAMP Level 2 coverage
AI visibility side by side
Latest weekly run · Nov 3
| Metric | Mimir | Tempo |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility score | 2.6% | 7.1% |
| Change vs last week | New | New |
| Rank in Observability | #20 | #12 |
| Share of voice | 1.1% | 3.1% |
| Mentions this run | 6 | 18 |
| Positive in AI answers | 0% | 6% |
The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days
Mimir 0pp · Tempo 0pp over 0 weekly runs.
Engine by engine
Tempo leads on 3 of 3 engines
ChatGPT
AI Mode
Perplexity
MimirTempo
Head to head in AI answers
6 engine answers name both brands
3Mimir ranked higher
3Tempo ranked higher
| Prompt | Engine | Mimir | Tempo |
|---|---|---|---|
| How do I choose an observability platform for a mid-market team? | AI Mode | #8 | #7 |
| Best observability platform for startups | AI Mode | #6 | #8 |
| Compare the leading observability platforms | Perplexity | #7 | #9 |
| Alternatives to the most popular observability platform | ChatGPT | #7 | #6 |
| Alternatives to the most popular observability platform | AI Mode | #4 | #5 |
| Which observability platform offers a free trial? | AI Mode | #6 | #5 |
Features, pricing & fit
| Dimension | Mimir | Tempo |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Self-hosted open-source software, and also offered as a managed service through Grafana Cloud Metrics. | Managed as Grafana Cloud or self-hosted on Kubernetes via Helm |
| Compliance | — | SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 22301, PCI DSS v4.0.1, GDPR, FedRAMP High, TISAX, CSA STAR, TX-RAMP Level 2 |
| Headquarters | New York, NY | New York, NY |
| Employees | 1,001–5,000 | 1,001–5,000 |
| Funding | Series E | Series E · $1100M raised |
| Best for | Organizations running Prometheus or OpenTelemetry metrics at scale that need multi-tenant, long-term metric storage. | — |
Pros and cons
Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand
Mimir
- Permanent free tier with managed trials
- Smooth OpenTelemetry integration
- Fully managed telemetry stack
- Predictable pricing
- Highly cost-effective and flexible
- Demands more internal engineering time to maintain and scale
Tempo
- Open-source and cost-effective
- Mature Prometheus, Loki and Grafana ecosystem
- Distributed tracing for traces
- Integrates smoothly with OpenTelemetry
- Managed option with a permanent free tier
- Demands significant internal engineering time to maintain and scale
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Mimir vs Tempo”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/mimir-vs-tempo, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.