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title: "Graphite | Grafana Labs"
description: "Sending Graphite metrics to Grafana Cloud"
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## Graphite to Grafana Cloud

**What it’s for:** Teams migrating from Graphite who want managed storage in Grafana Cloud.

For Graphite metrics, you can use Telegraf, OpenTelemetry, or Carbon Relay as a bridge to Grafana Cloud.

[Graphite to Grafana Cloud options](graphite-flow.svg "Graphite to Grafana Cloud options")

## Option 1: Telegraf

**Best for:** Teams migrating from Graphite who want managed storage

| Pros                           | Cons                   |
|--------------------------------|------------------------|
| Simple Graphite input plugin   | Another tool to manage |
| Prometheus remote write output | InfluxData ecosystem   |
| Well-documented, mature        |                        |

## Option 2: OpenTelemetry Collector

| Pros                                        | Cons                               |
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Unified collector for metrics, logs, traces | More complex configuration         |
| Graphite receiver built-in                  | Newer, less Graphite-specific docs |
| Modern, vendor-neutral standard             |                                    |

## Option 3: Carbon Relay

**Only recommended if already running Carbon Relay**

| Pros                                   | Cons                                     |
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Direct integration if already deployed | Not recommended for new setups           |
| Native Graphite protocol support       | Legacy approach                          |
|                                        | Use Grafana Alloy or OTel for greenfield |

> **Note:** The OpenTelemetry docs mention Grafana Alloy as the recommended collector. Alloy is Grafana’s distribution of the OTel Collector. If you’re starting fresh, consider using [Grafana Alloy](/docs/alloy/). This course is for teams already running existing collectors.

## Documentation

View the full documentation. *Learning path coming soon!*

[Telegraf for Graphite](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/metrics/metrics-graphite/) [OpenTelemetry docs](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/otlp/send-data-otlp/) [Carbon Relay](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/metrics/metrics-graphite/data-ingestion/)