You might be using Grafana, but not Grafana Cloud

Concerns

You could be thinking, “I already use Grafana, so I must be on Grafana Cloud.” Confusion happens when:

You aren’t sure whether your Grafana comes from Grafana Labs or from your cloud provider.
A feature you saw in Grafana Cloud documentation is missing from your setup, and it isn’t clear why.
You’re unsure which product the docs, pricing, or emails are talking about.

Several products carry the Grafana name. They differ by who manages them:

Product	Management	Description
Grafana OSS	Installed and managed by you	The open source visualization and monitoring tool
Grafana Enterprise	Installed and managed by you	The same open source tool as Grafana OSS, plus paid features such as support, single sign-on, and access controls
Amazon Managed Grafana and Azure Managed Grafana	Your cloud provider	A managed Grafana OSS or Enterprise that your cloud provider builds and operates
Grafana Cloud	Grafana Labs builds and runs	Fully managed observability platform. You may pay through a managed service or through Grafana.

Where you log in: A login through your cloud provider’s console, such as AWS or Azure, points to a provider-managed Grafana. A login through Grafana Labs points to Grafana Cloud.
Who you have an account with: A managed Grafana on a cloud platform is part of that provider’s account. Grafana Cloud is an account with Grafana Labs.
Which docs match your screens: If Grafana Cloud documentation doesn’t match what you see, you’re probably on a different product.