Plugins Policy

Grafana Labs

Plugins

Plugins policy

This document governs the offering of plugins for use with Grafana - whether such usage is in connection with open source Grafana, third-party managed Grafana, Grafana Enterprise or Grafana Cloud. For terms regarding the usage of a specific plugin, refer to the type of plugin and any applicable OSS license or commercial terms that may be associated thereto.

All plugins need to be cryptographically signed in order to be accessible by users. The purpose is to improve the security, quality, and reliability of the plugin ecosystem, while also helping Grafana Labs build a sustainable open source business around Grafana.

Plugin publishing and signing criteria

Grafana plugins must adhere to the following criteria when being reviewed for publishing and signing.

Grafana Labs reserves the right to decline or remove any plugin at its discretion. Failure to comply with publishing and signing criteria may result in immediate removal from the Grafana plugin catalog.

What are the different classifications of plugins?

A plugin’s signature level depends on its author, related technology or intended use.

Signature Level

Paid Subscription Required to Sign?

Description

Private

No;Free of charge

Private plugins are for use on your own Grafana instance.They may not be shared to the Grafana community or to your customers, and are not published in the Grafana catalog.Private plugins are not compatible with Grafana Cloud.

Community

No;Free of charge

Community plugins contain dependent technologies that are open source and/or not for profit. Not commercial in nature and not affiliated with any commercial endeavor.Community plugins are published to the official Grafana catalog, and are available to the Grafana community for direct installation.Support is provided by the individual developer and/or community.Compatible with Grafana Cloud.

Commercial

Yes;Commercial Plugin Subscription required

Commercial plugins are offered in connection with a commercial offering, commercial dependencies or offered by a for-profit business. They contain dependent technologies that are closed source or commercially backed (even if open source at their core).Commercial plugins are published to the official Grafana catalog, and are available to the Grafana community for direct installation.These plugins are partner-developed and support is provided by the partner.Compatible with Grafana Cloud.

Grafana

Not applicable; authored by Grafana Labs

Grafana plugins are built and offered exclusively by Grafana Labs.Supported by Grafana Labs.Compatible with Grafana Cloud.

Enterprise

Not applicable; authored by Grafana Labs

Enterprise plugins are built and offered exclusively by Grafana Labs.Use of Enterprise plugins is governed by the terms of our Master Services Agreement or other written, mutually agreed licensing terms between Grafana Labs and the end user.Supported by Grafana Labs.Compatible with Grafana Cloud.

Marketplace

Marketplace Partner Agreement required

Marketplace plugins are commercial, partner-developed plugins verified by Grafana Labs and sold through the Grafana Labs Marketplace. Such plugins are licensed to end users under the partner's own End-User Terms and End-User Privacy Policy. Compatible with Grafana Cloud and Grafana Enterprise.

Restrictions

• Plugins may be denied signing and/or publishing for any of the following reasons:

Forking of an existing plugin or creating derivative works.