Managed Grafana

Amazon Managed Grafana vs Azure Managed Grafana

Grafana dashboards run as a managed service.

Releases in the last 90 days for each service
Service	Updates (90d)	Previews	GA	Upcoming deprecations	Last update
Amazon Managed GrafanaAWS	1	–	–	–	Sep 30, 2026
Azure Managed GrafanaAzure	0	–	–	1	Apr 13, 2026

Providers split their release notes differently (one Google Cloud release can be several short notes, where AWS posts one announcement), so compare kinds of change rather than raw totals.

Upcoming deprecations 1

Retirement: Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU will retire on March 30, 2027
Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU will be retired on March 30, 2027. Customers using the Essential SKU are encouraged to transition to Azure Managed Grafana Standard SKU or Azure Monitor Dashboards with Grafana before the retirement date to avoid service disruption, including…
Azure · Azure Managed GrafanaDeprecationApr 13, 2026Effective Mar 30, 2027
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Release notes 8

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Amazon Managed Grafana now supports creating Grafana 13.2 workspaces
Amazon Managed Grafana now supports creating new workspaces with Grafana version 13.2. This release brings features from open-source Grafana versions 13.0 to 13.2, including Git Sync for dashboards, dynamic dashboards, and PromQL query support in the Amazon CloudWatch data…
AWS · Amazon Managed GrafanaFeatureSep 30, 2026
Amazon Managed Grafana achieves FedRAMP High authorization in AWS GovCloud (US)
Amazon Managed Grafana is now a FedRAMP High authorized service in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West) regions.
AWS · Amazon Managed GrafanaRegionJul 16, 2026
Amazon Managed Grafana now supports dual-stack connectivity (IPv6 and IPv4)
Amazon Managed Grafana now supports dual-stack connectivity, enabling workspaces to communicate over both Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). Dual-stack mode is available for workspaces running Grafana version 10.4 or later.
AWS · Amazon Managed GrafanaFeatureMay 19, 2026
Amazon Managed Grafana now supports in-place upgrade to Grafana version 12.4
Amazon Managed Grafana now supports in-place upgrade from Grafana version 10.4 to 12.4. You can upgrade with just a few clicks from the AWS Console or via AWS SDK or AWS CLI.
AWS · Amazon Managed GrafanaFeatureMay 15, 2026
Amazon Managed Grafana now supports creating Grafana 12.4 workspaces
Amazon Managed Grafana now supports creating new workspaces with Grafana version 12.4. This release includes features that were launched as a part of open source Grafana versions 11.0 to 12.4, including Drilldown apps, scenes powered dashboards, variables in transformations,…
AWS · Amazon Managed GrafanaFeatureApr 17, 2026
Retirement: Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU will retire on March 30, 2027
Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU will be retired on March 30, 2027. Customers using the Essential SKU are encouraged to transition to Azure Managed Grafana Standard SKU or Azure Monitor Dashboards with Grafana before the retirement date to avoid service disruption, including…
Azure · Azure Managed GrafanaDeprecationApr 13, 2026Effective Mar 30, 2027
Amazon Managed Grafana now supports AWS KMS customer managed keys
Amazon Managed Grafana now supports customer-managed keys (CMK) through AWS Key Management Service (KMS), enabling you to encrypt data stored in in your Amazon Managed Grafana workspaces with your own encryption keys.
AWS · Amazon Managed GrafanaFeatureFeb 18, 2026
Amazon Managed Grafana now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Managed Grafana is now available in both AWS GovCloud (US-West) and AWS GovCloud (US-East) Regions, enabling government customers and regulated industries to securely visualize and analyze their operational data while meeting stringent compliance requirements.
AWS · Amazon Managed GrafanaRegionJan 26, 2026