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Security report for grafana.net

Grafana Labs · Technology · N/a

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in GDPR outside view.

Security score

82/100

Risk levelLow

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Grafana Labs is a leading technology company specializing in open source analytics and monitoring solutions, primarily focused on observability platforms. Their flagship product, Grafana, along with complementary tools like Loki, Tempo, Mimir, and Pyroscope, serve a broad audience including developers, IT professionals, and enterprises seeking comprehensive monitoring and visualization capabilities. The company operates a hybrid business model combining open source software with cloud-based and enterprise paid offerings, positioning itself as a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader in observability platforms. The website reflects a mature, enterprise-grade digital presence with excellent content quality, clear navigation, and strong branding consistency. Technically, the website is built using modern web technologies including the Hugo static site generator and Alpine.js, hosted on AWS infrastructure. It demonstrates fast performance, excellent mobile optimization, and good accessibility standards. The site employs HTTPS with a secure domain registration status but lacks DNSSEC, which is a minor security gap. Analytics and marketing are managed via Adobe Marketing Cloud, indicating moderate user tracking. From a security perspective, the site follows good practices such as HTTPS enforcement and domain transfer protection. However, it lacks publicly available privacy, cookie, security, and incident response policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data aligns well with the company's history and business claims, supporting legitimacy. Overall, Grafana Labs' website is professional, trustworthy, and technically sound but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security policy transparency to improve compliance and user confidence.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
100
Security headers
65
Email security
75
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
82

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Grafana Labs holds a strong market position as a leader in observability platforms, leveraging a robust open source community and enterprise customer base. Their competitive advantage lies in offering a comprehensive stack of observability tools that integrate logs, metrics, traces, and profiling with AI/ML capabilities for anomaly detection and incident response. Revenue streams include cloud subscriptions, enterprise licenses, and professional services. The target customers range from small teams to large enterprises across various industries needing monitoring solutions. The company actively engages with the community through events, forums, and open source projects, fostering growth and innovation. Strategic partnerships and integrations with cloud providers and other observability tools enhance their ecosystem. The website content and structure reflect a mature, growth-oriented business with a clear focus on innovation and customer success.

Security posture

The security posture of the Grafana Labs website is solid with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection in place. The absence of DNSSEC is a minor security shortfall but does not critically impact overall security. No security headers were explicitly detected in the provided data, suggesting room for improvement in HTTP security headers implementation. The site does not expose sensitive information or vulnerable libraries in the HTML content. However, the lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in transparency and readiness for security incidents. Compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations is not clearly demonstrated due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is secure from a technical standpoint but should enhance policy disclosures and security best practices documentation to strengthen trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with explicit GDPR compliance statements and consent mechanisms.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and integrity.
  3. Implement and publish a security policy and incident response plan with clear contact channels for security issues.
  4. Add HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection.
  5. Increase transparency around data collection, retention, and user privacy to improve compliance and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Grafana Labs
Description
Grafana is the open source analytics and monitoring solution for every database.
Key services
Grafana Cloud, Grafana Enterprise, Logs powered by Grafana Loki, Traces powered by Grafana Tempo, Metrics powered by Grafana Mimir and Prometheus, Profiles powered by Grafana Pyroscope, AI/ML insights, Incident Response Management, Synthetic Monitoring, Performance & load testing
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Hugo static site generator, Alpine.js, Font Awesome, Google Fonts (Inter, Outfit, Poppins, DM Sans), AWS DNS hosting, JSON-LD structured data
Frameworks
Alpine.js
Platforms
AWS
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • No DNSSEC enabled (potential improvement area)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Adobe Marketing Cloud
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Adobe Marketing Cloud (grafana.tt.omtrdc.net)
Marketing tools
Adobe Marketing Cloud
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. Strong branding and consistent messaging about observability platform
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on main page or header
  4. Contact available primarily via contact form and sign-in/up pages
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  6. Use of modern web technologies and good mobile optimization
  7. No exposed emails or phone numbers found in HTML content
  8. Social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, GitHub
  9. Use of Adobe Marketing Cloud for analytics and tracking
  10. No DNSSEC enabled on domain, which is a minor security gap
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern, performant technical stack using Hugo for static site generation and Alpine.js for interactivity. It leverages multiple web fonts and Font Awesome icons for design consistency. Hosting is managed via AWS DNS services, ensuring reliable infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO enhancement. Analytics are handled through Adobe Marketing Cloud, indicating moderate tracking. The absence of DNSSEC and explicit security headers suggests areas for technical hardening. Overall, the technical implementation supports a fast, user-friendly experience with opportunities for improved security configurations.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 86/100Low22 findingsView report
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