Grafana dashboards need to be recreated in SigNoz due to differences in the dashboard JSON schemas between the platforms. However, SigNoz provides tools and templates to make this process smoother.
Prerequisites
- A SigNoz account (SigNoz Cloud or Self-Hosted).
- Access to your existing Grafana dashboards (for reference).
Migration Strategies
Using Dashboard Templates
SigNoz provides several pre-built dashboard templates that match common Grafana dashboards:
Find Template
Browse the SigNoz Dashboard Templates repository to find a matching dashboard.Import Dashboard
- Navigate to Dashboards in SigNoz.
- Click + New Dashboard.
- Click Import JSON.
- Either paste the JSON content or upload the file from the repository.
Creating Custom Dashboards
If there is no existing template, you can create a custom dashboard in SigNoz.
- Follow the Manage Dashboards guide for step-by-step instructions.
- Use the Query Builder to replicate your PromQL queries from Grafana.
Feature Comparison
Dashboard Features
SigNoz supports essential dashboard features including:
- Variables: Create template variables for dynamic dashboards.
- Panel Types: Various visualization options (time series, bar charts, tables, etc.).
- Query Builder: Construct queries visually or using PromQL.
Panel Types
SigNoz supports most of the common panel types found in Grafana:
| Panel Type | Grafana | SigNoz | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time Series | ✓ | ✓ | Both platforms support time series visualization with thresholds and unit configuration |
| Bar Chart | ✓ | ✓ | Both support categorical data visualization |
| Pie Chart | ✓ | ✓ | Both support proportional data visualization |
| Table | ✓ | ✓ | Both support tabular data display |
| Histogram | ✓ | ✓ | Both support distribution visualization |
| Value/Stat | ✓ | ✓ | Single value display with thresholds |
| Gauge | ✓ | - | Similar functionality available via Value panels with thresholds |
| Node Graph | ✓ | - | Service Map provides similar functionality for service dependencies |
| Logs | ✓ | ✓ | Dedicated List panel type for logs visualization |
| Traces | ✓ | ✓ | Advanced trace visualization through APM features |
| Flame Graph | ✓ | ✓ | Flame graphs are available in APM |
| State Timeline | ✓ | - | Not currently supported |
| Status History | ✓ | - | Not currently supported |
| Candlestick | ✓ | - | Not currently supported |
| XY Chart | ✓ | - | Not currently supported |
| Geomap | ✓ | - | Not currently supported |
| Canvas | ✓ | - | Not currently supported |
| News | ✓ | - | Not currently supported |
Please refer to the Panel Types documentation for more details.
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
You can manage your dashboards as code using the SigNoz Terraform Provider. This allows you to version control your dashboards and automate their deployment, similar to how you might manage Grafana dashboards with Terraform.
