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Mimir, Cortex, or Thanos?

Adjust the workload shape, compare the fit, then click each system to see its operating model, flow, and tradeoffs.

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Grafana Mimir

Agents
Distributor
Ingester
Object storage
Store gateway
Querier

Decision Matrix

Mimir

Best when central platform ownership, tenant policy, and scalable remote-write ingestion matter most.

Thanos

Best when existing Prometheus servers should remain local and a global query layer is the main need.

Cortex

Best when you already run Cortex or have compatibility and migration constraints.