Merge pull request #299684 from MicrosoftDocs/release-build-grafana

Add difference between Azure Managed Grafana and Grafana in Azure Monitor

Author: thomps23

articles/managed-grafana/faq.md

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ author: maud-lv
 ms.author: malev
 ms.service: azure-managed-grafana
 ms.topic: reference
-ms.date: 04/05/2024
+ms.date: 04/30/2025
+ai-usage: ai-assisted
 ---
 
 # Azure Managed Grafana FAQ
@@ -51,6 +52,12 @@ Charges for active users are prorated during the first and the last calendar mon
   - On February 28, the full monthly charge applies for 20 users.
   - Upon deletion on March 25, the charge for March would be prorated for 15 users for 25 days out of 31 days, totaling a charge for 12.09 active users.
 
+## What's the difference between Azure Managed Grafana and Grafana in Azure Monitor?
+
+Azure Monitor includes native support for Grafana dashboards directly within the Azure portal. This built-in capability allows you to quickly access prebuilt dashboards and create custom visualizations for monitoring your Azure resources without leaving Azure Monitor. It's ideal for users who primarily rely on Azure Monitor data sources and prefer a streamlined, integrated experience within the Azure portal.
+
+Azure Managed Grafana, on the other hand, provides a dedicated, fully managed Grafana instance with broader flexibility. Choose Azure Managed Grafana when you need advanced user management, customization, integration with a wide variety of Azure and non-Azure data sources, or when you require Grafana's full feature set, such as advanced alerting, reporting, and enterprise plugins. Azure Managed Grafana is also the recommended choice if you prefer managing dashboards and visualizations in a standalone Grafana environment, separate from the Azure portal.
+
 ## Next steps
 
 > [!div class="nextstepaction"]

articles/managed-grafana/overview.md

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Azure Managed Grafana is optimized for the Azure environment. It works seamlessl
 * User authentication and access control using Microsoft Entra identities
 * Direct import of existing charts from the Azure portal
 
+Grafana is also available within Azure Monitor. For more information, see [Difference between Azure Managed Grafana and Grafana in Azure Monitor](./faq.md#whats-the-difference-between-azure-managed-grafana-and-grafana-in-azure-monitor).
+
 To learn more about how Grafana works, visit the [Getting Started documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/getting-started/) on the Grafana Labs website.  
 
 ## Why use Azure Managed Grafana?