# Hosted vs. self-managed

ENLYZE offers two ways to use Grafana with your production data: **Platform Grafana** (hosted by ENLYZE) or your **own Grafana instance** (self-managed).

## Platform Grafana

Platform Grafana is the Grafana instance hosted by ENLYZE. It is fully set up and connected to your production data.

### Advantages

* No installation or configuration needed
* The ENLYZE Grafana Plugin and the ENLYZE API are already set up as data sources
* Automatic updates and maintenance by ENLYZE
* Ready to use immediately after provisioning

### Access

You can reach your Platform Grafana instance via the URL provided by ENLYZE. If you do not have access yet, contact your ENLYZE representative.

## Self-managed Grafana

If you already run your own Grafana instance, you can also connect it to ENLYZE. Two data sources are available for this:

* **ENLYZE Grafana Plugin** for time series data (machine parameters)
* **Infinity Plugin** for connecting to the ENLYZE API (OEE, downtimes, production runs)

### Prerequisites

* A running Grafana instance (version 9.0 or higher recommended)
* Network access to `https://app.enlyze.com`
* An ENLYZE API token (available from your ENLYZE representative)

### Setup

Setting up the data sources in your own Grafana instance is described in detail on the [ENLYZE data source](/en/integrations/grafana/enlyze-data-source.md) page.

## Comparison

|                       | Platform Grafana          | Self-managed                           |
| --------------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Installation          | Not needed                | Own infrastructure                     |
| ENLYZE Plugin         | Pre-installed             | Manual installation                    |
| ENLYZE API (Infinity) | Pre-configured            | Manual configuration                   |
| Updates               | Automatic by ENLYZE       | Your responsibility                    |
| Customization         | Standard Grafana features | Full control over plugins and settings |
| User management       | Via ENLYZE                | Your responsibility                    |


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