How is Hosted Graphite Different to Vanilla Graphite?

There are a lot of differences between HG Graphite and vanilla Graphite, but there are 2 which will affect users the most.

• Data aggregation is automatic. In vanilla Graphite only one datapoint is saved per resolution interval, so if you want to send data more frequently you need to use some kind of pre-aggregation service, like StatsD or Carbon Aggregator. Hosted Graphite creates Data Views for all metrics we receive, which consolidate all your datapoints like an aggregator would, but also gives you access to 9+ different versions of your aggregated metrics. Visit the Data Views page for a full list of all the data views you can access.
• No ‘Last Write Wins’. As mentioned above, in vanilla Graphite only one datapoint per timestamp can be stored. If a new datapoint is sent to the old timestamp, it overwrites the old value. With Hosted Graphite the new datapoint is incorporated into the data views instead.