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Grafana Mimir vs tern.mmrm

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Grafana Mimir and tern.mmrm — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Grafana Mimir vs tern.mmrm: at a glance

FeatureGrafana Mimirtern.mmrm
SectorAnalyticsAnalytics
Velocity score5.00.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesmetrics, prometheus-compatible, helm, packagingpharmaverse, mmrm, tabulation, maintenance
Last editorial update15h ago3d ago
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What is Grafana Mimir?

Mimir's feed is a weekly Helm bot, with the 3.2 candidate the only real release in months

The visible cadence is an automated weekly Helm chart release opened by a bot with a two-line body, now at 6.3.0-weekly.408. The only substantive entry in the window is the 3.2.0 release candidate from early August, which carried query engine work and native histogram support.

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What is tern.mmrm?

An MMRM tabulation package that has published nothing since its 2024 CRAN releases.

tern.mmrm wraps mixed models for repeated measures into the tern tabulation and plotting layer used by teal clinical modules. The visible history ends with three CRAN releases in mid-to-late 2024; before that the feed carries only automated version bumps from 2022, three of which have just been backfilled into the record. The most recent substantive change adds axis limit arguments to the LS-means plot.

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Grafana Mimir vs tern.mmrm: editorial side-by-side

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Grafana Mimir
ANALYTICS
5.0

Mimir's feed is a weekly Helm bot, with the 3.2 candidate the only real release in months

◆ Current state

The visible cadence is an automated weekly Helm chart release opened by a bot with a two-line body, now at 6.3.0-weekly.408. The only substantive entry in the window is the 3.2.0 release candidate from early August, which carried query engine work and native histogram support.

◆ Where it's heading

Packaging and the engine move on separate clocks: the chart ships weekly regardless of whether anything changed underneath, while Mimir itself cuts a minor roughly monthly. The weekly stream tells you nothing about direction and will keep dominating the feed by volume.

◆ Prediction

The chart line moving from 6.2.0-weekly to 6.3.0-weekly points at a 6.3.0 chart release carrying Mimir 3.2 once the candidate goes final.

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tern.mmrm
ANALYTICS
0.0

An MMRM tabulation package that has published nothing since its 2024 CRAN releases.

◆ Current state

tern.mmrm wraps mixed models for repeated measures into the tern tabulation and plotting layer used by teal clinical modules. The visible history ends with three CRAN releases in mid-to-late 2024; before that the feed carries only automated version bumps from 2022, three of which have just been backfilled into the record. The most recent substantive change adds axis limit arguments to the LS-means plot.

◆ Where it's heading

Content per release is thin and largely organisational: a maintainer change, replacing scda with random.cdisc.data in vignettes, and adapting to new {mmrm} versions. The package appears to be in maintenance, tracking its upstream dependency rather than developing independently. The 2022 entries now visible are release-automation commits, not releases in any meaningful sense.

◆ Prediction

Nothing here signals new functionality; the realistic next event is another compatibility release when {mmrm} or {rtables} changes underneath it.

Alternatives to Grafana Mimir and tern.mmrm

Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Grafana Mimir or tern.mmrm.

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Recent activity from Grafana Mimir and tern.mmrm

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1d agoGrafana MimirAutomated weekly Helm chart release 6.3.0-weekly.408
  2. 8d agoGrafana Mimirmimir-distributed-6.2.0-weekly.407: Release mimir-distributed Helm chart 6.2.0-weekly.407 (#16334)
  3. 15d agoGrafana Mimirmimir-distributed-6.2.0-weekly.406: Release mimir-distributed Helm chart 6.2.0-weekly.406 (#16287)
  4. 15d agoGrafana MimirMimir 3.2 RC: query engine work and native histogram support
  5. 1mo agoGrafana Mimirmimir-distributed-6.2.0-weekly.402: Release mimir-distributed Helm chart 6.2.0-weekly.402 (#15973)
  6. 1mo agoGrafana Mimirmimir-distributed-6.2.0-weekly.401: Release mimir-distributed Helm chart 6.2.0-weekly.401 (#15877)
  7. 1y agotern.mmrmAxis limits added to the LS-means plot
  8. 2y agotern.mmrmMaintainer change and scda replaced in vignettes
  9. 2y agotern.mmrmCRAN 0.3.0 release, mostly workflow housekeeping
  10. 3y agotern.mmrmAutomated version bump to 0.2.1
  11. 4y agotern.mmrmPre-release branch merge
  12. 4y agotern.mmrmCI automation commit, no release content

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Grafana Mimir and tern.mmrm?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Grafana Mimir is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Grafana Mimir better than tern.mmrm?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Grafana Mimir is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Grafana Mimir?

Top Grafana Mimir alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Grafana Mimir alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/grafana-mimir for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to tern.mmrm?

Top tern.mmrm alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "tern.mmrm alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/tern-mmrm for the full list with editorial commentary on each.