Alerts are very similar to thresholds and superficially, they may appear to be the same, but they are substantially different both in function and how they are presented on the Grafana interface. Here's a quick look at the differences:
| Thresholds and Time Regions | Alerts |
| Primarily for visual representation | Primarily for notification triggers |
| Found in multiple panels | Found only in the Graph panels |
| Access in the visualization pane | Accessed through several interfaces |
| Many can be defined per panel | Only one per panel |
Unlike a threshold, alerts have the ability to trigger notifications...
