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# Instance-level analytics **(FREE SELF)**

> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/41416) in GitLab 11.2.

Instance-level analytics provide insights into the feature and data usage of your entire instance.

## View instance-level analytics

Prerequisites:

- You must have administrator access to the instance.

To view instance-level analytics:

1. On the left sidebar, at the bottom, select **Admin Area**.
1. Select **Analytics**, then one of the available analytics:

   - [DevOps Reports](dev_ops_reports.md): Provides an overview of your entire instance's feature usage.
   - [Usage Trends](usage_trends.md): Shows how much data your instance contains, and how the data is changing.