Log analytics · Better Stack, Inc.
Better Stack
Developer-friendly SaaS combining log/trace analytics, uptime monitoring and incident management with transparent per-GB pricing.
Better Stack packages log and trace analytics, infrastructure/uptime monitoring, and on-call incident management into one product aimed at small and mid-sized engineering teams who find enterprise observability suites overbuilt and opaque. Its logs product is built on ClickHouse and is positioned as a faster, cheaper alternative to Datadog/Splunk for straightforward log search and dashboards. Pricing is transparently published (unusual in this category) as a small free allowance plus clear per-GB ingest and retention rates, and separate per-monitor and per-responder fees for uptime and on-call, rather than an opaque quote.
At a glance
| Vendor | Better Stack, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Usage-based |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Open source | No |
| Best for | Smaller engineering teams wanting straightforward log search plus uptime/on-call in one tool with published pricing. |
Pricing
Free tier includes 3GB/month logs and 10 uptime monitors; paid usage bills per-GB ingested/retained for logs and per-responder for incident management.
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 3GB logs/month retained 3 days; 10 uptime monitors included |
| Logs ingestion | $0.10-$0.35/GB | varies by region |
| Logs retention | $0.05-$0.18/GB/month | region-dependent |
| Incident management responder | $9/responder/month | channel- and thread-based workflows |
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget.
Features
- ClickHouse-backed log search and dashboards
- SQL-based querying over logs and traces
- Uptime and synthetic monitoring
- On-call scheduling and incident management
- Status pages with custom domains
- Transparent, publicly listed per-GB pricing
Integrations
Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026