OpenObserve pricing (2026)
Answer: OpenObserve does not list a free plan in our snapshot — 14-day free trial (cloud); open-source self-host. Paid entry is stated as $0.50/GB ingested + $0.01/GB queried. Billing model: Per GB ingested + queried. Last verified 2026-10-24 from the vendor’s own pricing page.
- Free tier: No (trial / paid only)
- Free limits: 14-day free trial (cloud); open-source self-host
- Paid from: $0.50/GB ingested + $0.01/GB queried
- Last verified: 2026-10-24
- Source: https://openobserve.ai/pricing/
Data table
| Field | Value (as recorded) |
|---|---|
| Free plan | None |
| Free tier limits | 14-day free trial (cloud); open-source self-host |
| Paid from | $0.50/GB ingested + $0.01/GB queried |
| Pricing model | Per GB ingested + queried |
| Card required | not stated |
| OSS / self-host | Yes (AGPL-3.0) |
| Last verified | 2026-10-24 |
| Source | Official pricing page ↗ |
Gotchas we recorded
- Cloud is trial-only; free means self-hosting
- Trial only: plan for a paid tier after the trial window.
- A self-hosted option exists, but you run and pay for the infrastructure.
Alternatives in Logs
Axiom
Free tier 500 GB/mo data loading compute; 10 GB-hours query compute; 25 GB storage; no card
Coralogix
No free tier 14-day free trial (8 units quota); usage-based from $0.42/GB logs
Elastic Observability
No free tier Free trial of Elastic Cloud (serverless/hosted); self-managed option
Grafana Cloud
Free tier All Grafana Cloud services with usage limits; 10k active metric series; 14-day retention
Graylog
Free tier Free permanently; no daily ingest cap or volume limit (self-hosted)
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