What is the starting price for Better Stack?

Responder licenses start at $29 per month when billed annually or $34 per month when billed monthly. The free tier is available for personal projects with 10 monitors and 1 status page included.

Does Better Stack offer a money-back guarantee?

Yes, Better Stack offers a 60-day money-back guarantee. Customers can try the platform risk-free and get a full refund within 60 days if unsatisfied.

How does Better Stack compare in price to Datadog?

Better Stack is 30x cheaper than Datadog. For equivalent telemetry (1 TB each of traces, logs, and metrics per month), Datadog costs approximately $56,774 per month while Better Stack costs $687 per month.

What features are included with a Responder license?

A Responder license includes access to uptime monitoring with incident management, on-call scheduling, monitoring, status pages with unlimited phone call and SMS alerts.

Can I store logs in my own AWS S3 bucket?

Yes, Better Stack allows you to host logs in your own S3 bucket for $250 per month (or $208 annually), eliminating the need to rehydrate logs from cold storage.

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Better Stack

The AI SRE observability stack at a fraction of your current costs

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Specifications of Better Stack
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Overview

AI SRE platform with incident management, on-call, logs, metrics, traces, and error tracking at 30x cheaper than Datadog.

Frequently looked up

Q1What is the starting price for Better Stack?: Responder licenses start at $29 per month when billed annually or $34 per month when billed monthly. The free tier is available for personal projects with 10 monitors and 1 status page included.
Q2Does Better Stack offer a money-back guarantee?: Yes, Better Stack offers a 60-day money-back guarantee. Customers can try the platform risk-free and get a full refund within 60 days if unsatisfied.
Q3How does Better Stack compare in price to Datadog?: Better Stack is 30x cheaper than Datadog. For equivalent telemetry (1 TB each of traces, logs, and metrics per month), Datadog costs approximately $56,774 per month while Better Stack costs $687 per month.
Q4What features are included with a Responder license?: A Responder license includes access to uptime monitoring with incident management, on-call scheduling, monitoring, status pages with unlimited phone call and SMS alerts.
Q5Can I store logs in my own AWS S3 bucket?: Yes, Better Stack allows you to host logs in your own S3 bucket for $250 per month (or $208 annually), eliminating the need to rehydrate logs from cold storage.

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Key features

eBPF-based service map with network flow visualization
OpenTelemetry-native instrumentation with no code changes
AI SRE agent for agentic root cause analysis
Smart incident merging for batch alerts
Session replay with 2x speed playback
Playwright-based transaction monitoring
Unlimited phone call alerts and SMS
SQL and drag-and-drop log querying
Custom CSS and JavaScript status pages
MCP server for LLM workflow integration

Pricing

Free tier includes 10 monitors, 1 status page, 100,000 exceptions per month, and basic alerts. Responder licenses start at $29-34/month including unlimited phone/SMS. Telemetry bundles (Nano $25-38, Micro $100-150, Mega $210-315, Tera $420-630/month) provide logs, traces, and metrics retention. Addi

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