Better Stack
Observability platform combining logs, uptime monitoring, and incident management
Founded
N/A
Starting Price
$0
Category
Monitoring & Observability
Last updated April 27, 2026
About Better Stack
Better Stack (formerly Logtail) is an observability platform that combines structured log management, uptime monitoring, on-call scheduling, and incident management in a single solution. Built on ClickHouse, it offers SQL-compatible log querying at up to 30x lower cost than Datadog. The platform supports OpenTelemetry-native ingestion, Prometheus metrics, and integrates with popular frameworks and cloud providers.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Exceptional 4.8/5 rating on G2 with 300+ reviews
- Up to 30x cheaper than Datadog for log management
- Beautiful, intuitive UI that makes setup and monitoring seamless
- Generous free tier for getting started
- Fast ClickHouse-powered queries across terabytes of log data
Key Features
Telemetry & Log Management
Aggregate structured logs and traces from anywhere, query with drag-and-drop, PromQL, or SQL
Uptime Monitoring
Monitor websites, APIs, and services with 10+ check types and multi-region verification
On-Call & Incident Management
On-call scheduling, alerting via phone, SMS, Slack, and collaborative incident resolution
Status Pages
Beautiful, customizable status pages to communicate availability to users
Dashboards & Visualization
Build custom dashboards with charts from logs, metrics, and time series data
OpenTelemetry Native
First-class support for OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and VRL log transformation
Alerting
Unlimited phone call and SMS alerts with flexible escalation policies
Pricing
Free
$0
- 10 monitors
- Basic telemetry
- 1 status page
- Community support
Team
$21/month
Best For
Application Monitoring
Monitor uptime, collect logs, and resolve incidents for web applications and APIs
DevOps Observability
Centralize logs, metrics, and traces from cloud infrastructure with OpenTelemetry
Incident Response
Set up on-call rotations, alerting escalations, and collaborative incident management
Status Communication
Publish real-time status pages to keep users informed about service availability
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