# OpenObserve

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/observability/openobserve/

Open-source observability covering logs, metrics, traces, RUM and session replay, priced per GB with retention included.

## Who it suits

Teams that want one bill they can predict — ingest, query, and retention included — with session replay and RUM in the same product rather than as separate purchases.

Consider something else if Ingest is $0.50 per GB against Grafana Cloud's $0.050, so the simplicity costs an order of magnitude at volume.

## What the documentation says

### Pricing

- Pricing model: Two meters and nothing else: $0.50 per GB ingested and $0.01 per GB queried, with retention included rather than sold as a tier. OpenObserve frames it as no hidden tiers and no surprise bills. ([source](https://openobserve.ai/pricing), read 2026-09-06)

### Observability

- Retention window: Included rather than priced: 15 months for metrics and 30 days for logs, traces, RUM and everything else, at no extra cost on pay-as-you-go. ([source](https://openobserve.ai/pricing), read 2026-09-06)
- Session replay: Supported ([source](https://openobserve.ai/pricing), read 2026-09-06)
- Self-hostable: Supported ([source](https://openobserve.ai/pricing), read 2026-09-06)
- Ingest price per GB: $0.50 per GB ingested, quoted with a 30% annual-commitment discount already applied. ([source](https://openobserve.ai/pricing), read 2026-09-06)
- Query price: $0.01 per GB queried, billed separately from ingest. ([source](https://openobserve.ai/pricing), read 2026-09-06)

## Compared with

- [OpenObserve vs SigNoz](https://inetgeek.com/compare/signoz-vs-openobserve/)
- [OpenObserve vs Grafana Cloud](https://inetgeek.com/compare/grafana-cloud-vs-openobserve/)
- [OpenObserve vs Datadog](https://inetgeek.com/compare/datadog-vs-openobserve/)