Logz.io today
Starts at
$0.92/ingested GB, per day
- Contract
- Annual or monthly plans; monthly costs 1.2x the annual price
- Free plan
- Trial: 14-day free trial
Free plan, which Logz.io doesn't show (9)
A free plan you can keep, in the vendor's own words.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against Logz.io | States that Logz.io doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New RelicStandard full platform user (first user), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$10/userStandard full platform user (first user) plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Pay-as-you-go with no commitment past the current month... | Perpetual free tier each month: 100 GB data ingest, one free full platform... |
 Site24x7 Log ManagementWeb Uptime, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$10/moWeb Uptime plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Free forever plan: monitor the uptime of up to 50 resources and receive... |
| Grafana Loki (Grafana Cloud)Pro, read Oct 29, 2026 | $19/moPro plan, starting price | Not comparable | Self-hosted option, MCP server | Enterprise: minimum annual commit of $25,000 | Always-free plan: logs limited to 50 GB ingested per month with 14 day... |
 AxiomAxiom Cloud, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$25/moAxiom Cloud plan, starting price | Not comparable | MCP server | No minimum commitment on pay as you go; optional 12, 24 or 36... | Personal plan is permanent and free with 500 GB/mo data loading compute, 10... |
 Better StackNano bundle (Europe), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$30/moNano bundle (Europe) plan, starting price | Not comparable | MCP server | Not found | Free for personal projects: 3 GB logs retained for 3 days, 3 GB traces... |
 SolarWinds LogglyStandard, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$79/mo yearlyStandard plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Month-to-month plans available; annual prepaid plans offered at a... | Lite plan is free: centralized log management, automated log summaries... |
 HoneycombPro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$150/moPro plan, starting price | Not comparable | MCP server | Monthly or annual subscription on Pro | Free forever: up to 20M events and 100M metrics data points per month, 2... |
 GraylogGraylog Enterprise, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$1,250/mo yearlyGraylog Enterprise plan, starting price | Not comparable | Self-hosted option, MCP server | 1 to 5 year subscription terms; multi-year locks rate | Graylog Open is free permanently, source-available under SSPL, no daily... |
 OpenObserveread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.50/GB ingestedUsage price | Not comparable | Self-hosted option, MCP server | Committed terms are non-cancellable | Self-hosted Open Source edition is free forever; Self-Hosted Enterprise is... |
Flat tiers (3)
Priced in tiers, where Logz.io charges per seat.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against Logz.io | States that Logz.io doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SematextLogs Basic, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$5/moLogs Basic plan, starting price | Not comparable | Self-hosted option, MCP server | No contracts or commitments, cancel any time (infra monitoring FAQ) | Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card needed |
 LogicMonitorEssentials, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$16/moEssentials plan, starting price | Not comparable | MCP server | Existing contracts stay in effect for current term; actual pricing... | Trial: 15 days on any plan (pricing page); home page says 14-day access |
 Dynatraceread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.20/GiBUsage price | Not comparable | MCP server | Annual commitment at the platform level | Trial: 15-day free trial |
Other options (2)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against Logz.io | States that Logz.io doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coralogixread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.06/GBUsage price | Not comparable | MCP server | Fees invoiced and payable annually in advance, non-cancellable | Trial: 14-day free trial, all features, no credit card, quota of 8 units |
 Datadogread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.10/gb ingestedUsage price | Not comparable | MCP server | Service use is governed by the Master Subscription Agreement or... | Trial: Free trial offered, length not stated |
No price found, or contact sales (11)
- Chronospheresales led
- Criblhybrid
- Elastic Observabilityhybrid
- Fluentd (Treasure Data)contact the vendor
- ManageEngine EventLog Analyzerhybrid
- Mezmohybrid
- Observehybrid
- Rapid7 InsightIDR/InsightOpssales led
- SolarWinds Papertrailself serve
- Splunkhybrid
- Sumo Logichybrid
Questions
Is there a free alternative to Logz.io?
Yes. 9 log management software have a free plan, including New Relic, Site24x7 Log Management, Grafana Loki (Grafana Cloud), Axiom, Better Stack.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Logz.io's own category, Log management software. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Logz.io doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Logz.io's, which doesn't prove Logz.io lacks it. How prices are read.