Better Stack
Better Stack pricing: tiers, seat costs, and hidden fees
Short answer
Uptime, logs, errors, and status pages bundled. Telemetry bundles start at $25/mo annual; status pages and SSO billed as add-ons.
Public pricing tiers
TierMonthlyAnnual monthly equivalentNotes
Free
$0 month
$0 month
10 monitors, 1 status page, 100K exceptions, 5K session replays, 30GB metrics.
Nano Telemetry
$30 month
$25 month
40GB each for logs, traces, metrics; 30-day retention. Europe pricing.
Micro Telemetry
$120 month
$100 month
160GB each across signals.
Mega Telemetry
$250 month
$210 month
340GB each, 30-day retention.
Better Stack cost calculator
For 10 seats on Nano Telemetry, current public pricing implies $25 per month when annual pricing is available, or $30 month-to-month.
Hidden fees and quote risks
- AI SRE billed at $0.00003 per token.
- Error tracking $0.000050-$0.000175 per exception by region.
- Session replay $0.00150-$0.00525 per replay.
- Status pages $15-$250/mo per page on top of telemetry.
- SSO (Azure/Okta) is $5/user/month, audit logs $250/mo.
Enterprise notes
60-day money-back guarantee on all plans. Call routing $250/mo per phone number for incidents.
Closest alternatives
DatadogGrafana CloudNew Relic
Sources
Pricing changes frequently. Confirm directly with the vendor before purchase.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Better Stack cost?
Better Stack pricing depends on its Bundles + per-event usage. The page lists public tiers and flags custom or usage-based items that require vendor confirmation.
What is the main hidden fee risk for Better Stack?
AI SRE billed at $0.00003 per token.
Which Better Stack alternatives should buyers compare?
Datadog, Grafana Cloud, New Relic are the closest alternatives most procurement teams compare against Better Stack.