Lowest per-GB log ingest rates (2026)
The lowest published per-GB log ingest rate is Datadog at $0.10/GB, then Elastic Observability and Dynatrace. Note that ingest rate alone does not decide the bill - indexing, retention and minimum commitments matter too. Pricing snapshot: June 2026 - verify current pricing on the vendor's site before relying on these figures.
Source: Vendor pricing pages. Data as of June 2026.
Ranked by per-GB ingest rate
| # | Vendor | Per-GB rate | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Datadog | $0.10/GB | Ingest $0.10/GB; indexing $1.27 per million events at 15-day retention (higher for longer). |
| 2 | Elastic Observability | $0.11/GB | Egress 50 GB free then $0.05/GB; volume tiers lower the rate. |
| 3 | Dynatrace | $0.20/GB | Log ingest plus query/retention capability units; effective enterprise rate ~$0.20/GiB. |
| 4 | New Relic | $0.40/GB | All signals (metrics, logs, traces, events) count toward one ingest meter. Data Plus adds longer retention/features. |
| 5 | Coralogix | $0.42/GB | Frequent Search $1.15/GB, Monitoring $0.50/GB, Compliance $0.17/GB depending on pipeline. |
| 6 | Grafana Cloud | $0.45/GB | Pro tier; roughly $0.05 process + $0.40 write per GB above the free allowance. |
| 7 | Better Stack | $0.50/GB | Telemetry bundles (Nano $25 to Tera ~$420/mo) set included GB; overage per GB. |
Frequently asked questions
Which observability vendor has the lowest per-GB log ingest rate?
The lowest published per-GB log ingest rate is Datadog at $0.10/GB, followed by Elastic Observability and Dynatrace. Coralogix's tiered TCO Optimizer can drop low-value logs to as little as $0.17/GB. Pricing snapshot: June 2026.
Is the lowest per-GB rate always the cheapest in practice?
Not necessarily. Ingest rate is only one factor: indexing (Datadog $1.27/M events), retention blocks (Grafana, Elastic), pre-compression measurement (Elastic) and minimum commitments all change the effective cost. A higher ingest rate with cheaper retention can beat a low ingest rate with expensive indexing.
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Last updated: 2026-06-21