# Better Stack pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Free). Among the 8 log management we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** betterstack.com
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA No · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** OpenTelemetry, Vector, Fluentd, Fluent Bit, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Vercel, Heroku, Slack
**Best for:** Startups and SMBs wanting all-in-one observability + uptime monitoring at flat pricing; Teams running on Vercel, Render, Fly.io, or Heroku seeking native integrations; Non-HIPAA workloads that need SOC 2 and GDPR compliance
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | — | flat | 3 GB logs/month, 3-day retention. Also includes 10 uptime monitors, 1 status page, 100,000 exceptions/month, 5,000 session replays. | betterstack.com |
| Telemetry Nano (US East) | $38 | — | flat | Annual rate $38/month ($456/year). Month-to-month rate $45/month. 40 GB logs (and 40 GB each of traces, metrics, web events) with 30-day retention. EU region: $25/month annual. | betterstack.com |
| Telemetry Micro (US East) | $150 | — | flat | Annual rate $150/month ($1,800/year). Month-to-month rate $180/month. 160 GB each of logs, traces, metrics, web events with 30-day retention. EU region: $100/month annual. | betterstack.com |
| Telemetry Mega (US East) | $315 | — | flat | Annual rate $315/month ($3,780/year). Month-to-month rate $375/month. 340 GB each of logs, traces, metrics, web events with 30-day retention. EU region: $210/month annual. | betterstack.com |
| Telemetry Tera (US East) | $630 | — | flat | Annual rate $630/month ($7,560/year). Month-to-month rate $750/month. 700 GB each of logs, traces, metrics, web events with 30-day retention. EU region: $420/month annual. | betterstack.com |

**Key features:** eBPF-based instrumentation — logs, metrics, and network traces with zero code changes; Unified telemetry bundles: logs, metrics, traces, and web events in a single flat-rate plan; SQL and PromQL query support alongside drag-and-drop query builder; Integrated uptime monitoring, incident management, and status pages in one platform; MCP server for integrating telemetry into LLM/AI workflows.

**Plan limits:** Free: 3 GB logs/month, 3-day retention; Free: 10 uptime monitors, 1 status page; Nano (US East): 40 GB logs/month, 30-day retention — $38/mo annual; Micro (US East): 160 GB logs/month, 30-day retention — $150/mo annual; EU region pricing roughly 34% cheaper than US East.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-14
Provenance: Official pricing page https://betterstack.com/pricing fetched 2026-06-14. Telemetry (log) bundles priced per region; US East prices used as reference. Annual pricing shown; monthly prices are approximately 18% higher. Free tier includes 3 GB logs with 3-day retention.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/log-management/better-stack/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Better Stack's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-14 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/log-management/better-stack/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl