Log Management · pricing · Updated November 2026
Sematext Logs pricing (2026)
Sematext Logs starts at $5/mo (Basic (entry paid)) as checked on 2026-11-01, read from Sematext Logs's own pricing page; 3 plans. Best for Small to mid-size engineering teams wanting affordable ELK-compatible log management. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $5/mo (Basic (entry paid)) · 10% off with annual billing
- Free tier: — · 14-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: Small to mid-size engineering teams wanting affordable ELK-compatible log management; Teams needing infrastructure monitoring, logs, and APM in a single platform; Organizations with Kubernetes workloads that need automated log discovery
As of · every figure below links to its source
Sematext Logs plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
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| Basic (entry paid) | $5 | −10% | Flat monthly | $5/month on the page's monthly billing: data received $0.1/GB, data stored $0.15/GB, 7-day retention, 500 MB/day. Price depends on daily log volume and retention. The page offers annual billing at -10%. 14-day free trial, no credit card needed. | sematext.com |
| Standard | $50 | — | Flat monthly | $50/month on the page's monthly billing at its default selection; price depends on daily log volume (1, 5 or 10 GB/day) and retention (7 or 15 days). Data received $0.1/GB, data stored $1.57/GB. Adds email alerting, scheduled reporting and live tail. 14-day free trial, no credit card needed. | sematext.com |
| Pro | $60 | — | Flat monthly | $60/month on the page's monthly billing at its default selection; price depends on daily log volume (1 to 1,000 GB/day) and retention (7 to 365 days). Data received $0.1/GB, data stored $1.9/GB. Adds ChatOps and webhook integrations, anomaly detection, log archiving, logs pipelines and phone support. 14-day free trial, no credit card needed. | sematext.com |
Last verified 2026-11-01. Official pricing page https://sematext.com/pricing/ fetched 2026-06-14 but Standard and Pro plan prices render via JavaScript templates (values not in HTML). Basic plan prices ($0.10/GB received, $0.15/GB stored at 500 MB/day) confirmed from official page. Starting prices for paid plans ($50/month for 1 GB/day, 1-week retention) sourced from Sematext's own blog comparison article at https://sematext.com/blog/best-log-management-tools/ (fetched 2026-06-14). Annual plans receive 10% discount per official pricing page. On 2026-09-27 the pricing page rendered its Logs plans: Basic $5/month (500 MB/day, 7-day retention), Standard $50/month and Pro $60/month, with a 14-day trial.
Plans no longer listed
Plans we recorded earlier that the page they were read from no longer lists. None of these is a current price, and a plan missing from a pricing page may still be sold to existing customers or through sales.
| Plan | Last recorded | Named successor | Source |
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| FreeNot listed on sematext.com as of 2026-09-27; last seen 2026-06-14. The page lists: "Need a Custom Plan? Contact us for more details! Basic $5 /month" | was $0/mo — Not listed on sematext.com as of 2026-09-27; last seen 2026-06-14 | — | sematext.com |
Price changes
Price on record
$5/moRe-based on record 2026-10-16
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
From 2026-10-16 our record reflects a correction we published, not a vendor price move, so earlier figures are not compared with it.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Sematext Logs, newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Sematext Logs. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Citation moved; prices and dates unchanged. https://sematext.com/blog/best-log-management-tools/ no longer prices this plan (Basic (entry paid)); the vendor's current pricing page is https://sematext.com/pricing/, which lists it (it reads: "Basic $5 /month Data Received: $0.1/GB Data Stored: $0.15/GB Retention 7 days Daily Volume ? 500 MB/day"). The dates move only when that page is read and checked on its own terms.
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Basic (entry paid). Price on sematext.com as of 2026-09-27: Basic (entry paid) is listed at $5/month on the month-to-month side (record held $50). The page reads: "Basic $5 /month Data Received: $0.1/GB Data Stored: $0.15/GB Retention 7 days Daily Volume ? 500 MB/day"
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Free (not listed on sematext.com as of 2026-09-27; last seen 2026-06-14). Not listed on sematext.com as of 2026-09-27; last seen 2026-06-14. The page lists: "Need a Custom Plan? Contact us for more details! Basic $5 /month"
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Plan added: Standard, $50/mo (listed on sematext.com as of 2026-09-27). Plan added: Standard, $50/month (listed on sematext.com as of 2026-09-27). The page reads: "Standard $50 /month Data Received: $0.1/GB Data Stored: $1.57/GB Retention 7 days 15 days Daily Volume ? 1 GB/day 5 GB/day 10 GB/day"
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Plan added: Pro, $60/mo (listed on sematext.com as of 2026-09-27). Plan added: Pro, $60/month (listed on sematext.com as of 2026-09-27). The page reads: "Pro $60 /month Data Received: $0.1/GB Data Stored: $1.9/GB Retention 7 days 15 days 30 days 60 days 90 days 180 days 365 days"
Capabilities
Integrations: Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Kubernetes, Docker, Logstash, Fluentd, AWS, Journald, Syslog, PagerDuty.
Key features: Elasticsearch/OpenSearch-backed log search with Lucene/Google-like query syntax; Log Pipelines — filter, enrich, transform, and mask sensitive fields during ingestion; Automatic anomaly detection — identifies spikes, dips, and outlier patterns; Split Screen comparison — analyze two log reports side-by-side simultaneously; S3-compatible log archiving for long-term retention beyond plan limits.
Plan limits: Basic: $5/month for 500 MB/day with 7-day retention; Standard from $50/month and Pro from $60/month, priced by daily log volume and retention; Annual plans 10% cheaper than monthly; 14-day free trial for paid features.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Sematext Logs cost?
Sematext Logs starts at $5/mo (Basic (entry paid)); it has 3 published plans. Verified 2026-11-01.
Is Sematext Logs cheaper billed annually?
Yes. Sematext Logs publishes a 10% discount for paying annually (on the Basic (entry paid) plan). Verified 2026-11-01.
Does Sematext Logs support HIPAA?
Sematext Logs's public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA.
Does Sematext Logs have a free plan?
Sematext Logs's pricing page (sematext.com) did not list a free plan as of 2026-09-27; one was last seen 2026-06-14; it offers a 14-day free trial.
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