How is the estimate calculated?

We use Datadog's public list pricing ($0.10/GB log ingestion + $2.55/GB indexed at 15-day retention; same model for APM) and OpenObserve Cloud's $0.50/GB all-in rate. Your real bill depends on retention windows, on-demand usage, and bundled features — upload your invoice for an exact figure.

What file formats does the bill uploader support?

Datadog invoices in PDF format, up to 10 MB. We extract every line item, map it to an OpenObserve equivalent, and show per-service savings.

Do I need an account or credit card to see my savings?

No. The slider estimate and the invoice analysis are both free and require no signup or email. You'll be able to share the full comparison with yourself once it's ready.

Compare Datadog vs OpenObserve Pricing

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Datadog

What you're paying right now

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Datadog SKUsMonthly cost

Infra Hosts

DBM Hosts

APM Hosts

Serverless Invocations

Ingested logs

$0.00

Indexed logs

bundle of 1M

$9,619.39

Ingested spans

$0.00

Indexed spans

bundle of 1M

$0.00

Custom metrics

bundle of 100 / mo

$0.00

Everything else

(RUM Session Replay, Analyzed Logs, Synthetics Browser Tests)

$3,006.97

Total monthly cost$13,382.36/mo

OpenObserve

What you pay OpenObserve

Only pay for what you ingest.

Ingested dataMonthly cost

Logs

2.63TB

$1,472.72

Traces

0GB

$0.00

Metrics

0GB

$0.00

Everything included at no extra charge$0

Total monthly cost$1,472.72/mo

You save

89% lower than Datadog

$142,915.64/yr

Cost breakdown by component

The same components, side by side: Datadog stacks up, OpenObserve stays flat.

89%lower per month

One pooled, tiered rate

Everything is searchable at the ingest rate. No indexing tax, no per-host fees, no cardinality surcharge.

Drop-in compatible

Native support for OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and the Datadog Agent. Migrate without rewriting your instrumentation.

Open source & self-hostable

Run it on your own infrastructure or use OpenObserve Cloud. Your data, your call.

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Switch from Datadog seamlessly with our step-by-step migration guide,comparable features, and a single pooled rate.

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Frequently asked questions

: We use Datadog's public list pricing ($0.10/GB log ingestion + $2.55/GB indexed at 15-day retention; same model for APM) and OpenObserve Cloud's $0.50/GB all-in rate. Your real bill depends on retention windows, on-demand usage, and bundled features — upload your invoice for an exact figure.
: Datadog invoices in PDF format, up to 10 MB. We extract every line item, map it to an OpenObserve equivalent, and show per-service savings.
: No. The slider estimate and the invoice analysis are both free and require no signup or email. You'll be able to share the full comparison with yourself once it's ready.

Compare Datadog vs OpenObserve Pricing

No invoice? No problem

What you're paying right now

What you pay OpenObserve

Cost breakdown by component

One pooled, tiered rate

Drop-in compatible

Open source & self-hostable

Cut your observability spend.Here's how

Frequently asked questions

How is the estimate calculated?

What file formats does the bill uploader support?

Do I need an account or credit card to see my savings?

Cut your observability spend.
Here's how