Elastic Observability
Elastic Observability brings logs, metrics, application traces, user experience data, and other telemetry together for application and infrastructure monitoring. It supports log analysis with ES|QL, performance and infrastructure monitoring, incident investigation, alerting, cases, and service level objectives. Other listed capabilities include anomaly detection, an AI Assistant, AI-powered log parsing, LLM observability, and CPU profiling through stack sampling. OpenTelemetry and vendor-neutral instrumentation are supported, including native data collection without proprietary agents. Deployment choices include Serverless, Hosted, and self-managed installations, which can run on customer infrastructure. Serverless pricing is usage-based and varies by telemetry and project tier; pricing is also available on request. A free plan and a 14-day trial are listed. Serverless Logs Essentials ingest starts at $0.07/GB and retention at $0.017/GB/month. For Serverless Complete, logs and traces ingest starts at $0.09/GB, while metrics ingest starts at $0.023/GB. Retention starts at $0.019/GB/month for logs and traces and $0.005/GB/month for metrics.
Who it is for
It suits teams that need to analyze application and infrastructure telemetry, investigate incidents, and monitor performance. Its deployment options cover managed services and self-managed environments.
What is good
- Combines logs, metrics, traces, and user experience data.
- Supports OpenTelemetry and vendor-neutral instrumentation.
- Offers Serverless, Hosted, and self-managed deployment options.
- Includes alerting, incident investigation, and service level objectives.
- Lists a 14-day trial and a free plan.
What to know first
- Serverless pricing varies by telemetry and project tier.
- Serverless usage charges include ingestion and retention.
- Mobile app monitoring is listed as unavailable.
Verdict
Elastic Observability covers a broad range of telemetry and troubleshooting workflows, with both managed and self-managed deployment options. Review usage-based ingestion and retention rates against expected data volumes before selecting a Serverless tier.
Elastic Observability plans and pricing
All plansCompared on log management software
- Free plan
- No
