IBM Cloud Logs Pricing in 2026
8 plans.
Standard - Store and search
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Archive-oriented storage and search pipeline
Standard - Analyze and alert
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Processing, monitoring and alerting pipeline
Standard - Priority insights (7 days)
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7 days retention
Standard - Priority insights (14 days)
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14 days retention
Standard - Priority insights (30 days)
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30 days retention
Standard - Priority insights (60 days)
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60 days retention
Standard - Priority insights (90 days)
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90 days retention
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Billed Metered per gigabyte ingested; tier prices are listed per GB
Store and search: $0.48 USD/GB · Analyze and alert: $0.75 USD/GB · Priority insights: $1.20 USD/GB (7 days), $1.75 USD/GB (14 days), $2.25 USD/GB (30 days), $2.75 USD/GB (60 days), $3.25 USD/GB (90 days)
Read from IBM Cloud Logs's pricing page on 24 Sept 2026.
What the alternatives cost
| Product | Free | Paid from |
|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud Logging | Free plan | $0.01 |
| Elastic Observability | Free plan | — |
| Grafana Loki | Free plan | $19 |
| SparkLogs | Free plan | $100 |
| ELK Stack | Free plan | $0.07 |
| SolarWinds Loggly | Free plan | $79 |