“OpenObserve helped us migrate from Datadog in under an hour... reducing observability costs by 4x.”
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Lower observability cost
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Migrated off Datadog
Flat pricing
No month-end surprises
Azure Observability
Azure Monitoring: Skip the Log Analytics Bill
One ARM template builds the Event Hub path. Stop paying per GB to read your own data.
Azure Activity LogsLogs
Stream Azure subscription activity logs via Event Hub. The ARM template sets up the infrastructure.
1Deploy ARM Template
Creates an Event Hub namespace, Event Hub and all required resources in your subscription.
Deploy to AzureEVENT HUB → OPENOBSERVE
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2 Configure Diagnostic Settings
Azure PortalAzure CLI
- Go to Subscriptions → your subscription
- Click Activity log, then Export Activity Logs
- Check the log categories you want
- Under Destination, choose Stream to an event hub
- Select the hub from Step 1
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One ARM template builds the Event Hub path. Nothing to install in your subscriptions.
Native Azure integrations
Connect your Azure estate in minutes. OpenObserve ingests directly from the services you already run - no agents, no custom glue code.
One-Template Deployment
An ARM template provisions the Event Hub namespace and every resource needed, nothing built by hand.
Few-Click Log Routing
Route Activity and diagnostic logs to the Event Hub in a few clicks.
One Query Layer
Query Azure telemetry the same way you query everything else, no separate KQL skill set required.
Why Use OpenObserve for Azure Monitoring?
Automated Azure Setup
ARM Template Deployment
Provision everything Azure monitoring needs without building it by hand. One ARM template creates the Event Hub namespace and every required resource.
Activity Log Routing Setup
Start sending Activity Logs to OpenObserve in a few clicks. No manual resource wiring in the Azure portal.
Unified Log Routing
Activity and Diagnostic Log Routing
Send Activity Logs and diagnostic logs to the Event Hub without building a custom pipeline.
AKS Cluster Correlation
See Azure Kubernetes Service clusters alongside the rest of your Kubernetes estate instead of monitoring them in isolation.
Cost-Predictable Ingestion
Flat-Rate Query Access
Query your Azure telemetry without paying per gigabyte read. Log Analytics-style per-GB pricing doesn’t apply.
Columnar Storage
Keep longer Azure retention windows without the storage bill growing at the same rate.
SQL and PromQL Querying
One Query Language for Every Cloud
Query Azure telemetry the same way you query AWS, GCP, and on-prem data.
No KQL Required
Keep using the SQL and PromQL skills your team already has.
Benchmarks
Measured against industry leaders
Same telemetry, same workloads, one platform. Every number is OpenObserve against a named vendor - not an industry average.
vs. Datadog
8×
more cost-effective
8x cost reduction means you can unify your observability into a single platform.
vs. Elastic
140×
storage efficiency
140x storage means longer retention doesn't necessarily mean expensive bills.
vs. Grafana stack
5–15×
faster performance
5x to 15x faster queries mean dashboards load in milliseconds, not minutes.
See how much you'd save switching today.
Testimonials
Teams trust OpenObserve with their Azure monitoring
Correlate between the environments and signals across various sources with OpenObserve built-in correlation engine.
Start in just a few steps
From zero to Azure dashboards in minutes - no agents to babysit, no pipelines to wire by hand.
See the guide- 1
Sign up
Spin up a in the region closest to you.
- 2
Connect Azure Monitor
Point Azure Monitor or Event Hubs at OpenObserve and load prebuilt Azure dashboards in a couple of clicks.
- 3
Visualize
Watch logs, metrics, and traces stream in - correlated and query-ready from the first event.
Resources
Explore guides, videos, and articles
to help you get the most out of Azure monitoring.
Azure Monitoring FAQs
Ready to get started with Azure observability?
Monitor every Azure service you run with prebuilt dashboards, metrics, and alerting rules. Pick the plan that fits your team.
Enterprise Professional
Self-hosted Enterprise, free up to 50GB. Advanced features for growing teams.
Cloud Free trial
Fully managed OpenObserve in the cloud. Start with a free trial - no infrastructure to run.
Enterprise Premium
Enterprise-grade support, SSO, and SLAs for large-scale, multi-region deployments.
