Petabyte-scale Observability 90% less
OpenObserve provides logs, metrics, and traces without the per-host pricing, custom metrics, and endless add-ons that squeeze companies as they scale.
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Why teams switch from Datadog
Same capabilities, fundamentally different economics
No per-host pricing
$15-27/host/month adds up fast! OpenObserve's pricing is fully ingest-based.
No custom metrics fees
Datadog charges $0.05 per custom metric. That adds up fast. OpenObserve includes unlimited custom metrics with no extra charges.
No vendor lock-in
No proprietary agents to install or maintain. Use the OTel collector and enjoy complete observability control.
Logs, metrics, traces unified
One platform for everything. No hopping around from tool-to-tool.
Bring your own storage
Use S3, GCS, Azure Blob, or MinIO. Your data stays in your cloud, under your control.
Enterprise-secure
SOC2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified. SSO, RBAC, and audit logs included.
Feature comparison
Modern, full-stack observability
| Feature | Datadog | OpenObserve |
|---|---|---|
| Logs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Metrics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Traces | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dashboards | ✓ | ✓ |
| Alerts | ✓ | ✓ |
| OpenTelemetry Native | Partial | ✓ Full |
| Per-Host Pricing | $15-27/host/mo | $0 |
| Custom Metrics | $0.05/metric | Unlimited, included |
| Self-Hosted Option | ✗ | ✓ |
| Open Source | ✗ | ✓ AGPL-3.0 |
| Bring Your Own Storage | ✗ | ✓ |
I don't worry about cost. I don't worry about performance because we really kicked the tires on this. We took it out on the racetrack and ran it around.
Migration is easier than you think
OpenTelemetry native means no proprietary agents to rip out
Point your OTel collector
Change the endpoint in your existing OpenTelemetry configuration. Takes about 2 minutes.
Import your dashboards
Recreate your key dashboards in OpenObserve. SQL-based queries make it straightforward.
Set up alerts
Configure alerting rules using familiar patterns. Slack, PagerDuty, and webhook integrations included.
Run in parallel
Keep Datadog running while you validate. Cut over when you are ready.
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