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Every Metric, Every Label. No Cardinality Cliff.

PromQL and SQL. Full resolution, retained.

Monitor your infrastructure and applications with Prometheus-native metrics and efficient time-series storage.

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OpenObserve Metrics Dashboard

Correlated Telemetry

Pivot from a metric spike straight into the logs and traces behind it, no second tool.

PromQL or SQL, Your Choice

Query the same metrics either way, no forced migration.

OTel-native Metrics

Standardized collection with zero vendor lock-in

Metrics & Time-Series

Metrics That Don’t Fall Over at Scale

Collect and query time-series data without hitting a cardinality wall.

Metrics Collection & Analysis

  • Effortless Collection

    Ingest metrics from any source with minimal overhead via Prometheus remote-write, OpenTelemetry, or direct API integration.

  • Real-Time Insights

    Visualize and analyze metrics instantly without cardinality limits, enabling immediate detection of performance trends.

Metrics Collection & Analysis

Prometheus Integration

  • Native Compatibility

    Connect with Prometheus endpoints using full remote write protocol support and your existing configurations.

  • Flexible Querying

    Use familiar PromQL syntax or switch to SQL, your team’s expertise remains valuable without new learning curves.

Prometheus Integration

Metrics Processing Advanced

  • Aggregations

    Process time-series data with powerful calculations including rates, moving averages, and percentile analysis using either PromQL or SQL.

  • Downsampling

    Optimize query performance for historical data through automatic downsampling of longer period requests.

Metrics Processing Advanced

Optimized Storage

  • Columnar Storage

    Cut storage costs while maintaining query speed through columnar format designed for time-series data.

  • Configurable Retention

    Define custom retention periods for each data source, ensuring you keep only what you need for as long as you need it.

Optimized Storage
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.

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  • vs. Elastic

    140×

    storage efficiency

    140x storage means longer retention doesn't necessarily mean expensive bills.

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  • vs. Grafana stack

    5–15×

    faster performance

    5x to 15x faster queries mean dashboards load in milliseconds, not minutes.

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Testimonials

Teams trust OpenObserve with their metrics

Correlate between the environments and signals across various sources with OpenObserve built-in correlation engine.

Debo Ray

“OpenObserve helped us migrate from Datadog in under an hour... reducing observability costs by 4x.”

4x

Lower observability cost

< 1 hour

Migrated off Datadog

Flat pricing

No month-end surprises

Debo Ray

Debo Ray

CEO, DevZero

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