Tech riderRev. 28 Sept 2026
Better Stack
- 1Runs onAndroid, API, iOS, Web
- 2CostsFree plan · paid from $29/mo
2 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: betterstack.com
Overview
Better Stack is ranked #52 of 107 in log management software on Specifiction. It runs on Android, API, iOS, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/mo.
Better Stack plans and pricing
All plansFree for personal projects Free 10 monitors and heartbeats · 1 status page · 100,000 exceptions/month · 5,000 session replays · 3 GB logs and traces retained for 3 days · 30 GB metrics betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
Responder $29/mo per license, annually Uptime monitoring · incident management · on-call · status pages · unlimited phone call and SMS alerts betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
Nano — logs and traces $30/mo monthly 40 GB each of traces, logs, and metrics · 30-day logs retention betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
Micro — logs and traces $120/mo monthly 160 GB each of traces, logs, and metrics · 30-day logs retention betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
Mega — logs and traces $250/mo monthly 340 GB each of traces, logs, and metrics · 30-day logs retention betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
Tera — logs and traces $500/mo monthly 700 GB each of traces, logs, and metrics · 30-day logs retention betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
Compared on log management software
- Free plan
- Yesbetterstack.com
- Paid from
- $29/mobetterstack.com
Facts
- Product
- Better Stack describes its platform as covering AI SRE, incident management, on-call, uptime monitoring, status pages, telemetry, error tracking, and real user monitoring.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
- AI incident investigation
- Its Slack-native AI SRE agent investigates incidents using logs, metrics, traces, errors, and web events.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Telemetry
- Logs and traces can be transformed with VRL and queried using drag-and-drop, PromQL, or SQL.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Uptime checks
- Uptime monitoring includes HTTP(S) keyword checks, TCP/UDP port monitoring, SSL monitoring, DNS monitoring, and checks as frequently as every 30 seconds.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include Slack, Microsoft Teams, Datadog, New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus, PagerDuty, Jira, Zapier, and Google Calendar.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Mobile apps
- The integrations page lists iOS and Android apps for receiving notifications on mobile devices.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Security certifications
- Better Stack says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and GDPR compliant, and that EU data is stored in GDPR-compliant DIN ISO/IEC 27001-certified data centers by default.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Encryption and backups
- The security page says relevant data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with HTTPS/TLS, with regular automated backups and redundant storage where appropriate.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
- HIPAA
- Better Stack states that it is currently not HIPAA compliant.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Data locations
- Custom data locations are available for enterprise accounts.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Penetration testing
- Better Stack says it conducts regular third-party penetration testing and frequent code reviews, static analysis, and dependency vulnerability scans.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Error tracking
- Error tracking is Sentry SDK-compatible, includes 100,000 exceptions, and retains errors for 90 days.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Status pages
- The free plan includes one status page, and the pricing page lists 1,000 subscribers included.betterstack.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- betterstack.com/pricing· checked 28 Sept 2026
- betterstack.com/integrations· checked 28 Sept 2026
- betterstack.com/security· checked 28 Sept 2026