HyperDX vs Purl
HyperDX
hyperdx.ioPurl
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| Figure | HyperDX | Purl |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $20/mo | $39/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Spec score · Log Management Software | 9.1 (#9) | 8.6 (#21) |
| Deployment options | both | self-hosted |
| Deployment requirements | The repository recommends at least 4 GB of RAM and two CPU cores for testing the all-in-one deployment. | The installation guide lists Linux server requirements of Ubuntu 20.04+, Debian 11+ or CentOS 8+, with at least 512 MB RAM and one CPU core. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Live log tailing | Yes | Yes |
| Product | HyperDX is a cloud-based production monitoring and debugging tool for correlating logs, metrics, traces, and user sessions in one place. | Purl is lightweight, self-hosted log aggregation for searching and analyzing infrastructure logs. |
| Search | It offers full-text search across events without requiring complex search syntax. | Its KQL-style search supports field autocomplete, boolean operators, wildcards, facets, time histograms and saved searches. |
| Structured log parsing | Yes | Yes |
Plans
In their own words
HyperDX
HyperDX is a cloud-based production monitoring and debugging tool that brings logs, metrics, traces, and user sessions together. It is an open-source observability platform powered by ClickHouse and OpenTelemetry, with cloud and self-hosted deployment options across web, Linux, API, and self-hosted environments. Full-text search works across events without complex query syntax. Users can create visualizations and alerts, while notifications can go to Slack, email, or PagerDuty. Session replays link automatically with backend logs and traces, and recurring log patterns are grouped into clusters. Documented SDKs cover Elixir, Go, Java, browser JavaScript, Nest.js, Next.js, Node.js, Python, React Native, and Ruby on Rails. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 3 GB monthly, 3-day retention, and one user. Starter costs $20 a month with 50 GB, 30-day retention, and unlimited users. Enterprise has custom pricing. Billing adds charges above 50 GB monthly and for metrics usage.