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Updated 2026-06-25usage basedSelf-host free
SigNoz pricing: what it really costs
Open-source first: pure per-GB cloud with no host or seat charges, or self-host for free.
Best for: Cost-sensitive teams happy on OpenTelemetry who want predictable per-GB billing or a free self-hosted option.
The cost gotcha
The simplest model here: pure per-GB with no host or per-seat charge, so the bill is easy to predict. The only catch is the $49/mo cloud minimum, or you run the open-source version yourself for free.
Every billing axis
| Logs | $0.30 / GB ingested | 15-day retention by default, longer is selectable |
| Traces | $0.30 / GB ingested | Same rate as logs |
| Metrics | $0.10 / million samples | All metrics billed the same, no custom-metric surcharge |
| Seats | Included | No per-user charge, no host charge |
Source: signoz.io · last checked 2026-06-25
Where it lands vs the rest
25 hosts, 300 GB/mo, 10 users. SigNoz highlighted.
| Tool | Est. monthly | How it adds up |
|---|---|---|
| SigNozcheapest here | $90/mo | Data (300 GB x $0.3): $90 |
| Grafana Cloud | $264/mo | Platform fee: $19 · Data (300 GB x $0.55): $165 · Seats (10 x $8): $80 |
| Datadog | $405/mo | Hosts (25 x $15): $375 · Data (300 GB x $0.1): $30 |
| New Relic | $971/mo | Data (200 GB after 100 GB free x $0.4): $80 · Seats (9 after 1 free x $99): $891 |