# Better Stack

> The AI SRE observability stack

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/better-stack
- **Category:** Observability Tools
- **Homepage:** https://betterstack.com
- **Also known as:** better-stack
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T12:43:53.301Z

## Vioscale score

**53.3 / 100**, confidence 62% (medium).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 25 | 8 | 200 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 30 | 1500 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 81.2 | 12 | 973.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 22.4 | 16 | 358.1 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 50 | 22 | 1100 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 12 | 1200 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://betterstack.com). Independently observed._

from $687/mo · Subscription · Free tier

> Free tier available. Paid plans start at $687/month with 1 TB limits. Supports annual and monthly billing.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Tera | $687/month (example pricing for Tera bundle with 1 TB traces, logs, and metrics) | - | - |

### Tera

**Included limits:** logs: 1 TB/month, traces: 1 TB/month, metrics: 1 TB/month

## About

Observability platform offering tracing, logging, infrastructure monitoring, error tracking, incident management, and real user monitoring. Positioned as significantly more cost-effective than competitors like Datadog.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Integrations (5)

_Independently observed._

- Okta
- Azure
- Google
- Stripe
- Terraform

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Observability Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Signals** | |
| Metrics | ✓ |
| Log management | ✓ |
| Distributed tracing | ✓ |
| Application performance monitoring | - |
| Real-user monitoring | ✓ |
| **Response** | |
| Alerting | - |
| On-call / incident management | ✓ |
| **Insight** | |
| Dashboards | - |
| **Standards** | |
| OpenTelemetry-native | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Cloud only |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 5 | [link](https://betterstack.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://betterstack.com) | 2026-08-03 | 48% (low) |
| pricing.model | freemium | [link](https://betterstack.com) | 2026-08-03 | 80% (high) |
| pricing.price_level | high | [link](https://betterstack.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 687 | [link](https://betterstack.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://betterstack.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.betterstack.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://betterstack.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://betterstack.com/security) | 2026-08-03 | 75% (high) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://betterstack.com/security) | 2026-08-03 | 75% (high) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/better-stack). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*