Our take
Pick HyperDX if on-call / platform teams who will stay on Free $0 (3 GB/mo, 3-day retention, 1 user) or self-host while they open a first Demo trace, then buy Starter at $20/month when they need 50 GB/mo, 30-day retention, and unlimited users. Pick OpenObserve if platform / SRE teams who will self-host OSS at $0, stay on Self-Hosted Enterprise free through 50 GB/day, or start the 14-day Cloud trial and land on
open-source observability desk
Best for
HyperDX Traces you start at $0
OpenObserve Logs you start at $0.50/GB or OSS $0
Free plan
HyperDX No free plan
OpenObserve $0 · , “free forever” (pricing FAQ). AGPL-3.0 (GitHub)
Lowest paid
HyperDX Not published by the vendor
OpenObserve Not published by the vendor
Runs where
HyperDX
OpenObserve Local or hosted
Watch out
HyperDX Free is 3 GB and 1 user
OpenObserve $0.50/GB ingest + $0.01/GB query is the Cloud meter
Last checked
HyperDX 2026-10-22 · hyperdx.io/pricing
OpenObserve 2026-10-22 · openobserve.ai/pricing
on-call / platform teams who will stay on Free $0 (3 GB/mo, 3-day retention, 1 user) or self-host while they open a first Demo trace, then buy Starter at $20/month when they need 50 GB/mo, 30-day retention, and unlimited users.
Read the HyperDX pageplatform / SRE teams who will self-host OSS at $0, stay on Self-Hosted Enterprise free through 50 GB/day, or start the 14-day Cloud trial and land on $0.50/GB ingest + $0.01/GB query when they want logs without a per-host Datadog card.
Read the OpenObserve page