Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Groundcover
Groundcover clearly comes out ahead of Axiom on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $25/mo for Axiom and $30/mo for Groundcover.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Axiom.co | Groundcover |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | observability-apm | observability-apm |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Groundcover
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| Feature | axiom | groundcover |
|---|---|---|
| Built-In Optimizations | ||
| 12 Hour Data Retention | ||
| Core Capabilities | ||
| All Available Integrations And Data Sources | ||
| Data Residency Options | ||
| Everything In Enterprise Plan | ||
| Generous Allowances | ||
| Everything In Pro Plan | ||
| Global Regions | ||
| Isolated Authentication | ||
| Instant Setup | ||
| No Credit Card Required | ||
| On-Demand Scaling | ||
| Premium Support | ||
| Zero Infrastructure Management | ||
| Rbac Support | ||
| Self-Hosted Data Plane | ||
| Self-Hosted Ui | ||
| Slack Community Support | ||
| Sso Support | ||
| Standard Data Retention | ||
| Standard Support | ||
| Unlimited Data Retention |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Groundcover comes out ahead overall, though Axiom can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Axiom's paid plans start at $25/mo and Groundcover's start at $30/mo, so Axiom is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Axiom and Groundcover offer a free tier.
Axiom scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
