Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Axiom
Axiom clearly comes out ahead of Honeycomb on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $130/mo for Honeycomb and $25/mo for Axiom.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Honeycomb.io | Axiom.co |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentAI & Machine LearningSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | observability-apmerror-monitoringdevops | observability-apm |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Axiom
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| Feature | honeycomb | axiom |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Slos | ||
| Built-In Optimizations | ||
| 100 Triggers | ||
| Core Capabilities | ||
| 2 Service Level Objectives (Slos) | ||
| Data Residency Options | ||
| 2 Triggers | ||
| Generous Allowances | ||
| 300 Triggers | ||
| Global Regions | ||
| All Features From The Free Plan | ||
| Instant Setup | ||
| All Features From The Pro Plan | ||
| On-Demand Scaling | ||
| Aws Privatelink | ||
| Zero Infrastructure Management | ||
| Bubbleup | ||
| Distributed Tracing | ||
| Enterprise Support For Refinery | ||
| Enterprise-Grade Support + Onboarding | ||
| Honeycomb Metrics | ||
| Honeycomb Support | ||
| Opentelemetry Support | ||
| Query Data Api | ||
| Query Result Permalinks | ||
| Service Map | ||
| Single-Sign On (Sso) | ||
| Slo Reporting Api | ||
| Support For Honeycomb Private Cloud | ||
| Team Query History |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Axiom comes out ahead overall, though Honeycomb can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Honeycomb's paid plans start at $130/mo and Axiom's start at $25/mo, so Axiom is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Honeycomb and Axiom offer a free tier.
Axiom scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
