Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Better Stack and Observe score closely across Staquest's six weighted dimensions, with no decisive overall winner. Better Stack has a free tier; Observe does not. Paid plans start at $9/mo for Better Stack and $0.01/mo for Observe.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Better Stack | Observe Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentHR & RecruitingSaaS & CloudMarketing |
| Categories | observability-apm | observability-apmai-voice |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
freemium
per user
per user
usage based
| Feature | better-stack | observe |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Status Page | ||
| 13-Month Retention | ||
| 10 Monitors & Heartbeats | ||
| 30-Day Retention | ||
| Advanced Incident Workflows | ||
| Compute Included | ||
| Ai Post-Mortems | ||
| Customer Success And Technical Support | ||
| Basic Single-Channel Integration | ||
| Data Encryption In-Transit And At-Rest | ||
| Incident Management | ||
| Unlimited Alerts | ||
| Manage On-Call Schedules | ||
| Unlimited Dashboards | ||
| On-Call Scheduling | ||
| Unlimited Data Sources | ||
| Shareable Dashboards | ||
| Unlimited Retention | ||
| Slack & E-Mail Alerts | ||
| Unlimited Users | ||
| Slack & Teams-Based Native Incident Management | ||
| Sms Alerts | ||
| Status Pages | ||
| Track Mtta, Mttr | ||
| Unlimited Phone Call Alerts | ||
| Unlimited Team Members | ||
| Uptime Monitoring |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
Better Stack's paid plans start at $9/mo and Observe's start at $0.01/mo, so Observe is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Better Stack offers a free tier; Observe does not currently list one.
Observe scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
