Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Sematext
Sematext clearly comes out ahead of Better Stack on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Better Stack's paid plans start at $9/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Better Stack | Sematext Group, Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentHealthcareSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | observability-apm | observability-apm |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | better-stack | sematext |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Status Page | ||
| Advanced Data Retention | ||
| 10 Monitors & Heartbeats | ||
| Automated Anomaly Detection | ||
| Advanced Incident Workflows | ||
| Cost Optimizations | ||
| Ai Post-Mortems | ||
| Custom Plans | ||
| Basic Single-Channel Integration | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| Incident Management | ||
| Distributed Tracing | ||
| Manage On-Call Schedules | ||
| Higher Volume Allowances | ||
| On-Call Scheduling | ||
| Infrastructure Monitoring | ||
| Shareable Dashboards | ||
| Logs Management | ||
| Slack & E-Mail Alerts | ||
| Out Of The Box Dashboards | ||
| Slack & Teams-Based Native Incident Management | ||
| Real User Monitoring | ||
| Sms Alerts | ||
| Unlimited Alerts | ||
| Status Pages | ||
| Unlimited Users | ||
| Track Mtta, Mttr | ||
| Volume Discounts | ||
| Unlimited Phone Call Alerts | ||
| Unlimited Team Members |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Sematext comes out ahead overall, though Better Stack can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Better Stack and Sematext offer a free tier.
Sematext scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
