--- title: Observability Pricing description: Per-GB pricing for fully managed observability on ClickHouse Cloud. Pay only for the logs, traces, metrics, and session replay you send, with no monthly minimum and 50% off during beta. --- # Observability Pricing Pricing for ClickHouse Observability, the fully managed observability service in ClickHouse Cloud, currently in beta. Pay only for the data you send, with no monthly minimum and 50% off during beta. Logs, traces, and session replay are priced per uncompressed GB; metrics per million data points. ClickHouse Observability is currently in beta. Pricing terms are subject to change as we move toward general availability. - [Start free trial](https://console.clickhouse.cloud/signUp?intent=o11y&loc=website-pricing-observability) - [Contact sales](https://clickhouse.com/company/contact?loc=pricing-observability) ## Plans Beta prices are 50% off the list price. The list price applies once ClickHouse Observability is generally available. | Plan | Logs, traces, and session replay | Metrics | | ---------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | | Scale | $0.10 per GB (list $0.20) | $0.05 per 1M data points (list $0.10) | | Enterprise | $0.13 per GB (list $0.26) | $0.065 per 1M data points (list $0.13) | ### Scale Per-GB pricing for production observability. Start sending data in minutes, with no monthly minimum. - Logs, traces, and session replay - Metrics - 30 days of retention - No monthly minimum ### Enterprise For very large data volumes, enterprise security, and enterprise support. Everything in Scale, plus: - SAML single sign-on (SSO) - Private regions - Enterprise support with 30 min response time for Severity 1 issues ## How usage is measured - Logs, traces, and session replay: uncompressed GB ingested, the same volume you see in your collectors and agents today. - Metrics: data points. A data point is one metric value at one timestamp; one series reported every 10 seconds is about 260K data points per month. - Every plan includes 30 days of retention and standard search compute, up to a reasonable allowance. There are no separate charges for compute, storage, or replicas. To estimate a month, multiply each volume by its rate. For example, 2,000 GB of logs, 1,000 GB of traces and 500M metric data points on Scale cost 2,000 × $0.10 + 1,000 × $0.10 + 500 × $0.05 = $325 per month during beta. ## Fully managed or self-managed - **Fully managed (ClickHouse Observability):** logs, traces, metrics, and session replay, priced per GB ingested. Nothing to size. This page. - **Self-managed:** run ClickStack on your own ClickHouse Cloud service. You choose compute, replicas, and retention, and pay for the compute and storage you provision. See the ClickStack section of [ClickHouse Cloud pricing](https://clickhouse.com/pricing.md). ## Compare plans | Feature | Scale | Enterprise | | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | | Retention | 30 days | 30 days | | Monthly minimum | None | None | | Standard search compute | Included | Included | | Managed OpenTelemetry (OTLP) endpoint | Included | Included | | Ingestion, storage, and scaling handled for you | Included | Included | | Correlate logs, metrics, traces, and session replays | Included | Included | | Full-text and SQL search | Included | Included | | Live tail for logs and traces | Included | Included | | Event deltas and log pattern recognition | Included | Included | | Dashboards | Included | Included | | Alerts | Included | Included | | APM, from HTTP requests to database queries | Included | Included | | ClickHouse Cloud sign-in and role-based access (RBAC) | Included | Included | | SAML single sign-on (SSO) | Not included | Included | | Uptime SLA | Not included | Coming at GA | | PCI compliance | Not included | Coming at GA | | HIPAA compliance | Not included | Coming at GA | ## Why ClickHouse Observability ### Lower cost as you grow Your data is stored once in object storage, not copied to every replica. Inserts are written once, so you never pay for duplicate compute. Long retention stays affordable as your volume grows. ### Predictable performance Ingest and queries run on separate compute, so traffic spikes don't slow down search. Compute scales with your data volume and query load. ### Nothing to operate No collectors, clusters, or shards to run. Scaling, backups, upgrades, and failover are handled for you. Sign in with ClickHouse Cloud, with role-based access built in. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can I configure compute and storage myself? Yes. If you want to choose your own replicas, memory, and retention, use the self-managed option. You pay for the compute and storage you provision instead of per GB ingested. See [ClickHouse Cloud pricing](https://clickhouse.com/pricing.md). ### What happens to pricing after beta? Beta pricing is 50% off list. When Observability becomes generally available, Scale is $0.20 per uncompressed GB for logs, traces, and session replay, and $0.10 per million metric data points. ### Why not run ClickStack open source myself? You can. ClickStack open source is free to run on your own infrastructure. ClickHouse Observability runs it for you, with storage and compute separated, so there are no clusters, scaling, backups, or upgrades to manage. [Compare ClickStack open source and ClickHouse Observability](https://clickhouse.com/clickstack). ### Is there a monthly minimum? No. You only pay for the data you send, on both Scale and Enterprise. ### Is session replay priced separately? No. Session replay uses the same per-GB rate as logs and traces, so there's no extra SKU to estimate. ### Do you offer volume discounts? There are no public volume tiers at launch. If you expect very large volumes, contact sales to discuss committed-use pricing. ### What's the difference between Scale and Enterprise? Enterprise rates are 30% higher than Scale and add enterprise features such as SAML single sign-on, with more security and compliance capabilities planned for general availability. ### How do I send my data? Instrument your applications with OpenTelemetry and send logs, metrics, and traces to your managed OTLP endpoint. ClickHouse Observability handles ingestion, storage, scaling, and queries. ## Ready to try ClickHouse Observability? Pay only for the data you send, with no monthly minimum and 50% off list prices during beta. Expecting large volumes? Our sales team can help with committed-use pricing. - [Start free trial](https://console.clickhouse.cloud/signUp?intent=o11y&loc=website-pricing-observability) - [Contact sales](https://clickhouse.com/company/contact?loc=pricing-observability)