Observability & SRE
Log Volume Cost Estimator
Enter daily log volume, retention period, and platform to estimate monthly logging costs. Models sampling rate impact on cost reduction.
No data is transmitted — everything runs locallyTool
About this tool
Log Volume Cost Estimator
The Log Volume Cost Estimator computes monthly logging costs across major platforms from daily volume and retention, with sampling rate impact modeling.
• Estimate logging costs before choosing an observability platform
• Calculate potential savings from reducing log retention from 90 to 30 days
• Model the cost impact of a 50% sampling rate on INFO-level logs
• Compare Datadog vs Better Stack logging costs for a given volume
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FAQ
What does this tool tell you?
The Log Volume Cost Estimator computes monthly logging costs across major platforms from daily volume and retention, with sampling rate impact modeling.
What affects the result most?
Monthly log ingestion cost from daily GB/day volume × $/GB for major platforms. Datadog Logs: $0.10/GB ingested + $0.023/GB retained after 15 days. New Relic Logs: $0.30/GB after 100GB free tier.
How should I use the result?
The calculation is deterministic — the same inputs always produce the same output — so the most useful workflow is to vary one input at a time and see which factor moves the result most. That tells you where to focus your attention before committing to a decision.
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