Two modern observability tools aimed at small teams — one built around cheap, queryable event storage, the other a bundled uptime, on-call, and log-search platform.
Pick Axiom when high-volume logs and structured events are the bulk of what you need to keep and query — its storage model is built to make long retention and ad-hoc querying affordable for event-heavy workloads. Pick BetterStack when uptime monitoring, status pages, and on-call are the priority and logs are a supporting feature rather than the main event — it bundles the small-team incident toolkit that Axiom intentionally leaves out.
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| Attribute | BetterStack | Axiom |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| Pricing Model | freemium | freemium |
| Starting Price | Free / $24/mo | Free / $25/mo |
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Platforms | — | — |
