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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
No pricing available
Better Stack
Star Rating
(304)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansElastic Observability
Star Rating
(81)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Elastic ObservabilitySummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Elastic Observability excels in Multi-Site Monitoring with a score of 9.7, allowing for comprehensive oversight across various locations, while Better Stack also performs well but is noted for its Timely Alerts feature, scoring 9.7, which ensures users receive immediate notifications about critical issues.
- Reviewers mention that Better Stack's Ease of Use is significantly higher at 9.6 compared to Elastic Observability's 7.2, making it a more user-friendly option for teams looking to quickly adopt observability tools without extensive training.
- G2 users highlight Better Stack's superior Quality of Support with a score of 9.5, indicating that users feel more supported and valued, whereas Elastic Observability's score of 7.5 suggests room for improvement in customer service responsiveness.
- Users on G2 appreciate Better Stack's Reporting capabilities, scoring 9.2, which allows for detailed insights and analytics, while Elastic Observability's reporting score of 7.8 indicates it may not provide the same depth of analysis.
- Reviewers say that Elastic Observability shines in Performance Monitoring with a score of 9.6, particularly for users needing robust performance metrics, while Better Stack's performance in this area is slightly lower, scoring 9.1, suggesting it may not be as comprehensive for performance-focused users.
- Users report that Better Stack's Integrations score of 9.2 is a significant advantage, allowing seamless connectivity with various tools, whereas Elastic Observability's score of 9.0 indicates it may have fewer integration options, which could limit flexibility for some users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Better Stack
Free plan
$0.00
A great way to get started!
- 10 monitors & heartbeats
- Slack & e-mail alerts
- 1 status page
Elastic Observability
No pricing availableFree Trial
Better Stack
Free Trial is available
Elastic Observability
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
223
8.7
60
Ease of Use
9.5
241
7.2
62
Ease of Setup
9.6
213
6.5
19
Ease of Admin
9.7
154
6.6
19
Quality of Support
9.5
147
7.5
52
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
121
7.6
15
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
207
7.7
61
Features by Category
Functionality
9.5
124
Not enough data
9.7
134
Not enough data
9.7
127
Not enough data
9.3
124
Not enough data
9.1
121
Not enough data
9.1
110
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
Not enough data
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Monitoring
Not enough data
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Administration
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
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Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.6
92
Not enough data
9.6
92
Not enough data
9.2
82
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
Management Tools
9.2
78
Not enough data
9.3
77
Not enough data
9.2
78
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.6
39
Not enough data
6.4
39
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Incident Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Functionality
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
9.2
57
9.2
6
9.1
55
8.3
6
9.1
51
7.8
6
Monitoring and Management
8.6
49
9.0
5
9.1
50
7.8
6
9.4
55
8.9
6
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Data Sources
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
9.2
35
8.7
5
8.6
31
9.0
5
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
30
9.0
5
8.4
32
8.7
5
8.7
33
8.7
5
8.9
35
9.3
5
8.6
33
8.7
5
9.0
35
Not enough data
Visualization
8.3
33
9.3
5
8.2
31
9.7
5
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Response
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
37
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Better Stack and Elastic Observability are categorized as Log Monitoring, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Log Analysis, and Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Unique Categories
Elastic Observability is categorized as IoT Analytics Platforms and AIOps Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Better Stack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Elastic Observability
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
19.2%
Computer Software
18.5%
Computer & Network Security
7.2%
Internet
5.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Other
44.2%
Information Technology and Services
25.6%
Computer Software
21.8%
Internet
7.7%
Retail
3.8%
Marketing and Advertising
3.8%
Other
37.2%
Discussions
Is better Uptime free?
7 Comments
AR
you can start with the free version
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Better Stack has no more discussions with answers
what is the best way to sync data with elastic search from SQL server
3 Comments
AT
Write a process that convert each line into Json format and load it into ElasticSearchRead more
Do elastic search use indexes to store the information.
1 Comment
AD
I'll take a stab at answering this question though I'm not 100% sure exactly what you are after.
The way I would explain it is that in elasticsearch an...Read more
Can I use Elasticsearch for free?
1 Comment
GO
https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq
Self-Managed: Yes. From the very beginning, the Elastic Stack — Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash — has been...Read more
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