Observe vs Scout APM

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Observe

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USD · US · source: www.observeinc.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Logs — starting at	USD 0.49 monthly $0.49 /GiB	Usage · per GiB	Standalone · Usage based
Metrics — starting at	USD 0.008 monthly $0.008 /DPM	Usage · per DPM	Standalone · Usage based
Traces — starting at	USD 0.59 monthly $0.59 /GiB	Usage · per GiB	Standalone · Usage based

Scout APM

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USD · US · source: www.scoutapm.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Free	Free $ 0 /month	Flat · /month	Standalone · Free
Production Ready Highlighted	USD 108 monthly · USD 64 / month with annual commitment $108/mo $ 64 /month	Flat · /month	Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise	Contact sales Custom	Flat	Standalone · Contact sales
Startup	USD 19 monthly $ 19 /month	Flat · /month	Standalone · Fixed
Small	USD 39 monthly $ 39 /month	Flat · /month	Standalone · Fixed
Medium	USD 99 monthly $ 99 /month	Flat · /month	Standalone · Fixed
Large	USD 299 monthly $ 299 /month	Flat · /month	Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Observe

Logs — starting at

Highlights Compute: included

Included
Highlights Users: Unlimited

Included
Highlights Retention: 30-day

Included

Metrics — starting at

Highlights Compute: included

Included
Highlights Users: Unlimited

Included
Highlights Retention: 13-month

Included

Traces — starting at

Highlights Compute: included

Included
Highlights Users: Unlimited

Included
Highlights Retention: 30-day

Included

Scout APM

Free

Highlights 300K monthly transactions: Included
Highlights 1 GB log data: Included
Highlights 5,000 errors included: Included
Highlights 1 endpoint monitored for anomalies: Included
Highlights Real human support: Included
Highlights Scout CLI & MCP server: Included
Highlights Full API access: Included

Production Ready

Highlights 1.2M monthly transactions: Included
Highlights 50,000 errors with intelligent grouping: Included
Highlights 30 GB log storage, 14-day retention: Included
Highlights 20 endpoints monitored for anomalies: Included
Highlights Full trace analysis & N+1 detection: Included
Highlights Real human support (priority): Included
Highlights Everything in Free, plus more: Included

Enterprise

Highlights Custom transaction volume: Included
Highlights Custom log storage & retention: Included
Highlights Single Sign-On (SSO): Included
Highlights Security & Compliance audit: Included
Highlights SLA reporting: Included
Highlights Premier support: Included

Startup

Highlights 600K transactions: Included
Highlights 5k errors: Included
Highlights 1 GB logs: Included
Highlights 10 endpoints monitored for anomalies: Included

Small

Highlights 1.2M transactions: Included
Highlights 5k errors: Included
Highlights 1 GB logs: Included
Highlights 10 endpoints monitored for anomalies: Included

Medium

Highlights 3M transactions: Included
Highlights 5k errors: Included
Highlights 1 GB logs: Included
Highlights 10 endpoints monitored for anomalies: Included

Large

Highlights 9M transactions: Included
Highlights 5k errors: Included
Highlights 1 GB logs: Included
Highlights 10 endpoints monitored for anomalies: Included

How their prices changed

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Observe

August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Logs — starting at: USD 0.49 monthly
- Metrics — starting at: USD 0.008 monthly
- Traces — starting at: USD 0.59 monthly

Scout APM

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free: Free
- Production Ready: USD 108 monthly · USD 64 / month with annual commitment
- Enterprise: Contact sales
- Startup: USD 19 monthly
- Small: USD 39 monthly
- Medium: USD 99 monthly
- Large: USD 299 monthly
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free: Free
- Production Ready: USD 98 monthly