ObsessionDB vs Papertrail

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.

ObsessionDB

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USD · US · source: obsessiondb.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Free developer tier	Free Start for free. No credit card required	Flat	Standalone · Free
Cluster	Ingress and egress always free · USD, billed monthly · No hidden fees Ingress and egress always free · USD, billed monthly · No hidden fees	Usage · compute units	Standalone · Usage based
Custom	Contact sales Need more than 256 GB per node? That's a custom quote.	Other	Standalone · Contact sales

Papertrail

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USD · US · source: www.papertrail.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Log Observability Highlighted	USD 5 per GB Starts at: $5.00 Per GB per month*	Usage · Per GB per month	Standalone · Usage based

What each plan includes

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

ObsessionDB

Free developer tier

Highlights vCPU: Up to 4

Limited
Highlights RAM: Up to 8 GB

Limited

Cluster

Included with every plan Ingress and egress: Always free

Included
Included with every plan 24h point-in-time time travel: Included
Included with every plan Scale up or down anytime: Included
Never billed as surprises Per-query charges: No per-query charges

Excluded
Never billed as surprises Minimum commitment period: No minimum commitment period

Excluded

Custom

Highlights Memory per node: Above 256 GB

Included

Papertrail

Log Observability

Highlights Intuitive Web-based log viewer: Included
Highlights Team-wide groups & searches: Included
Highlights Unlimited systems & users: Included
Highlights Encrypted logging: Included
Highlights Long-term archive: Included
Highlights REST API: Included
Highlights Search alerts: Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

ObsessionDB

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free developer tier: Free
- Cluster: Ingress and egress always free · USD, billed monthly · No hidden fees
- Custom: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free developer tier — default: Free

Papertrail

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Log Observability: USD 5 per GB
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Log Observability: USD 5 monthly