Papertrail vs PM2

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.

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

PM2

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USD · US · source: pm2.keymetrics.io

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
OpenSource	Free OpenSource	Flat · published offer	Standalone · Free
Plus	USD 39 monthly Starts at $39/month	Flat · /mo	Standalone · Starting at
Enterprise Runtime	USD 79 monthly Starts at $79/month	Flat · /mo	Standalone · Starting at

What each plan includes

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

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

PM2

OpenSource

Plan card PM2 Process Manager: Included
Plan card Zero Downtime Reloads: Included
Plan card Terminal Based Monitoring: Included

Plus

Plan card Node.js production monitoring: Included
Plan card Real-time web monitoring: Included
Plan card Email and Slack notifications: Included

Enterprise Runtime

Plan card Synthetic application overview: Included
Plan card Custom metrics: Included
Plan card Server health check monitoring: 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.

Papertrail

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

PM2

August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- OpenSource: Free
- Plus: USD 39 monthly
- Enterprise Runtime: USD 79 monthly