Bronto vs. Datadog

Tired of high costs, short retention, and painful log rehydration? Bronto keeps all your logs hot, searchable at petabyte scale, with simple, low-cost, proactive control.

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Use case
High volume, Anytime
Retention
1 Year Minimum
Data Tiers
Always hot
Scale
Petabyte scale
Scale
Sub-second search
Overages
Proactive Volume Control
Cost
Cents per GB
Usage Visibility
Clear insights into usage
Use case
Retention
Data Tiers
Scale
Search
Overages
Cost
Usage Visibility
Use case
Expensive, short-term
Retention
Days or weeks
Data Tiers
hot/warm/cold/frozen
Scale
Limited, expensive scaling
Scale
Slow search
Overages
Overages + complex pricing
Cost
Dollars per GB
Usage Visibility
Confusing and opaque

Compromising due to cost?

Leaders in Cost Efficiency

Any logs, any size, any source

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Up to 60 / Month
Datadog
30 Day Retention
$1.9M / Year
Splunk
30 Day Retention
$1.5M / Year
Bronto
1 Year Retention
$0.2M / Year

In the calculator, Bronto’s pricing is based solely on ingestion costs. Competitor prices are sourced directly from their official websites.

Bronto’s architecture is designed for the AI era, handling massive data volumes effortlessly. Ingest logs at any scale without compromising performance or efficiency - logging has never been this seamless.

Simple pricing, predictible billing

Cost Explorer

See what logs are being searched and by whom.

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Bronto’s Cost Explorer provides unparalleled visibility into your logging usage. Track which logs are being searched, by whom, and why—empowering you to understand and optimize your data usage with actionable insights and complete control.

Limiting retention causing problems?

Unlimited Retention

Stop compromising because of cost.

Pricing

Say goodbye to compromises with Bronto’s unlimited retention at a fraction of the cost. Whether you’re storing terabytes or petabytes of data, Bronto ensures your logs are always accessible - no rehydration, no archiving, just seamless availability.

Spending time "Cleaning your logs"?

Data Controls

Log hygiene & automatic volume controls.

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Bronto simplifies log management with automated log hygiene and intelligent volume controls. By keeping your logs clean, structured, and efficiently stored, you can eliminate unnecessary overhead and maintain performance, no matter the scale of your operations.

Paying for features you never use?

Logging made simple

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

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With sub-second search, beautiful dashboards, log-based metrics, intuitive alerts, and quick setup, Bronto offers a best-in-class logging experience for a fraction of the price.

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