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Model the cost of your current metrics, logs and traces workload, then adjust the volumes for growth or broader coverage. The xScaler Scale estimate includes 90-day retention. Competitor retention and included services vary as shown. Discuss other retention requirements with our team.

Hosts

Used for vendor comparisons

100 hosts
1 hosts10,000 hosts

Metrics

Active time series

100,000 series
0 series100,000,000 series

Logs

Monthly ingestion

1,000 GB
0 GB100,000 GB

Traces

Monthly ingestion

300 GB
0 GB100,000 GB

xScaler does not meter hosts. Host-priced vendors do.

Cost Breakdown

Estimated monthly Scale bill · USD

Paid Scale estimate. All entered usage is charged. Free plan allowances are not deducted.

Scale Plan base fee

$19/month platform fee

$19.00
Metrics

$0.002175/series · 100,000 series active

$217.50
Logs

$0.45/GB · 1,000 GB/month

$450.00
Traces

$0.45/GB · 300 GB/month

$135.00

Total Cost

$821.50USD / month

Compare vendor costs

xScaler pricing combines a monthly base fee with usage charges for active metric series and log and trace ingestion. The estimate below uses the displayed rates and workload inputs.

Monthly estimates · USD

  • AWS AMP$262.02Metrics only · 90 days · excludes label metadata and managed collection
  • xScaler$821.501.0×Scale plan · 90 days for all signals
  • New Relic$989.201.2×Data Plus · 120-day logs / 98-day traces · 1 user
  • SigNoz$1,298.401.6×90-day logs/traces · 3-month metrics · Teams usage minimum
  • Self-hosted$1,405.001.7×AWS infrastructure estimate · 90 days · excludes engineering labour
  • Grafana Cloud$1,409.001.7×90-day logs/traces · 13-month metrics · before volume discounts
  • Dash0$1,644.002.0×30-day logs/traces · 13-month metrics · before volume discounts
  • Groundcover$5,314.756.5×Enterprise + BYOC · 90-day retention
  • Dynatrace$9,031.7211.0×90-day logs/traces · 462-day metrics · DPS commitment
  • Datadog$12,448.0015.2×15-day indexed logs/spans · monthly Infrastructure Pro + APM

Indicative monthly estimates in USD using the entered volumes and the assumptions shown. Retention, included services and support differ by provider. These are not equivalent-service quotes. Tax, volume discounts and negotiated discounts are excluded. Self-hosted figures exclude engineering labour.

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Cost questions

How the estimate works.

A $19 monthly platform fee, plus $0.002175 per active series and $0.45 per GB of logs and traces ingested. Every signal includes 90-day retention. On Scale all entered usage is charged; Free-plan allowances are not deducted.

Bring a recent bill. We'll model ours next to it.

We go through retention, capabilities, support and contract terms with you, then agree what to prove in a month-long parallel PoC.