OpenObserve
Open-source observability for AI-native companies, cutting petabyte-scale data costs.

Product memo
Provides unified observability for logs, metrics, and traces, built for the demands of AI-native companies and startups. It achieves 140x lower storage costs than alternatives, serving organizations managing petabyte-scale data. The platform offers a vendor-neutral approach, built on Rust for performance and Apache Parquet for columnar storage, attracting technically sophisticated teams seeking cost-effective monitoring.
- For who
- AI-native companies and startups
- Solves what
- Scalable, cost-effective, unified observability for logs, metrics, and traces.
- 140x lower storage costs
- Open source, AGPL-3.0 license
- Petabyte scale
Market demand
OpenObserve keyword demand
5 keywords
SimilarWeb keyword snapshot · directional estimate.
Operator & company
Operators
6 people
Maker · Source-backed
Maker · Source-backed
Maker · Source-backed
Maker · Source-backed
Company
- Team
VC / larger team
- Founded
Mar 2026
- HQ
United States
Operating model
- Business model
Usage Based
- Platform
Web app
- Audience
Developers
Builder strategy
- Strategy Type
- Niche Specialist
- Stage
- Vc Growth
- Effort
- Complex Stack
About OpenObserve Expand
OpenObserve provides an open-source observability platform designed for the unique demands of AI-native companies and startups. It unifies logs, metrics, and traces into a single view, addressing the challenge of monitoring petabyte-scale data with high performance.
The platform achieves lower storage costs, making it an practical option for organizations focused on optimizing infrastructure spend. Built with Rust and compatible with OpenTelemetry, it offers a vendor-neutral product for modern data stacks.
In their own words
Open source, petabyte-scale observability
High-performance, unified observability for the AI era.
Competitive context
4 peers · Same primary niche · Radar benchmark · OpenObserve #5277.
Commercial cues
- Model
- usage based
- Free tier
- Yes
- Trial
- 14 days
Pricing strategy
OpenObserve uses contact-sales pricing through its Enterprise tier.
- • Unlimited users on all plans removes per-seat friction for growing teams.
- • A free tier with 50 GB daily ingestion lowers adoption risk.
- • 14-day trial lowers adoption risk.

