Better Stack
Engineering
From$29/user/mo
10 people: $290 a month · $3,480 a year
- Free plan
- Up to 15% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 4 plans · priced per user
Better Stack vs Checkly: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
Better Stack starts at $29/user/mo (Responder (per seat, yearly)) and Checkly at $24/mo (Starter). For 10 people that's $290 vs $24 a month: Checkly is $266 a month (92%) cheaper than Better Stack on list price.
Checkly
Cheaper for 10 people
From$24/mo
10 people: $24 a month · $288 a year
- Free plan (Hobby)
- Up to 20% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per plan
Plans
Better Stack and Checkly plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Better Stack
Free
10 monitors & heartbeats, 1 status page · 3 GB logs, 3 GB traces (3-day retention) · 100,000 exceptions/month
Free
Responder (per seat)
Incident management + telemetry access · On-call scheduling included
$34/user/mo
Responder (per seat, yearly)
$29/seat/month billed yearly · Incident management + telemetry access
$29/user/mo
Telemetry Nano bundle (US)
40 GB each of logs, traces, metrics · 30-day log retention
$45/user/mo
Responder seats $34/month or $29/month billed yearly; team members (telemetry only) free. Extra status page $15/month; 50 extra uptime monitors $25/month. Metered telemetry: logs/traces ingest $0.15/GB US ($0.10 EU, $0.35 Singapore) plus retention from $0.05/GB-month; telemetry bundles priced per region (Nano $30 EU / $45 US / $105 SG per month). Bundles 22-25% off yearly. 60-day money-back guarantee; SAML SSO enterprise.
Prices from Better Stack's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Checkly
Hobby
10,000 API / 1,000 browser runs · 10 uptime monitors · 1 user
Free
Starter
25,000 API / 3,000 browser runs · 50 uptime monitors, 1-min frequency · 3 users
$24/mo
Team
100,000 API / 12,000 browser runs · Private locations, 30-sec frequency · 10 users
$64/mo
Detect module listed at $24 (Starter) and $64 (Team) per month billed annually; yearly totals shown. Communicate, Resolve and Platform modules priced separately. Annual billing 'save up to 20%'. Extra API runs $1.80/10k, browser runs $4/1k. Enterprise: contact sales. Startups 30% off, nonprofits 50% off.
Prices from Checkly's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | Better Stack (Responder (per seat, yearly)) | Checkly (Starter) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $145/mo$1,740/yr a year | $24/mo$288/yr a year | Checkly $121 less a month |
| 10 people | $290/mo$3,480/yr a year | $24/mo$288/yr a year | Checkly $266 less a month |
| 25 people | $725/mo$8,700/yr a year | $24/mo$288/yr a year | Checkly $701 less a month |
Better Stack is priced per user. Checkly is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Better Stack vs Checkly: questions
Which is cheaper, Better Stack or Checkly?
Better Stack starts at $29/user/mo (Responder (per seat, yearly)) and Checkly at $24/mo (Starter). For 10 people that's $290 vs $24 a month: Checkly is $266 a month (92%) cheaper than Better Stack on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Better Stack and Checkly have free plans?
Better Stack has a free plan (Free). Checkly has a free plan (Hobby).
Are Better Stack and Checkly cheaper if you pay yearly?
Better Stack lists up to 15% off yearly billing. Checkly lists up to 20% off yearly billing.
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