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 Jira: 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 Jira at $8.48/user/mo (Standard). For 10 people that's $290 vs $84.80 a month: Jira is $205.20 a month (71%) cheaper than Better Stack on list price.
Jira
Cheaper for 10 people
From$8.48/user/mo
10 people: $84.80 a month · $1,017.60 a year
- Free plan
- Up to 17% off yearly
- $5,000 startup credits
- 3 plans · priced per user
Plans
Better Stack and Jira 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.
Jira
Free
Up to 10 users · 2 GB storage · Community support
Free
Standard
User roles and permissions · 250 GB storage
$8.48/user/mo
Premium
Cross-team planning · Unlimited storage · 99.9% uptime SLA
$15.56/user/mo
Annual billing 'save up to 17%' (user-tiered). Enterprise: annual only, contact sales.
Prices from Jira'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)) | Jira (Standard) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $145/mo$1,740/yr a year | $42.40/mo$508.80/yr a year | Jira $102.60 less a month |
| 10 people | $290/mo$3,480/yr a year | $84.80/mo$1,017.60/yr a year | Jira $205.20 less a month |
| 25 people | $725/mo$8,700/yr a year | $212/mo$2,544/yr a year | Jira $513 less a month |
Better Stack is priced per user. Jira is priced per user. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Better Stack vs Jira: questions
Which is cheaper, Better Stack or Jira?
Better Stack starts at $29/user/mo (Responder (per seat, yearly)) and Jira at $8.48/user/mo (Standard). For 10 people that's $290 vs $84.80 a month: Jira is $205.20 a month (71%) cheaper than Better Stack on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Better Stack and Jira have free plans?
Better Stack has a free plan (Free). Jira has a free plan (Free).
Are Better Stack and Jira cheaper if you pay yearly?
Better Stack lists up to 15% off yearly billing. Jira lists up to 17% off yearly billing.
More comparisons
Other Engineering comparisons
Paying for Better Stack or Jira? Track it in Surba.
Surba reminds you before every renewal, shows your whole software spend in your currency, and flags tools that overlap — like these two.