Papertrail pricing in 2026
Hosted log aggregation and search from SolarWinds for apps, servers and cloud services. How Papertrail charges, its plans and the alternatives.
Billing
Pay as you use
Plans
Papertrail plans and prices
1 plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Log Observability
$5/ month
- Price per GB of logs per month
- Unlimited systems & users
- Search alerts and long-term archive
Starts at $5.00 per GB per month (USD). Over-limit logs can continue as usage-based service (up to 200% extra) at a 30% higher per-GB price. Free trial; no free plan listed. Owned by SolarWinds.
Prices from Papertrail's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Usage-based: the bill depends on volume, so these are starting points, not a quote. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.
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FAQ
Papertrail pricing questions
How does Papertrail charge?
Papertrail is usage-based: you pay for what you use (transactions, messages, compute and so on) rather than a fixed subscription, so the bill depends on volume. Plans according to Papertrail's pricing page (checked 26 Oct 2026): Log Observability $5 a month. Starts at $5.00 per GB per month (USD). Over-limit logs can continue as usage-based service (up to 200% extra) at a 30% higher per-GB price. Free trial; no free plan listed. Owned by SolarWinds.
How much is Papertrail in naira?
At an indicative rate of ₦1,334 per $1 (26 Oct 2026), Log Observability at $5 is about ₦6,671 a month. Your bank's exchange rate and card fees decide the final charge.
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