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Better Stack vs Elastic Observability comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Better Stack
Ranking in Log Management
52nd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Elastic Observability
Ranking in Log Management
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (7th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (7th), Container Monitoring (4th), Cloud Monitoring Software (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Better Stack is 0.6%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Elastic Observability is 1.4%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management
 

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Adelina Craciun - PeerSpot reviewer
Customization enables tailored monitoring and alerting across departments
The possibility to customize it has been quite useful. Whatever the other departments want to dream up, we implement. Whatever they want to monitor, the granularity of it, the changes in the threshold, and the anomalies that they want reported all require some development. So far, every single request has been fulfilled.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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What do you like most about Elastic Observability?
Elastic Observability significantly improves incident response time by providing quick access to logs and data across various sources. For instance, searching for specific keywords in logs spanning...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Elastic Observability?
Elastic Observability is cost-efficient and provides all features in the enterprise license without asset-based licensing. However, sizing and licensing information could be clearer.
What needs improvement with Elastic Observability?
Of course, maintenance is necessary, as with any software, requiring updates with the latest features and security enhancements. It lacked some capabilities when handling on-prem devices, like netw...
 

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Sample Customers

1. Atlassian 2. Buffer 3. Cisco 4. Databricks 5. DigitalOcean 6. Dropbox 7. eBay 8. Facebook 9. Google 10. HubSpot 11. IBM 12. LinkedIn 13. Lyft 14. Microsoft 15. Netflix 16. Pinterest 17. Qualcomm 18. Salesforce 19. Spotify 20. Square 21. Stripe 22. Twitter 23. Uber 24. VMware 25. WeWork 26. Workday 27. Yelp
PSCU, Entel, VITAS, Mimecast, Barrett Steel, Butterfield Bank
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