Better Stack
All-in-one observability platform — structured log management, uptime monitoring, and on-call alerting in a clean, developer-friendly interface.
Proprietary
TypeScript
Why Better Stack?
You want logging + uptime monitoring in a single product without Datadog's price
Node.js or Next.js apps that need structured log ingestion via Pino or Winston
Small teams needing on-call schedules and status pages out of the box
Signal Breakdown
What drives the Trust Score
Download Trend
Last 12 months
Tradeoffs & Caveats
Know before you commitLarge enterprises with existing Datadog or Splunk investments
Complex APM needs — Better Stack focuses on logs and uptime, not deep traces
Pricing
Free tier & paid plans
Free: 1GB logs/mo, 3 monitors
Logs from $25/mo, Uptime from $20/mo
Alternative Tools
Other options worth considering
Serverless log analytics platform optimized for Next.js and Vercel — ingest any structured logs and query them with APL or SQL.
Open-source APM and observability platform built on OpenTelemetry — metrics, traces, and logs with a Datadog-like UI you can self-host.
Often Used Together
Complementary tools that pair well with Better Stack
Learning Resources
Docs, videos, tutorials, and courses
Get Started
Repository and installation options
npm install @logtail/pinoQuick Start
Copy and adapt to get going fast
import { createPinoTransport } from '@logtail/pino';
import pino from 'pino';
const transport = createPinoTransport(process.env.BETTER_STACK_TOKEN);
const logger = pino(transport);
logger.info({ user: 'alice' }, 'User logged in');
logger.error({ err }, 'Something went wrong');Community Notes
Real experiences from developers who've used this tool