Librato lets you monitor objects of any kind, be it short-lived ephemeral entities or persistent infrastructure. Similarly, our pricing lets you monitor any type of object cost-effectively for as long or short as you want. We charge you for the metric instances you send us, and meter your usage by the hour.
| Monthly Price Per Metric Instance | Resolution (in seconds) |
|---|---|
| $0.30 | 5 seconds |
| $0.25 | 10 seconds |
| $0.20 | 15 seconds |
| $0.15 | 30 seconds |
| $0.10 | 60 seconds |
| $0.05 | 300 seconds and higher+ |
Try Librato, fully featured, for 30 days. During your free trial, you'll get to see exactly what your costs will be.
Librato offers monthly and volume pricing plans. Chat with our pricing team about your needs.
While Librato's monitoring platform can measure infinite metrics, we've presented a few of our most popular configurations. These examples are provided for illustrative purposes only. Your mileage may vary.
Starting under
$10 per server
Based on a server collecting
98 server metrics
| $0.50 EBS |
$1.00 EC2 |
| $1.30 ELB |
$1.40 RDS |
$5.00
50 gauge / counter metrics
$2.00
10 timer metrics (with 1 percentile)
What's a metric instance?
A metric instance is a metric sent from a specific source at a given frequency. For example if you send us CPU utilization from one front end server every ten seconds, that’s one metric instance. We only charge for data written to disk, so if you send us data every 20 seconds but aggregate them to a 60 second instance, we only charge for the 60 second instance.
What if I am not sending data at the frequencies you show?
We calculate the cost based on the frequency at which you have set the metric instance. For example if you are sending instances every 15 seconds then we calculate the cost based on a linear interpolation using the two closest price points. Periods over 5 minutes are priced the same.
Do you offer discounts?
Yes! We offer discounts for volume, if you are a non profit or an educational institution, if you pre-pay, and more. Check out our pricing article or send us an email to sales@librato.com.
What if I send too much data?
No problem at all — there is no limit to how many metric instances you can send us. Send us an email if you want to discuss your use case to support@librato.com. By the way: we offer volume discounts based on your total use of Librato services.
How long do you keep my data?
The short answer is: a little over a year. We realized though that it doesn't make sense to store data over long periods of time at the native resolution — too many data points can make it hard to visualize data. To learn more please read our article about retention periods and roll ups.
Do you offer a free version of Librato Metrics?
Yes, we do. When you first sign up you enter into a free 30-day trial with no restrictions. We won't ask for your credit card so you can just sign up and start monitoring. After the trial you can choose between the free but limited Developer plan or the unlimited Production plan. To learn more about both plans please read this pricing article.
