Log Analytics pricing
Gain deeper insights into your environment
- No upfront cost
- No termination fees
- Pay only for what you use
US government entities are eligible to purchase Azure Government services from a licensing solution provider with no upfront financial commitment or directly through a pay-as-you-go online subscription.
Important—The price in R$ is merely a reference; this is an international transaction and the final price is subject to exchange rates and the inclusion of IOF taxes. An eNF will not be issued.
Azure Germany is available to customers and partners doing business in the European Union (EU), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and in the United Kingdom (UK). It provides data residency in Germany with additional levels of control and data protection. You can also sign up for a free Azure Germany trial.
Log Analytics is not available in the East Asia region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the Australia East region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the Brazil South region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the Canada East region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the North Europe region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the Germany Central region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the Germany Northeast region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the Japan West region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the Korea Central region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the Korea South region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the South India region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the UK West region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the Central US region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the East US 2 region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the North Central US region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the South Central US region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the West US 2 region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the West US region. Please select another region.
Log Analytics is not available in the West India region. Please select another region.
Pricing details
Log analytics is billed per GB of data uploaded into the service. Log Analytics offers a subset of the features offered in Insight & Analytics. It will not include Application Dependency monitoring and Network performance monitoring capabilities. Log Analytics is offered in two tiers: free and paid. The free tier has a limit on the amount of data collected daily. The paid tier does not have a limit on the amount of data collected daily.
| Free | Log Analytics - Standalone | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Limit | 500 MB1 | None |
| Retention Period | 7 days | 1 month |
| Customize longer retention periods | – | |
| Price | Free | $- per GB |
Note that charges may apply for solutions such as Security & Compliance, even when deployed on a Log Analytics workspace on the free tier. See Security & Compliance pricing.
Overage charges
If data needs to be stored for longer than a month overages are charged per the below prices.
| Overage meter | Price |
|---|---|
| Additional retention beyond 1 month | $-/GB/month |
For workspaces created prior to October 1, 2016
Customers who started using Log Analytics before October 1, 2016 continue to exist on an older pricing model and can switch at any time to the new models above. The pricing models below are not available to any new workspaces starting October 1, 2016.
| Standard | Premium | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Limit | None | None |
| Retention Period | 1 month | 12 months |
| Customize longer retention periods | – | – |
| Price | $2.3 per GB | $3.5 per GB |
Support & SLA
- We provide technical support for all Azure services released to General Availability, including Log Analytics, through Azure Support, starting at $29/month. Billing and subscription management support is provided at no cost.
- Additional training videos, and documentation, are also available.
- We guarantee that at least 99.9% of the time, log data will be indexed within six hours of the data being queued for indexing by the Log Analytics Service. No SLA is provided for the free tier. Read the SLA.
FAQ
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When you create a Log Analytics workspace, you can select the desired tier.
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Yes, you can always change your tier selection. However, when you change the tier on a workspace all data analyzed before the change of tier will be retained at the new tier’s retention period. You can also create multiple workspaces, each using a different tier.
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No. You can remain on your current pricing tier or change to the new “OMS” tier, or move to the Free pricing tier.
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No. Log Analytics workspaces created after October 1, 2016 only have the choice of Free, Standalone and OMS.