# OpenObserve: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 33 judge labels across 6 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/openobserve

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AIOps platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/aiops-platforms/index.md) | 2% | 12 | 0% | 6 |
| [Log management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/log-management/index.md) | 2% | 10 | 0% | 10 |
| [Application performance monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/application-performance-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 15 | 0% | 7 |
| [Observability platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/observability-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 15 | 14% | 7 |
| [Telemetry pipelines](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/telemetry-pipelines/index.md) | 0% | 28 | 0% | 2 |
| [Data quality and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-quality-and-observability/index.md) | 0% | 70 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "OpenObserve is considered the best overall log management tool for teams that need full-text search, high-volume retention, and low storage costs." (Llama 4 Maverick, Logs)
- "Best overall for a limited budget: OpenObserve (self‑hosted) – free up to 50 GB/day" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, AIOps)
- "Run Grafana Loki or OpenObserve self-hosted." (Kimi K2, Logs)
- "cost-efficient alternatives like OpenObserve and Grafana Loki offer significant savings for high-volume environments" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Logs)

## And against it

- "can reduce license costs, but the organization assumes upgrades, scaling, retention, reliability, and on-call responsibilities" (Perplexity Sonar, Observability)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named OpenObserve, from 85 of the 86 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- openobserve.ai: 53 (its own site)
- g2.com: 23
- newrelic.com: 22
- github.com: 21
- coralogix.com: 18
- dev.to: 18
- motadata.com: 17
- softwareadvice.com: 17
- dotcom-monitor.com: 15
- sherlocks.ai: 15

### Pages cited

- https://openobserve.ai/blog/top-10-aiops-platforms: 15
- https://dev.to/openobserve/top-10-apm-tools-in-2026-a-complete-comparison-guide-57pi: 12
- https://zapier.com/blog/aiops-platform: 12
- https://groundcover.com/guides/observability-platforms-cost-predictability: 11
- https://dotcom-monitor.com/blog/best-observability-tools: 10
- https://openobserve.ai/blog/top-10-observability-platforms: 10
- https://sherlocks.ai/blog/how-to-choose-observability-platform-2026: 10
- https://coralogix.com/guides/top-log-management-tools-compared: 9

## In its own words

What OpenObserve's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Fast, scalable and cost-effective open source observability platform. (https://openobserve.ai/)
- For: teams (https://openobserve.ai/)
- Price stated: Pay-as-you-go from $0.50/GB ingested and $0.01/GB queried, with retention included. (https://openobserve.ai/pricing)
- Starting price: $0.50/GB ingested (https://openobserve.ai/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Get Started Free (https://openobserve.ai/)
- Integrations claimed: 100 (https://openobserve.ai/platform)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
- Hosting: US East-2, US West 2, EU Central-1, Asia Pacific South-1, US, EU, Ohio, USA, California, USA
- Customers named: DevZero, Decklar, Uno.ai, Avatar, Evereve, Stonal, ONEngine, Jidu

## What it publishes

Every page openobserve.ai exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1047 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 269 pages, 46 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- case study: 10 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-31
- webinar or virtual event: 45 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-11-27
- conference or event: 10 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-12-02
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-03
- comparison: 66 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- template or tool: 13 pages, 13 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-07
- glossary or explainer: 27 pages, 22 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-11
- Recent: 2026-12-02 conference or event: Aws reinvent 2026 las vegas vip helicopter experience https://openobserve.ai/events/aws-reinvent-2026-las-vegas-vip-helicopter-experience
- Recent: 2026-12-01 conference or event: Aws reinvent 2026 las vegas vip fine dining helicopter https://openobserve.ai/events/aws-reinvent-2026-las-vegas-vip-fine-dining-helicopter
- Recent: 2026-11-27 webinar or virtual event: What is opentelemetry and why it matters https://openobserve.ai/webinars-videos/what-is-opentelemetry-and-why-it-matters
- Recent: 2026-09-23 comparison: Clickhouse alternative https://openobserve.ai/docs/overview/comparison-with-alternatives/clickhouse-alternative
- Recent: 2026-09-23 comparison: Datadog alternative https://openobserve.ai/docs/overview/comparison-with-alternatives/datadog-alternative
- Recent: 2026-09-23 comparison: Newrelic alternative https://openobserve.ai/docs/overview/comparison-with-alternatives/newrelic-alternative

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.