Better Stack

Better Stack is designed to help you visualize, debug and resolve incidents across any technology stack. It offers a unified suite of tools to monitor uptime, manage logs and troubleshoot problems.

The service lets you collect logs from different sources, process them into structured data that can be queried with SQL, like a single database. That means you can quickly search for problems and debug faster. Better Stack also offers prettified dashboards that combine metrics from all your sources so you can spot and fix problems more easily.

Among Better Stack's features:

• Log Management: Collect, store and search logs without worrying about archiving or rehydration.
• Uptime Monitoring: Monitor websites, servers and services with error screenshots to avoid false positives.
• Incident Management: Rotate on-call duties, get actionable alerts and resolve incidents with flexible escalation policies.
• Status Pages: Automate maintenance and incident updates on custom, branded pages.
• Collaboration Tools: Shadow colleagues with one click and work where the data is to resolve incidents faster.

Better Stack is designed to make it easier to find and fix downtime problems by combining log management, uptime monitoring and incident response into one service. Customers can expect to cut the time it takes to resolve downtime problems by a factor of 10 or more, and that's why it's a good option for engineering teams and companies trying to improve their incident response.

Pricing isn't clearly disclosed, but the service offers a free plan and encourages you to sign up to start monitoring or schedule a demo to learn more about the pricing model.

By combining log management, uptime monitoring and incident management into one service, Better Stack is a potentially useful option for teams trying to improve their incident resolution workflow and reduce downtime.

Published on July 3, 2024