Splunk Observability Cloud Review
IT & DEVELOPMENT SOFTWAREChoose Splunk Observability Cloud when Cisco/Splunk host-priced observability is the job — not Splunk Platform SIEM ingest, and not Datadog by default.
Starting price
$15.00/user/month
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
Yes
Best for
SRE teams that want Splunk Observability Cloud host packs rather than Platform ingest
SoftwareGlimpse review
7.8/10
Good
- ease of use6
- it job fit9
- workflow depth8
- integrations8
- admin security9
- scalability9
Splunk Observability Cloud plans & pricing
Verified 2026-08-18 from splunk.com observability pricing (high confidence). Infrastructure Monitoring $15/host/mo annual; App & Infra $60/host; End-to-End $75/host. Free up to 15 hosts per Splunk FAQ. This is Observability Cloud, not Splunk Platform/SIEM ingest. Affiliate economics excluded.
Free (up to 15 hosts)
$0.00
Free plan
- Evaluating the product with no paid seats
Infrastructure Monitoring
$15.00
per host / month
- Everything in Free (up to 15 hosts), plus:
- Infrastructure Monitoring buyers
App & Infra Monitoring
$60.00
per host / month
- Everything in Infrastructure Monitoring, plus:
- App & Infra Monitoring buyers
End-to-End Observability
$75.00
per host / month
- Everything in App & Infra Monitoring, plus:
- End-to-End Observability buyers
Estimate team cost
Rough monthly and annual cost for Splunk Observability Cloud based on list pricing. Confirm rates on the vendor site before buying.
- Monthly
- $0.00
- Annual
- $0.00
Splunk Observability Cloud pricing compared
| Metric | Splunk Observability Cloud | Datadog | Elastic Observability | New Relic | Dynatrace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $15.00/user/month | $15.00/user/month | $99.00/user/month | $10.00/user/month | $58.00/user/month |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |