at 6 TB of telemetry a day, self-hosted grafana LGTM ran our whole observability platform for ~$15-18K/mo. datadog at the same volume would've been ~$120K. an 85% cut.
datadog isn't a bad tool. the problem is you're renting something you could own, on a meter that bills you more every time your product succeeds. per-GB pricing is a tax on growth. model your bill at 5x volume before you sign, not after.
#observability #selfhosting #infrastructure
rajesh / Rajesh Medampudi
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