#31 in Monitoring & ObservabilityUpdated 2026-08

Gigapipe

by Gigapipe · ClickHouse-based observability backend for logs, metrics, traces and profiles

43 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Gigapipe stores logs, metrics, traces and profiles in one ClickHouse-backed engine and is queried through the Grafana UI. It accepts ingestion and query protocols used by Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, Pyroscope, OpenTelemetry, InfluxDB, Elastic and Datadog. It can be self-hosted under AGPLv3, deployed in your own cloud, or run as a managed plan, with ClickHouse or S3-compatible storage.

Best for: Engineering teams on Grafana who want a self-hostable observability backend with flat pricing
Pricing: Free AGPLv3 open-source edition; Pro at €349/month after a 14-day trial, with extra storage at €100 per TB; Enterprise is quoted on request.
Runs on: WebSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

One ClickHouse engine for logs, metrics, traces and profiles
Flat pricing: no per-seat fees, no metered ingestion
Keeps existing agents via Loki, Prometheus and OTel protocols
Run on-premise, in your own cloud, or fully managed

Trade-offs

Pro is standalone only; HA and multi-node need Enterprise
Storage above the 600 GB base costs €100 per extra TB
Visualisation still relies on Grafana; no UI of its own
Homepage and pricing page state different Pro ingest limits

Pricing

Published plans from Gigapipe’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Gigapipe pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Free	—open source	Open source Gigapipe under AGPLv3 Configurable RAM, vCPU and storage Unlimited usage Community support
Pro	€349flat rate, not per seat	Up to 5 TB/month ingestion, 600 GB NVMe storage (base) Up to 16 CPUs and 32 GB RAM Standalone deployment, 14-day free trial Additional storage at €100 per 1 TB, up to 12 TB
Enterprise	Contact sales	Custom resources matched to monthly telemetry ingestion High availability and multi-node cluster deployment Custom data retention and dedicated SLA Premium support, onboarding and migration assistance

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 35 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 45 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 55 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

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Openness: 40 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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