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title: "Papertrail Pricing 2026 | Capterra"
description: "Learn more about Papertrail pricing plans including starting price, free versions and trials."
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# Papertrail Pricing

- Overall rating: 4.3 out of 5 from [12 reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/180057/Papertrail/reviews/)
- Starting at $7.00 per month
- Free trial: Available
- Free version: Available
- Credit card required: Not provided by vendor

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## How much does Papertrail cost?

Papertrail has **6 different plans**. The pricing **starts at $7 flat rate per month** with a free plan available.

### Free

- Price: $0.00
- Billing: Flat Rate

#### Free plan includes:

- 48 Hours Search
- 50 MB/Month
- 7 Days Archive
- Unlimited Systems
- Unlimited Users

### 1 GB

- Price: $7.00
- Billing: Flat Rate, Per Month

#### 1 GB plan includes:

- 1 GB/Month
- 1 Week Search
- 1 Year Archive
- Automated Export for Reporting
- Encrypted Logging
- Intuitive Web-Based Log Viewer
- Long-Term Archive (S3)
- Powerful Command-Line Tools
- REST API
- Search Alerts
- Team-Wide Groups & Searches
- Unlimited Systems
- Unlimited Users

### 2 GB

- Price: $18.00
- Billing: Flat Rate, Per Month

#### 2 GB plan includes:

- 1 Week Search
- 1 Year Archive
- 2 GB/Month
- Automated Export for Reporting
- Encrypted Logging
- Intuitive Web-Based Log Viewer
- Long-Term Archive (S3)
- Powerful Command-Line Tools
- REST API
- Search Alerts
- Team-Wide Groups & Searches
- Unlimited Systems
- Unlimited Users

### 4 GB

- Price: $35.00
- Billing: Flat Rate, Per Month

#### 4 GB plan includes:

- 1 Year Archive
- 2 Week Search
- 4 GB/Month
- Automated Export for Reporting
- Encrypted Logging
- Intuitive Web-Based Log Viewer
- Long-Term Archive (S3)
- Powerful Command-Line Tools
- REST API
- Search Alerts
- Team-Wide Groups & Searches
- Unlimited Systems
- Unlimited Users

### 8 GB

- Price: $75.00
- Billing: Flat Rate, Per Month

#### 8 GB plan includes:

- 1 Year Archive
- 2 Week Search
- 8 GB/Month
- Automated Export for Reporting
- Encrypted Logging
- Intuitive Web-Based Log Viewer
- Long-Term Archive (S3)
- Powerful Command-Line Tools
- REST API
- Search Alerts
- Team-Wide Groups & Searches
- Unlimited Systems
- Unlimited Users

### 16 GB

- Price: $150.00
- Billing: Flat Rate, Per Month

#### 16 GB plan includes:

- 16 GB/Month
- 1 Year Archive
- 2 Week Search
- Automated Export for Reporting
- Encrypted Logging
- Intuitive Web-Based Log Viewer
- Long-Term Archive (S3)
- Powerful Command-Line Tools
- REST API
- Team-Wide Groups & Searches
- Unlimited Systems
- Unlimited Users

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## How does Papertrail compare to other alternatives?

Papertrail's $7 flat rate per month starting price is toward the lower end compared to its best alternatives; alternatives start between $10 and $19.

Papertrail pricing comparison

| Product | Plans | Starting price | Free version | Free trial | Value for Money |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Papertrail — 4.3 out of 5 ([12 reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/180057/Papertrail/reviews/)) | 6 plans | $7.00 /mo | Available | Available | 4.5 |
| [Site24x7](https://www.capterra.com/p/168192/Site24x7/) — 4.7 out of 5 ([381 reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/168192/Site24x7/reviews/)) | 4 plans | $10.00 /mo | Not available | Available | 4.5 |
| [Better Stack](https://www.capterra.com/p/202150/Better-Stack/) — 4.8 out of 5 ([37 reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/202150/Better-Stack/reviews/)) | 3 plans | $29.00 /usage/mo | Available | Available | 4.7 |
| [Splunk Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/94317/Splunk/) — 4.6 out of 5 ([265 reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/94317/Splunk/reviews/)) | 1 plan | Not available | Not available | Available | 4.3 |
| [Grafana](https://www.capterra.com/p/196036/Grafana-Enterprise/) — 4.6 out of 5 ([73 reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/196036/Grafana-Enterprise/reviews/)) | 2 plans | $19.00 /mo | Available | Available | 4.6 |

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