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Comparison · Observability · weekly run Nov 3
Dash0 vs Loki
Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?
The short answer
Loki is the stronger AI pick in Observability: it has a visibility score of 12 versus 3.2 for Dash0, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.
Choose Dash0 if…
- You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
- You need SOC 2 Type II coverage
- Discount for eligible early-stage startups
Choose Loki if…
- You want the brand AI engines rank higher (12 vs 3.2)
- AI answers describe it more positively (7% vs 0% positive)
- You need SOC 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO 22301 or PCI DSS v4.0.1 or TISAX or CSA STAR or FedRAMP High or TX-RAMP Level 2 coverage
- You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)
AI visibility side by side
Latest weekly run · Nov 3
| Metric | Dash0 | Loki |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility score | 3.2% | 12% |
| Change vs last week | New | New |
| Rank in Observability | #18 | #11 |
| Share of voice | 1.1% | 4.7% |
| Mentions this run | 6 | 27 |
| Positive in AI answers | 0% | 7% |
The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days
Dash0 0pp · Loki 0pp over 0 weekly runs.
Engine by engine
Loki leads on 2 of 3 engines
ChatGPT
AI Mode
Perplexity
Dash0Loki
Head to head in AI answers
2 engine answers name both brands
0Dash0 ranked higher
2Loki ranked higher
| Prompt | Engine | Dash0 | Loki |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top observability platform options for B2B SaaS companies | Perplexity | #12 | #7 |
| Most affordable observability platform that is still reliable | AI Mode | #10 | #5 |
Features, pricing & fit
| Dimension | Dash0 | Loki |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Hosted on AWS and GCP with EU or US data residency, and self-hosted plans available | Self-hosted or through Grafana Cloud |
| Integrations | 100+ | — |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, GDPR | SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 22301, PCI DSS v4.0.1, GDPR, TISAX, CSA STAR, FedRAMP High, TX-RAMP Level 2 |
| Founded | 2023 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | New York, NY, United States | New York, NY |
| Employees | 201–500 | 1,001–5,000 |
| Funding | Series B · $155M raised | Series E · $660M raised |
| Best for | Developers, SREs and platform engineers who run OpenTelemetry and want to avoid vendor lock-in | — |
Pros and cons
Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand
Dash0
- Discount for eligible early-stage startups
Loki
- Open-source, standards-driven telemetry stack
- Composable dashboards and data visualization
- Built natively around OpenTelemetry
- Managed cloud offering with a permanent free tier
- Cost-effective compared with licensed platforms
- Requires internal engineering time to maintain, configure, and scale
- Ongoing infrastructure, storage, and maintenance costs
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Dash0 vs Loki”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/dash0-vs-loki, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.