Honeycomb Pricing, Plans, and Availability

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by Honeycomb · honeycomb.io

High-cardinality observability platform for debugging and tracing distributed systems.

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Pricing at a glance

◇ Pricing model

Freemium, usage-based pricing with a free plan, a publicly priced Pro tier, and custom Enterprise quotes.

↻ Billing notes

Honeycomb’s docs say you can change plans at any time, and the billing flow supports either monthly or yearly billing; the docs note yearly billing typically includes a discount. Pro is explicitly available as a Monthly or Annual Subscription, while Enterprise pricing is custom and requires talking to sales or requesting a trial. The public site also states that all plans have unlimited seats, and the pricing page notes volume discounts for Enterprise.

Plans and pricing

3 tiers

Free

Not publicly disclosed
$0
  • 2 Triggers
  • Distributed Tracing
  • BubbleUp
  • OpenTelemetry Support
  • Team Query History
  • Query Result Permalinks

Up to 20M events per month and up to 100M metrics data points per month. The plan is described as free forever.

Pro

Monthly or Annual Subscription
Starting at $150 per month
  • All features from the Free Plan
  • 100 Triggers
  • 2 Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
  • Single-Sign On (SSO)
  • Honeycomb Support

Up to 750M events per month and up to 3.75B metrics data points per month. Honeycomb also describes Pro as starting at $150 / 50M events and 250M time series data points.

Enterprise

Not publicly disclosed
Not publicly disclosed
  • All features from the Pro Plan
  • Starts with 300 Triggers
  • Starts with 100 SLOs
  • Service Map
  • Enterprise Support for Refinery
  • Enterprise-Grade Support + Onboarding

Event volume and metrics data points are variable. Honeycomb says Enterprise plans start with a base allowance of 10 billion events per year and additional capacity can be added.

Add-ons and extras

Frontend performance analysis

Not publicly disclosed

Listed as an add-on for the enterprise plan.

Enterprise-grade alerting

Not publicly disclosed

Listed as an add-on for the enterprise plan.

Installation and enablement services

Not publicly disclosed

Listed as an add-on for the enterprise plan.

Hidden and indirect costs

Worth budgeting for
⚠  Honeycomb says telemetry collection starts at $0.10 per GB, so storage and processing-related costs can grow with how much data you send. Its comparison page also notes that low-cost alternatives can cause costs to rack up when you need custom metrics or deep analysis, which is a reminder to model feature usage as part of the total bill. The public pricing page does not list overage rates, so any charges beyond included volume are not publicly disclosed in the materials supplied.

What buyers actually pay

A small engineering team wants to try Honeycomb for exploratory observability work without a contract.

Expected cost$0 on the Free plan.
Event volumeMetrics data pointsNeed for paid plan features later

A production team needs the Pro tier for higher volume and SSO, and wants to know the entry price.

Expected costStarting at $150 per month.
Event volume tierBilling cadenceWhether the team chooses monthly or annual subscription

A large organization needs enterprise support, private cloud support, or a tailored deployment.

Expected costNot publicly disclosed; Honeycomb requires a custom quote.
Annual event allowanceAdditional capacitySupport and onboarding needsPrivate Cloud requirements

Pricing FAQ

No. The public pricing page says Enterprise has custom plans to fit your needs and directs buyers to request a trial or talk to sales. It also says Enterprise pricing is variable and that volume discounts are available. If you need a firm number for Enterprise, Honeycomb’s public materials do not provide one.

Yes. Honeycomb says the introductory plan is free forever, and the public pricing page also includes a request-a-trial path for Enterprise. Review-site references likewise note that a free version and a free trial are available. For most buyers, the safest public assumption is that Free is available immediately and Enterprise is quote-led.

Yes for Pro. Honeycomb’s docs say you can choose a monthly or yearly billing cycle, and the pricing page labels Pro as a Monthly or Annual Subscription. The docs also say yearly billing typically includes a discount. Enterprise billing cadence is not publicly disclosed in the provided materials.

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