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Chronosphere×OpenObserve×
AttributeChronosphereOther licenseOpenObserveOpen source
Overview
Primary focusCloud-native observability platform, now part of Palo Alto NetworksUnified observability: logs, metrics, traces, and RUM in one platform
DeploymentNot specifiedSelf-hosted / Web
Source modelOther licenseOpen source
Pricing modelcontact salesopen source
API availableYesYes
Windows desktopNot specifiedYes
Mobile appNot specifiedNot specified
OverviewChronosphere provides metrics, logs and traces observability for cloud-native and Kubernetes environments with cardinality/cost controls. Palo Alto Networks completed its acquisition of Chronosphere in 2026.OpenObserve natively unifies logs, metrics, distributed traces, and real-user monitoring in a single self-hostable platform. Written in Rust, it stores data at a fraction of the cost of Elasticsearch.
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ChronosphereOther license
Primary focus
Cloud-native observability platform, now part of Palo Alto Networks
Deployment
Not specified
Source model
Other license
Pricing model
contact sales
API available
Yes
Windows desktop
Not specified
Mobile app
Not specified
Overview
Chronosphere provides metrics, logs and traces observability for cloud-native and Kubernetes environments with cardinality/cost controls. Palo Alto Networks completed its acquisition of Chronosphere in 2026.
OpenObserveOpen source
Primary focus
Unified observability: logs, metrics, traces, and RUM in one platform
Deployment
Self-hosted / Web
Source model
Open source
Pricing model
open source
API available
Yes
Windows desktop
Yes
Mobile app
Not specified
Overview
OpenObserve natively unifies logs, metrics, distributed traces, and real-user monitoring in a single self-hostable platform. Written in Rust, it stores data at a fraction of the cost of Elasticsearch.

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