Control over the cost of your observability is essential. You want to turn your observability data into valuable insights that help you, at the right price point.

Dash0 gives you several tools to understand and manage your observability spend:

Set Spam Filters — Drop low-value telemetry at ingestion time so you're not paying to store spans, logs, or metrics that don't contribute to your observability goals. Filters are configured directly from the tracing, logging, and metric explorers. Spam filters can be managed as infrastructure as code, allowing you to version control, automate deployment, and maintain consistency across environments.
Set a Monthly Budget — Set a hard cap on your monthly invoice so you're never surprised by unexpected charges. Dash0 warns you as you approach the limit and provides a grace period before pausing ingestion.
Install the Cost Forecast Dashboards — Install the Dash0 Cost Forecast integration to visualize your telemetry usage and estimate future spend based on historical ingestion data. Break down costs by service, namespace, or resource type to identify what's driving your bill.
Understand Telemetry Ingestion Limits — Dash0 enforces fine-grained limits on the telemetry and configuration you send. These are designed to ensure platform stability and are unlikely to affect normal observability workloads.
Understand HTTP Rate Limits — Dash0 rate-limits its HTTP API to keep the platform stable and to share capacity fairly across organizations.

Used together, these tools give you confidence that your observability practice scales with your needs — without runaway costs. Install the cost forecasting dashboards, implement a monthly budget for peace of mind, and reach for spam filters when you want more precise control over what gets stored.

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