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As of 30 August 2026, Sumo Logic is free to use. Sumo Logic is a cloud-based machine learning and analytics service that collects, processes, and visualizes logs. Softwr lists it under Logging. Sumo Logic is launched in 2010, available on Web, API.
Overview
What Sumo Logic does
Sumo Logic is a cloud-based machine learning and analytics service that collects, processes, and visualizes logs.
What people use it for
- Cloud-native log analytics across applications and infrastructure
- Running a SIEM with MITRE ATT&CK mapped detections and UEBA
- Compliance and audit readiness reporting from log data
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Sumo Logic.
- Neither the Essentials nor the Enterprise Suite package lists a price on the pricing page; both link to Contact Sales
- Quoted per GB figures assume an annual commitment, an average of 1 GB of log ingest per day and a US deployment region
- Pricing varies by the AWS deployment region chosen, so the same volume costs differently in Dublin, Frankfurt, Sydney or Tokyo
- Flex pricing bills per TB scanned rather than per GB ingested, so query activity drives the bill
- Feature activation is subject to minimum volume, minimum user counts and service requirements confirmed at the time of the transaction
- The API is limited to four calls per section, ten concurrent in-flight requests, and query processing times out after two minutes
- Self-serve credit card purchase is capped at $25,000; larger purchases must go through sales or a reseller
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Pricing
What Sumo Logic costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Log aggregation
- Metrics collection
- Real-time analytics
Capabilities
Features
Log aggregation
Metrics collection
Real-time analytics
Custom dashboards
API
Integration with API
Webhooks
Integration with Webhooks
REST
Integration with REST
Web support
Available on web
Api support
Available on api
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
How much does Sumo Logic cost?
Sumo Logic does not publish specific pricing on its pricing page. Essentials plan is available via self-serve credit card for up to $25,000, with Enterprise Suite requiring sales contact for quotes.
SourceHow is Sumo Logic priced?
Sumo Logic uses a credit-based pricing model. Logs are measured by GB scanned during queries, metrics by Data Points per Minute, and traces up to 5GB per day on Essentials.
SourceIs there a free trial?
Yes, Sumo Logic offers a 30-day free trial for the Essentials plan, which is available via self-serve credit card signup.
SourceWhat are the data retention limits?
The Essentials plan supports up to 365 days of log retention, 300 log monitors, 500 metric monitors, and 5GB per day trace storage.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Sumo Logic
- Company
- Sumo Logic
- Based in
- United States
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