Service plans
Different pricing plans are available that you can choose for an IBM Log Analysis instance. Each plan defines the number of days that data is retained for search, the number of users allowed to manage the data, and the logging features that are enabled.
As of 28 March 2024 the IBM Log Analysis and IBM Cloud Activity Tracker services are deprecated and will no longer be supported as of 30 March 2025. Customers will need to migrate to IBM Cloud Logs, which replaces these two services, prior to 30 March 2025. For information about IBM Cloud Logs, see the IBM Cloud Logs documentation.
IBM Log Analysis ended marketing on 30 November 2024. You can no longer change service plans for existing IBM Log Analysis instances.
| Plan | Number of days that data is available for search | Number of users per plan | Plan Name | Plan ID |
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HIPAA 30 day log search |
30 | 25 | hipaa-30-day |
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30 days log search |
30 | Unlimited | 30-day |
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14 days log search |
14 | Unlimited | 14-day |
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7-day log search |
7 | Unlimited | 7-day |
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Lite |
Data is not available for search | 1 | lite |
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IBM Log Analysis offers a Lite plan that you can use to view your logs as they pass through the system. You can view logs by using log tailing. You can also design filters to prepare for upgrading to a longer retention period plan.
You cannot use an instance on the Lite plan to receive streamed data. This plan has a 0-day retention period.
Features by plan
The following tables outline the different features that are included in each service plan:
| Feature | HIPAA 30 day log search plan |
30 day log search plan |
14 days log search plan |
7 days log search plan |
Lite plan |
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Live streaming tail |
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Customizing the logging agent |
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Logs are stored and searchable |
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Archiving of logs |
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Multi-channel Alerting |
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Exporting logs |
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Definig custom parsing templates |
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Configuring exclusion rules from the logging web UI |
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Creating views |
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Creating dashboards |
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Creating screens |
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Analyzing logs in different contexts |
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Logging features that are not available with IBM Log Analysis service plans
The following logging features are not available:
- Sharing a line