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.

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:

Table 2. List of features available for 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
Live streaming tail
Customizing the logging agent
Logs are stored and searchable
Archiving of logs
Multi-channel Alerting
Exporting logs
Definig custom parsing templates
Configuring exclusion rules from the logging web UI
Creating views
Creating dashboards
Creating screens
Analyzing logs in different contexts