Axiom Has a Free API That Stores Unlimited Logs Without Breaking the Bank

Axiom is the observability platform with zero-config log ingestion, real-time querying, and a generous free tier. Think Datadog, but affordable. What Is Axiom? Axiom stores and queries your logs, traces, and events. Unlike Datadog or Splunk, Axiom does not charge per GB ingested on the free tier — you get 500 GB/month free. Quick Start export AXIOM_TOKEN = "your-api-token" export AXIOM_ORG = "your-org" Ingest Events # Send events to a dataset curl -s -X POST 'https://api.axiom.co/v1/datasets/my-logs/ingest' \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $AXIOM_TOKEN " \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '[{"level": "info", "message": "User logged in", "userId": "user-123", "_time": "2026-03-30T10:00:00Z"}, {"level": "error", "message": "Payment failed", "userId": "user-456", "error": "card_declined", "_time": "2026-03-30T10:01:00Z"}]' Query with APL # Axiom Processing Language (like KQL) curl -s -X POST 'https://api.axiom.co/v1/datasets/_apl?format=legacy' \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $AXIOM_TOKEN