Chanzo
An observability platform for traces, logs, and metrics.
Simple per-event pricing. OpenTelemetry-native.
Traces
Logs
Metrics
OTel-Native
The Problem
Observability bills are unpredictable. Engineering leaders cite cost
as the number one frustration with their monitoring infrastructure.
- Complex, multi-dimensional pricing — per-host, per-GB, per-million spans, per-custom-metric, each with different retention tiers
- Surprise overages when traffic spikes or new services are instrumented
- Vendor lock-in through proprietary agents and data formats
- Separate tools for traces, logs, and metrics — no unified view
The Solution
Chanzo is being built to store and query all three signal types with
one pricing model and one interface. OpenTelemetry-native — no
proprietary agents, no translation layers.
- Simple per-event pricing — one price for traces, logs, and metrics. No per-host fees, no per-seat charges
- Significantly below incumbent pricing at equivalent retention
- 30-day retention included — not a paid add-on
- Complete platform: query builder, dashboards, alerting, debugging tools
- Unified interface for all signal types — not three separate tools stitched together
- OpenTelemetry-native from day one — instrument once, switch anytime
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The Founder
Brian G. Marete — 25 years of software engineering,
including 7+ years as a Site Reliability Engineer at Google (Googlebot,
Google Lens, Bandwidth Enforcer). Staff and Senior Staff engineer.
Built the storage engine solo — motivated by firsthand experience with
the cost and operational complexity of observability infrastructure
at scale.
In Active Development