Track your Papertrail bills and renewals
Papertrail is a hosted log management service from SolarWinds, running since 2011, that gathers logs from apps, servers and platforms into one searchable web viewer with live tail. Users can group logs by app, environment or host, turn saved searches into alerts, and keep long-term archives that are copied to Amazon S3; pricing is per gigabyte of logs.
- Provider
- Papertrail
- Website
- papertrail.com
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Type
- logging
- Also searched as
- papertrail app
About Papertrail
What people pay Papertrail for
- Hosted log management
- Live tail and log search
- Log alerts
- Log archives copied to Amazon S3
- For
- Web developers
- Part of
- SolarWinds
Papertrail pricing and billing
- Pricing
- Usage-based
- Free plan
- Free trial
- Billed
- Monthly
- Paid plans from
- $5.00 per GB per month (Log Observability)
The free trial lasts 30 days with 100 GB included; past a plan's limit, logging can stop or continue up to 200% extra at a 30% higher price per GB.
As listed on Papertrail's site on 12 October 2026 · official pricing. Prices change; confirm before you buy.
Tracking tip
Papertrail bills for what you use, so the amount changes from month to month. Record what was actually charged when each payment lands; your payment history then shows real costs, and Insights (Pro) flags changes of 5% or more.
How to track Papertrail in SysCost
SysCost keeps every Papertrail subscription in one ledger with the rest of your tools, reminds your team before each renewal, and converts every currency into yours.
- Step 1
Pick Papertrail
Add a subscription, choose Papertrail as its provider and give it your own name.
- Step 2
Set the cycle
Enter the amount, currency, billing cycle and next payment date.
- Step 3
Get reminders
In Slack, Discord, Telegram or email, days before each renewal.
- Step 4
Record payments
Mark each one paid, failed or skipped; unpaid ones show as overdue.
Useful Papertrail links
- Pricingwww.papertrail.com/plans
Checked to load on 12 October 2026. Sources: papertrail.com.
Papertrail and SysCost: common questions
Can SysCost track my Papertrail subscription?
Yes. Papertrail is built into SysCost with its logo: pick it as the provider when you add a subscription.
Does Papertrail have a free plan?
Papertrail offers a free trial rather than a permanent free plan, according to its website (checked 12 October 2026).
How does Papertrail bill?
Papertrail offers monthly billing, priced usage-based. In SysCost, choose the matching cycle (monthly, quarterly or yearly) and every renewal is projected from your next payment date.
Can I get a reminder before Papertrail renews?
Yes. Choose the days, for example 7, 3 and 1, and SysCost reminds your team in Slack, Discord, Telegram or by email.
Does SysCost connect to my Papertrail account?
No. You add Papertrail subscriptions by hand, from a CSV file, or by pasting a receipt into AI smart-add (Pro). SysCost never asks for your Papertrail login.
Is SysCost affiliated with Papertrail?
No. SysCost is independent; Papertrail and its logo belong to their owner.
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SysCost is not affiliated with or endorsed by Papertrail. Papertrail and its logo are trademarks of their owner and are shown only to identify the provider.
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