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Axiom

Fully managed observability platform for petabyte-scale logs, traces, and metrics with usage-based pricing and native AI agent support.

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What is Axiom?

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Axiom is a modern machine-data platform built to handle observability at scale without forcing teams to sample, drop, or aggregate their data as volume grows. It offers schema-less ingestion into a fully managed event store with over 95% compression, so engineers can retain every log and event without running self-managed clusters. Query is handled through two purpose-built languages, APL for logs and traces and MPL for metrics, both designed around a sequential, pipe-based syntax reminiscent of Splunk's SPL but running on cheaper, cloud-native infrastructure. Pricing is usage-based with automatic volume discounts, a permanent free tier, and self-serve enterprise add-ons instead of opaque SKU bundles. Axiom also ships a native MCP server plus SRE and Metrics skills, letting AI agents query the same event data engineers use to diagnose incidents, all without custom integration glue.


Key Features

  • Schema-less Petabyte Ingest

    Fully managed event store accepts schema-less data at petabyte scale with over 95% compression, so teams keep every byte without provisioning or maintaining a self-managed cluster.

  • APL and MPL Query Languages

    Purpose-built pipe-based query languages for logs and traces (APL) and metrics (MPL), giving the query power of Splunk-style SPL on infrastructure designed for modern data volumes.

  • Usage-Based Pricing with Volume Discounts

    A single usage-based dial covers logs, traces, metrics, and events with automatic volume discounts, avoiding SKU stair-steps, overage tiers, or annual renegotiation.

  • Native AI Agent Integration

    Built-in MCP server with SRE and Metrics skills lets AI agents query observability data using the same APL/MPL primitives engineers rely on, without per-vendor adapters.

  • Self-Serve Enterprise Controls

    Enterprise features like SSO, RBAC, Directory Sync, and Audit Logs unlock directly in-console as add-ons, without requiring a sales call.

  • Splunk Migration Path

    A Splunk App lets teams run Axiom alongside existing Splunk deployments on orphan workloads first, easing migration without renegotiating current contracts.


Use Cases

  • Incident Diagnosis : Engineers query high-cardinality logs and metrics in real time to trace root causes, such as identifying why checkout latency spiked at a specific timestamp.
  • AI Agent-Assisted On-Call : AI agents connected via MCP participate in on-call rotations and incident review, running the same queries a human SRE would to move from hypothesis to proof.
  • Cost-Controlled Observability at Scale : Organizations replacing per-host or per-GB-indexed pricing models use Axiom's usage-based dial to make observability spend predictable as data volume grows.
  • Compliance and Long-Term Retention : Teams with regulatory requirements configure extended, customizable retention windows to keep full-fidelity logs and events without rehydration tickets.
  • Gradual Splunk Replacement : Platform teams pilot Axiom on lower-risk workloads like dev, staging, or marketing event data before expanding coverage at the next contract renewal.

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