Axiom

What is Axiom?

Axiom is a fully managed machine data platform for ingesting, storing, and querying logs, traces, metrics, and events at petabyte scale. It uses schema-less ingestion with query-time transformation, removing the need to define schemas or manage indexes before writing data. A public playground allows running queries on shared datasets without creating an account.

What are the features of Axiom?

• Schema-less event store

  Ingests logs, traces, metrics, and events without predefined schemas, applying virtual fields for transformation at query time rather than ingest time.
• Query languages (APL and MPL)

  Provides APL for sequential log processing and MPL for metrics, both supporting piped syntax usable by engineers and AI agents.
• Native MCP server

  Exposes SRE and metrics skills so AI agents can query observability data using the same APL and MPL primitives as human users.
• Dataset library

  Organizes ingested telemetry into named datasets such as otel-collector, nginx-access-logs, and lambda-invocations for targeted querying.
• Public query playground

  Allows running APL queries against shared datasets like http-logs directly in the browser without signing in.

What are the use cases of Axiom?

• Parallel Splunk migration

  The Splunk App routes orphan workloads such as dev, staging, or marketing event data to Axiom alongside an existing Splunk deployment without renegotiating contracts.
• AI-assisted incident diagnosis

  An AI agent connected via the native MCP server can investigate latency spikes by running APL queries against production datasets during on-call rotations.
• Serverless telemetry analysis

  Ingests OpenTelemetry traces and AWS Lambda invocation events into dedicated datasets to monitor distributed service performance.

How to use Axiom?

1. Open the playground

   Navigate to the public APL Playground from the web interface; no account is required.
2. Select a dataset

   Choose a shared dataset such as http-logs from the available options.
3. Write or generate a query

   Enter an APL pipeline manually or use the ⌘ K shortcut to generate one from a natural language prompt.
4. Run the query

   Execute the statement to view matching events and result visualizations in the browser.

Axiom Pricing Information:

• Free tier

  Permanent free access with no credit card required for sign-up.
• Usage-based billing

  Charges based on data volume with automatic discounts at higher tiers; per-unit rates drop as usage increases. The pricing estimator shows 1.0 TB per month of ingest at $25.