https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Dynatrace-Managed-Q-A/Cost-of-prometheus-custom-metric-vs-log-metric/m-p/288987#M4499 <P>Hi All<BR /><BR />If I use prometheus custom metric and the metric has 2 unique dimension, then the DPS(Metric data points) for 30 minutes is 2 (uniquedimesion) * 30(min) = 60 as per the below link.<BR /><BR /><A href="https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/license/capabilities/platform-extensions/custom-metrics-classic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Custom Metrics Classic (DPS) — Dynatrace Docs</A><BR /><BR /></P> <P>Will it be the same calculation if I use the log metric also?<BR /><BR />If I use prometheus pod, the pod sends the old data until it's restarted. Will it be the same case for log metric also?</P> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:22:54 GMT guru2025 2025-11-04T07:22:54Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Dynatrace-Managed-Q-A/Cost-of-prometheus-custom-metric-vs-log-metric/m-p/288987#M4499 <P>Hi All<BR /><BR />If I use prometheus custom metric and the metric has 2 unique dimension, then the DPS(Metric data points) for 30 minutes is 2 (uniquedimesion) * 30(min) = 60 as per the below link.<BR /><BR /><A href="https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/license/capabilities/platform-extensions/custom-metrics-classic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Custom Metrics Classic (DPS) — Dynatrace Docs</A><BR /><BR /></P> <P>Will it be the same calculation if I use the log metric also?<BR /><BR />If I use prometheus pod, the pod sends the old data until it's restarted. Will it be the same case for log metric also?</P> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:22:54 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Dynatrace-Managed-Q-A/Cost-of-prometheus-custom-metric-vs-log-metric/m-p/288987#M4499 guru2025 2025-11-04T07:22:54Z