FAQ
What do I need to do to try out Foam?
Connect your GitHub account and point Foam at your repositories. Foam scans your codebase, opens a setup PR with the instrumentation it needs, and starts collecting data once you merge it.
Do I need to write code, or instrument anything?
No. Foam does it all for you. All you have to do is review and deploy Foam’s PRs.
How long does installation take?
About 30 minutes. That is how long it usually takes Foam to open its setup PR after you connect GitHub.
Do I need to uninstall Datadog, Sentry, or other observability tools?
No. During installation Foam ensures it can run alongside other tools. Keep everything you already have.
How do I know the data is complete?
Foam verifies it. During install, it scans every service for gaps in what your code emits, opens PRs to fill them, and runs test traffic to confirm every signal lands. Foam delivers a coverage report so you know what coverage you are getting.
What if Foam doesn't have the telemetry to answer a question?
It fills the gap. If a question cannot be answered with what is currently in the telemetry, Foam opens a PR to add the missing telemetry. Once deployed and data is flowing, Foam answers the question.
Do you charge for indexing, querying, or data volume?
No. Foam pricing does not scale with indexing, querying, or event volume. We want to incentivize, not penalize, sending more logs and adding more instrumentation, because that lets Foam be a better product for you.
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“We asked Foam what was going wrong and it answered before we even finished the question. Their CEO stayed in our channel until it was fully useful.”
“Forty alerts a day and none of them meant anything. Now Foam tells us what actually matters and acts on the rest.”
“Before our users even get to ping us, Foam has already explained the issue and pointed us to the cause.”
“I used to lose a whole day checking my changes in prod. Now I just ask Foam and get answers in seconds.”
“Frontend and backend are fully linked now. I ask one question and get the full picture across every service.”