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Grafana Loki vs Logstash comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Grafana Loki
Ranking in Log Management
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Logstash
Ranking in Log Management
29th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Grafana Loki is 6.8%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Logstash is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

CarlosPimentel - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient log filtering enhances quick network troubleshooting
We use Grafana Loki for various verticals including manufacturing, finance, health, and aerospatial sectors. It primarily helps in monitoring security and access to devices. Grafana dashboards are used to track access success and failure and audit commands issued on devices Loki significantly…
Mustafa Husny - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to collect logs from various data sources, including hardware
I use Logstash primarily for connecting logs from hardware. This is the main use case. The second use case involves making correlations between logs from various sources.  I can collect logs from various data sources, including hardware. The product needs to improve its compatibility.  I rate…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Grafana agent is very lightweight and does not cost significant resources of our cluster."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is an open-source tool that is stable and flexible."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the tool's GUI. The solution's GUI is very user-friendly."
"Loki also utilizes the same service discovery mechanism as used by Prometheus. So, whatever labeled metadata you see in Prometheus, you have the exact same metadata in the Loki system. Given this level of intricacy and the attempt to address these challenges, I firmly believe that Loki deserves praise for the work."
"Loki significantly saves time in troubleshooting by quickly pinpointing network issues."
"The log collection feature is good and the solution is easily understandable. v"
"The most valuable part of Loki is the ability to filter logs by keywords and devices."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to set up alerts, which becomes necessary when we need to receive notifications for specific events."
"I can collect logs from various data sources, including hardware."
 

Cons

"The product must improve its UI."
"The solution has shortcomings regarding security monitoring-oriented features that need improvement."
"The platform's stability needs improvement."
"We encountered certain limitations when it came to alerting, particularly when dealing with specific data sources."
"It's not intended for proprietary services, so you have to struggle with configuration a lot."
"The Docker container partition feature needs improvement as they do not reuse the space and goes into a pending state."
"The solution's scalability depends on the team managing the Grafana instance."
"In Grafana Loki, the creation of metrics is not so easy, making it an area that could be made easier."
"The product needs to improve its compatibility."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Grafana Loki is a free, open-source solution."
"The solution is open source."
"We use a free version."
"You can use the free version of Grafana Loki on-premises."
"The cost is less than other paid services like CloudWatch."
"Grafana Loki is an open-source solution."
"I use the open-source version of the product."
"I find the licensing structure quite reasonable, as the free license effectively meets my requirements."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
9%
Media Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Grafana Loki?
We are using Grafana Loki as a database for real-time metrics.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Grafana Loki?
We use the open-source version of Loki. The cloud version is competitively priced compared to other market solutions.
What needs improvement with Grafana Loki?
It would be beneficial if Loki could directly access Windows Server logs or events directly from the servers.
What do you like most about Logstash?
I can collect logs from various data sources, including hardware.
What needs improvement with Logstash?
The product needs to improve its compatibility.
What is your primary use case for Logstash?
I use Logstash primarily for connecting logs from hardware. This is the main use case. The second use case involves making correlations between logs from various sources.
 

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