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Grafana Loki vs VMware Aria Operations for Logs comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Grafana Loki
Ranking in Log Management
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Aria Operations for ...
Ranking in Log Management
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Grafana Loki is 5.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Aria Operations for Logs is 1.1%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

Sima Alexandru - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 8, 2023
Enhanced monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities with an efficient, cost-effective approach, offering customizable dashboards, powerful filtering, and seamless integration
It is an integral part of our workflow across different environments—production, preproduction, and UAT testing. We use it to monitor and analyze logs, and create customized dashboards tailored to specific parameters like execution IDs and processing details Having the ability to search and…
AS
Feb 23, 2024
Offers real-time monitoring and tracks resource usage to ensure efficient compute resource allocation, provides valuable insights into the virtual environment but limitations in full-stack visibility
VMware Aria is suitable for infrastructure visibility, but for a comprehensive overview that includes applications and services, other tools are required. The monitoring landscape is getting bigger. When it comes to infrastructure monitoring, we need more visibility. VMware needs to integrate more related applications and third-party products. That would make it more appealing to an audience beyond the VMware team. Let me explain the scenario: Suppose I have a third-party product deployed on top of VMware, like Red Hat OpenShift containers. I generate a report using vROps, and it gives me recommendations related to OpenShift. But I can't apply those recommendations directly because Red Hat (or any third-party vendor) has its own resource management approach. This creates a conflict. The VMware team, limited to their view of VMware, might think vROps or Aria recommendations are the gospel. But the respective application's monitoring and operations team has a different perspective on resource management. This disagreement leads to operational conflicts. Now, I understand you can't completely blame VMware for that; each vendor has its own way of doing things. But VMware should somehow bridge this gap. The recommendations coming out of vROps or Aria need to be agreeable to others.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"The effectiveness of filters is pivotal for optimizing the search process and extracting the specific information we need from the extensive log data."
"The best feature of Grafana Loki is that it integrates well with our other tool."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is an open-source tool that is stable and flexible."
"The product's most valuable features are ease of installation, management, and reporting. It has an efficient ability to set thresholds for alerts, as well."
"The solution's stability has never been a problem. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten."
"There are new features like that pilot code and things like that for profiling."
"I appreciate the capability to process logs from microservices and seamlessly integrate them into Grafana."
"The setup and installation are very easy."
"What I like is that you can have different storage locations for different applications."
"Log Insight correlates with the VMware product log. It can assemble the logs you want, making it easier to find the output, incident, or keyword you want to search."
"It gives the customer a quick overview, so they don't have to dig. There's a clear dashboard with many sensors in a single space. He gets a helicopter view of his environment, but he can investigate further if there are serious issues. It's pretty user-friendly."
"The virtualization solution supports data center virtualization, network and security."
"The events are notably more descriptive, aiding in security and event analysis. We've also integrated Sky Collector, providing valuable insights and solutions for troubleshooting."
"vRealize Log Insight has been running without any issues."
"We are using it because we have a VMware product. It has its own built in dashboards for VMware products, and that's a good thing."
 

Cons

"There is a need for some change in the alerting types of the product. In short, a few changes in the alert area are needed due to minor shortcomings."
"The correlation of requests is not simple in Grafana Loki and can be improved."
"The platform's stability needs improvement."
"The Docker container partition feature needs improvement as they do not reuse the space and goes into a pending state."
"Enhancing speed could be a game-changer, and while it might vary depending on the application, it's a factor worth exploring."
"The product must improve its UI."
"My main concern is the recommended production-grade setup. They suggest using tools like Tanka or Jsonnet. They should simplify the process to increase adoption."
"Visualization-wise, Grafana Loki's dashboard looks a little outdated compared to other open-source visualization tools like Chronograf."
"In the VMware environment, one area for improvement is the handling of VM failovers due to host failures, such as unexpected shutdowns from hardware issues. Currently, High Availability (HA) doesn't seem to recognize whether the VMs are online during failover, treating them as offline or unavailable."
"Log Insight should be better at dealing with audits and security logs. We use another product called QRadar for that."
"In vRealize login files, we have limitations regarding log partitions."
"The tool does not provide a centralized pane for monitoring."
"The solution is a very good tool, but it has a lot of limitations. One of the main issues is around how you define your retention policy, for instance, in Log Insight. It doesn't have it. You can't define a log retention policy. You also can't define the destination or location for your logs. All of the logs are in one index or one bucket."
"It's great for VMware, but it would be good if they had third-party logins."
"I think that it should be able to integrate with other third-party backup and recovery solutions, more that it does now."
"I would like to see more tutorials or at least an introduction video from the supplier, so you can become proficient and get the most out of the solution. You might not get the full benefit from a logging or reporting solution because you might not have a particular tool enabled. You could leave something out of your analysis because you aren't aware of it or you don't know how to set it up."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I find the licensing structure quite reasonable, as the free license effectively meets my requirements."
"My company doesn't need to pay for the licensing cost of the solution."
"Grafana Loki is an open-source solution."
"I use the solution's open-source version. Grafana Loki is a completely free solution for me."
"The solution is open source."
"I use the open-source version of the product."
"You can use the free version of Grafana Loki on-premises."
"The cost is less than other paid services like CloudWatch."
"The pricing has been updated recently."
"I think it is a reasonably priced product."
"It is not cheap. But it is worth it."
"I am not sure what the exact cost is. However, I believe the vRealize suite costs $2,500.00 per year."
"I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"The licensing cost for vRealize Log Insight is a little higher, so in terms of cost, it all depends upon what kind of environment you have. If you have a complete virtualized environment, or at least you're using a ninety-five percent virtualized environment, then vRealize Log Insight will play a very good role because it is a VMware component, so it has very tight integration with other VMware components and systems. This means you don't have to procure any other monitoring and management tool, and you don't need a separate automation tool. vRealize Log Insight will have an upper hand if your environment is purely virtualized on VMware. If you're using a mix of physical and virtual components, for example, a 50:50 ratio, then you need to have a third-party component to manage overall monitoring."
"Pricing could always be lower. If it were free, I would be more satisfied."
"Pricing is good because it is part of the suite package. It comes in a bundle for us."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 needs improvement with Grafana Loki?
We face some bugs when we install the latest version of Grafana Loki.
What do you like most about vRealize Log Insight?
The events are notably more descriptive, aiding in security and event analysis. We've also integrated Sky Collector, providing valuable insights and solutions for troubleshooting.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Log Insight?
The product's price is reasonable, but when it comes to SQL licensing, it's a bit expensive. So, it's expensive, not extremely expensive. I would rate the pricing a two out of ten, with ten being v...
What needs improvement with vRealize Log Insight?
In terms of vOps, we use templates for optimization to monitor heavy hitters on storage and CPU resources. In the VMware environment, one area for improvement is the handling of VM failovers due to...
 

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Wildlands Adventure Zoo, Medic Mobile, IBM, Seventy Seven Energy, Baystate Health, Osis, Oxford University, Columbia University, Siemens, Cardinal Health, Ashdod Port, Vasakronan, Sydney Adventist Hospital, University of Derby
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