Alternatives to VictoriaLogs

Store and search logs with a dedicated log-management server. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as VictoriaLogs.

  • Grafana Loki

    Collect and query application logs using label-based indexing.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    Grafana Loki stores logs with label-based indexing and integrates with Grafana log exploration, licensed AGPL-3.0 rather than Apache-2.0.

  • Graylog

    Self-hosted enterprise log management platform with stream processing and alerts.

    FreemiumOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    Graylog adds stream processing, alerts and content packs for common sources, with enterprise features and support in a paid tier and meaningful server needs at scale.

  • Elastic Stack

    Elasticsearch, Logstash, Beats and Kibana combined for collecting, searching and visualizing logs and other data.

    FreemiumProprietarySelf-hosted

    Elastic Stack is a long-established log analytics platform with Kibana dashboards, but is not open source, runs several services and is resource-hungry for small setups.

  • Parseable

    Rust-based self-hosted logging server with columnar storage and a built-in UI.

    FreemiumOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    Parseable is a Rust-based logging server with columnar, S3-native storage, a built-in UI and SQL queries, with advanced features likely in paid tiers.

  • OpenObserve

    Collect logs, metrics and traces in a unified observability application.

    FreemiumOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    OpenObserve stores logs alongside metrics and traces in one self-hosted AGPL-3.0 application, with hosted and enterprise features priced separately.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.