Top 5 Open-Source Log Shippers (alternatives to Logstash) in 2022

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  • vector-test-harness

    End-to-end test harness for the Vector observability data router

  • The previously discussed benchmark especially caught our eye and it's a great foundation to compare Vector's performance against other log shippers. In short, Vector wins Logstash, FluentD, and Fluentbit in IO Thrpt (avg), Mem used (max), Disk writ (sum), and Net recv (sum) in TCP to Blackhole test.

  • Fluentd

    Fluentd: Unified Logging Layer (project under CNCF)

  • This one was built with the idea in mind to structure data in JSON as much as possible. FluentD claims that this method allows for a Unified Logging Layer (in other words, unifying logging infrastructure).

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  • vector

    A high-performance observability data pipeline.

  • Vector is a tool used to collect, transform, and route all your logs and metrics. It was created by TimberIO in 2019, and acquired by Datadog in 2021.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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