
ELK alternatives
ELK is an open-source toolset for log management that comprises Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana that is completely free and can be used by anyone. It holds data indexed in a time-series fashion, along with its associated metadata such as the document type, template, or the user that created it, and provides features like full-text search and data analytics out of the box. There are many plugins that allow you to tailor it to your specific needs. It has a centralized console and supports structured and unstructured data.
It is compatible with a variety of OS and programming languages. Key features include visualization of all indexing and search activity, Configurable indexing and curation pipeline, Plugins for adding functionality not included out of the box, Easy aggregation, visualization and alerting on log events, Distributed, scalable, fault-tolerant and easy to install, and much more. The tool uses elasticsearch for search, logging, analytics storage, and logstash for managing log events.





















































