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Top 13 Alternatives to Open-Source Log Management Tools
January 21, 2026
Simon Abrahams

If you’ve been running log management open-source for a while, you know how it is—popular stacks such as ELK, Grafana Loki, or Graylog give you the power and control you’re looking for, along with a generous side order of cluster babysitting and painful upgrades. Open-source log management can feel amazing right up until your storage costs explode, queries crawl, or the one person who really understands your setup hands in their notice.