Splunk alternatives

7 open source tools you can use instead of Splunk

The most-starred open source alternative to Splunk is OpenObserve. Other notable options: Vector, Kibana, Wazuh, Logstash. All of them are free to download and most can run on your own server.

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OpenObserve22.8k

openobserve/openobserve

Open source observability platform for logs, metrics and traces.

Alternative to: Datadog, Splunk

LicenseOpen sourceAGPL-3.0

CategoryServers & DevOpsSelf-hosted

LanguageTypeScript

Last updatetoday

PlatformsDocker

Vector22.8k

vectordotdev/vector

High performance observability data pipeline for collecting and routing logs and metrics.

Alternative to: Datadog, Splunk

LicenseOpen sourceMPL-2.0

CategoryServers & DevOpsSelf-hosted

LanguageRust

Last updatetoday

PlatformsDockerCommand line

Kibana21.4k

elastic/kibana

Dashboard interface for exploring and visualizing Elasticsearch data.

Alternative to: Splunk, Datadog

LicenseOpen source

CategoryData & DatabasesSelf-hosted

LanguageTypeScript

Last updatetoday

PlatformsWebDocker

Wazuh17.6k

wazuh/wazuh

Unified XDR and SIEM security platform for endpoints and cloud workloads.

Alternative to: Splunk

LicenseOpen source

CategorySecurity & PrivacySelf-hosted

LanguageC++

Last updatetoday

PlatformsLinuxDocker

Logstash15k

elastic/logstash

Pipeline that ingests, transforms and ships logs and events.

Alternative to: Splunk

LicenseOpen source

CategoryServers & DevOpsSelf-hosted

LanguageJava

Last updatetoday

PlatformsLinuxDockerCommand line

Fluentd13.6k

fluent/fluentd

Unified logging layer that collects and routes log data from many sources

Alternative to: Splunk

LicenseOpen sourceApache-2.0

CategoryServers & DevOpsSelf-hosted

LanguageRuby

Last updatetoday

PlatformsDocker

Sigma11.4k

SigmaHQ/sigma

Generic signature format and rules for detecting threats in log events.

Alternative to: Splunk

LicenseOpen source

CategorySecurity & Privacy

LanguagePython

Last updatetoday

PlatformsCommand line