We self-host on our own open-source product, but it helps to have a streaming data platform as a product. Not too difficult to write a connector-sink to S3. https://www.fluvio.io/
The caveat is that this is a general purpose data streaming product, so it isn't that opinionated or customized for logging. We still use logging custom frontends for browsing (e.g. grafana), but for core logging/monitoring/billing and critical alerts, it's just Fluvio.
Been looking at the https://coroot.com ebpf collectors to see if we can replace our sidecar sources recently.
Datadog is a monstrosity, they do so many things, most of which you don't know or don't care about, so which ones do you need?
We ended up going for HyperDX, just because I really favour fast log searches and simple alerts straight to Slack, but many of these Clickhouse-powered observability suites like Signoz, BetterStack, etc will do the job. Just depends how much you want to pay.
Also, I hope you're on OTEL already, since it makes changing providers the most easy task ever.
I like SigNoz, it isn't as good as Datadog yet, but I can see it growing to be just as good, with a very small bill in comparison to DD, and a more sustainable revenue model.
They need to focus a lot on APM. Most people pay Datadog because of APM. The rest can be done quite well by using ELK stack or any other tools.
Thanks for the shoutout for SigNoz and the feedback.
We are actively working on shipping innovative features in this space. btw, we also have our launch week going on currently if you want to have a look :)
Datadog’s antics are a headache, but I'm stuck with Splunk due to corporate compliance and security demands. We keep the costs in check by funneling our logs through Cribl. In my experience, most companies end up juggling Splunk, Wazuh, and some custom SecOps setups—no silver bullet, just a series of compromises that keep the auditors happy.
I totally understand your frustration with Datadog's issues. How about the combination of Prometheus + Grafana? Prometheus is for monitoring data collection and Grafana is for visual display. They are open - source and free, allowing for flexible customization. Do you have any specific requirements for monitoring metrics and visualization?
I've tried highlight.io (I'm not affiliated) which I found quite nice, there is an open-source version, although I tried to spin it and it was complex to get it working, but I'm using their cloud version for now
Thank you for this recommendation. I have heard the name before, but it slipped my mind to really dig in. I am definitely interested here though. Will start to play around and reach out if it looks promising. Do you all sign BAAs?
We self-host on our own open-source product, but it helps to have a streaming data platform as a product. Not too difficult to write a connector-sink to S3. https://www.fluvio.io/
The caveat is that this is a general purpose data streaming product, so it isn't that opinionated or customized for logging. We still use logging custom frontends for browsing (e.g. grafana), but for core logging/monitoring/billing and critical alerts, it's just Fluvio.
Been looking at the https://coroot.com ebpf collectors to see if we can replace our sidecar sources recently.
Datadog is a monstrosity, they do so many things, most of which you don't know or don't care about, so which ones do you need?
We ended up going for HyperDX, just because I really favour fast log searches and simple alerts straight to Slack, but many of these Clickhouse-powered observability suites like Signoz, BetterStack, etc will do the job. Just depends how much you want to pay.
Also, I hope you're on OTEL already, since it makes changing providers the most easy task ever.
Thanks for this. Learning my lesson now to standardize on OTEL first. Thanks for the tip.
I like SigNoz, it isn't as good as Datadog yet, but I can see it growing to be just as good, with a very small bill in comparison to DD, and a more sustainable revenue model.
They need to focus a lot on APM. Most people pay Datadog because of APM. The rest can be done quite well by using ELK stack or any other tools.
Thanks for the shoutout for SigNoz and the feedback.
We are actively working on shipping innovative features in this space. btw, we also have our launch week going on currently if you want to have a look :)
https://signoz.io/launch-week/
Datadog’s antics are a headache, but I'm stuck with Splunk due to corporate compliance and security demands. We keep the costs in check by funneling our logs through Cribl. In my experience, most companies end up juggling Splunk, Wazuh, and some custom SecOps setups—no silver bullet, just a series of compromises that keep the auditors happy.
I totally understand your frustration with Datadog's issues. How about the combination of Prometheus + Grafana? Prometheus is for monitoring data collection and Grafana is for visual display. They are open - source and free, allowing for flexible customization. Do you have any specific requirements for monitoring metrics and visualization?
I've tried highlight.io (I'm not affiliated) which I found quite nice, there is an open-source version, although I tried to spin it and it was complex to get it working, but I'm using their cloud version for now
Check out SigNoz, https://github.com/signoz/signoz
Has metrics, logs and traces in a single app and built natively on OpenTelemetry
Disclaimer : I am a maintainer
Thank you for this recommendation. I have heard the name before, but it slipped my mind to really dig in. I am definitely interested here though. Will start to play around and reach out if it looks promising. Do you all sign BAAs?
Love it, it's epic. I can't wait to see you folks become very successful!
Thanks! great to see that you liked it
Do share any feedback you have on github or on our slack community - https://signoz.io/slack
You can always just use the native AWS services around CloudWatch alarms and metrics
Take a look at https://www.kloudmate.com
360 degree observability (Logs, Metrics, Events, Traces) with RUM, in-built Incident Management, full-featured access, unlimited users
PS: I'm associated with them.
VictoriaMetrics and VictoriaLogs with Grafana for graphs.
Really depends on the scale you are running at
Coralogix
OpenObserve
This is new to me. Thank you for sharing. Looks like it hits a lot of notes I am looking for. Excited to keep digging in!
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Take a look at Observe: https://account.observeinc.com/
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