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Log pipelines

Collect, transform and ship logs and events.

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Log pipelines
ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
Vector23kMPL-2.0Open sourceYesRustv0.61.02026-11-12
Logstash15kOtherOpen coreYesJavav9.5.62026-11-11
Fluentd14kApache-2.0Open sourceYesRubyv1.20.12026-11-11
Beats13kOtherOpen coreYesGov9.5.62026-11-12
Fluent Bit8.2kApache-2.0Open sourceYesCv5.2.02026-11-11
OpenTelemetry Collector7.8kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov0.165.02026-11-10
Grafana Alloy3.7kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGov1.21.32026-11-12
syslog-ng2.4kOtherOpen sourceYesCsyslog-ng-4.12.02026-11-11
rsyslog2.3kLGPL-3.0Open sourceYesCv8.2610.02026-11-11

9 tools

Logstash

Logstash - transport and process your logs, events, or other data

Language
Java
Licence
Other
Stars
15k
Latest
v9.5.6
Last push
2026-11-11
Beats

:tropical_fish: Beats - Lightweight shippers for Elasticsearch & Logstash

Language
Go
Licence
Other
Stars
13k
Latest
v9.5.6
Last push
2026-11-12
Fluent Bit

Fast and Lightweight Logs, Metrics and Traces processor for Linux, BSD, OSX and Windows

Language
C
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
8.2k
Latest
v5.2.0
Last push
2026-11-11
syslog-ng

syslog-ng is an enhanced log daemon, supporting a wide range of input and output methods: syslog, unstructured text, queueing, SQL & NoSQL.

Language
C
Licence
Other
Stars
2.4k
Latest
syslog-ng-4.12.0
Last push
2026-11-11

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