OpenObserve is an open-source, petabyte-scale observability platform built for high performance and low cost. It unifies logs, metrics, traces, and frontend monitoring in a single platform with 140x lower storage costs compared to Elasticsearch. Written in Rust and designed for the AI era, OpenObserve provides enterprise-grade observability with complete control over your data whether you self-host on your infrastructure or use OpenObserve Cloud.
Key Features
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Unified Observability: Seamlessly integrate logs, metrics, traces, and frontend monitoring across your entire infrastructure from one platform.
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Petabyte-Scale Performance: Query 1 petabyte of data in 2 seconds using Rust-powered performance and Apache Parquet columnar storage with 40x compression.
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140x Lower Costs: Drastically reduce infrastructure and storage expenses with high-compression columnar storage and efficient architecture 140x cheaper than Elasticsearch.
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OpenTelemetry Compatible: Native support for OpenTelemetry standards, ensuring seamless integration with your existing observability workflows and tools.
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Self-Hosted or Cloud: AGPL-3.0 open-source code with complete control, or use OpenObserve Cloud for fully managed, enterprise-grade hosting with zero setup.
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Bring Your Own Bucket: Long-term storage support for local disk, S3, MinIO, GCS, and Azure Blob Storage keep your data where you want it.
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Enterprise Compliance: ISO 27001 certified, SOC2 Type II compliant, stateless architecture for horizontal scaling, and support for Fortune 500 enterprises.
Use Cases
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Cost-Conscious Enterprises: Migrate from Datadog or Elastic and reduce observability costs by 140x while maintaining enterprise reliability.
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Large-Scale Logging: Self-host observability for high-volume production logs across entire organizations at petabyte scale.
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Cloud-Native & Kubernetes Monitoring: Monitor Kubernetes clusters, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and containerized applications with OpenTelemetry integration.
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AI & Data Engineering Teams: High-performance observability built for AI-driven systems, data pipelines, and complex distributed architectures.
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Regulated Industries: Deploy on your own infrastructure for compliance, data sovereignty, and security requirements with ISO 27001 and SOC2 certification.
