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Top 14 ELK alternatives [open source included] in 2025

ELK is the acronym Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana, and combined together, it is one of the most popular log analytics tools. Elastic changed the license of Elasticsearch and Kibana from the fully open Apache 2 license to a proprietary dual license. The ELK stack is also hard to manage at scale. In this article, we will discuss 14 ELK alternatives that you can consider using.

Top 11 Grafana Alternatives & Competitors [2025]

Are you looking for Grafana alternatives? Then you have come to the right place. Grafana started as a data visualization tool. It slowly evolved into a tool that can take data from multiple data sources for visualization. For observability, Grafana offers the LGTM stack (Loki for logs, Grafana for visualization, Tempo for traces, and Mimir for metrics). You need to configure and maintain multiple configurations for a full-stack observability setup.

The Ultimate Guide to API Monitoring in 2025 - Metrics, Tools, and Proven Practices

According to Akamai, 83% of web traffic is through APIs. Microservices, servers, and clients constantly communicate to exchange information. Even the Google search you made to reach this article involved your browser client calling Google APIs. Given APIs govern the internet, businesses rely on them heavily. API health is directly proportional to business prosperity. This article covers everything about API monitoring, so your API infrastructure’s health is always in check .

What is Event Correlation? And Why Does Event Correlation Matter when Monitoring?

Event correlation in the context of an AIOps (Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations) monitoring tool, such as eG Enterprise, is the automated process of analyzing and linking related IT events to identify patterns, root causes, and significant incidents within complex IT environments. By correlating events from various sources (like servers, applications, networks, and databases), AIOps tools help IT teams manage alerts more efficiently, reduce noise, and address issues faster and more effectively.

Comparing The Top 9 Datadog Alternatives and Competitors in 2025

Answer a few questions to get personalized recommendations in 30 seconds Start Now The rising costs and complexities of monitoring cloud infrastructure are pushing many organizations to explore alternatives to Datadog. With monthly bills sometimes reaching thousands of dollars and feature sets that can be overwhelming, teams are looking for practical, cost-effective solutions that better fit their needs.

Top 5 Azure Monitoring tools to maximize application and service performance

Many organizations migrate their workloads to the cloud or begin leveraging what the cloud offers. However, to keep their businesses up and running during this process, organizations still require integrating their systems in the cloud, like Dynamics365, Salesforce, and ServiceNow, with Azure Integration Services (AIS) and potentially on-premises. One crucial aspect of such integrations is keeping them healthy and available, which requires monitoring and diagnostics.

Track AI Costs with Datadog Cloud Cost Management for OpenAI! Learn More on TMiDD! #AI #CloudCost

On This Month in Datadog, we’re spotlighting Datadog Cloud Cost Management for OpenAI, which enables you to break down costs by project and organization, as well as by individual model and their token consumption.