Errbit vs Grafana Loki

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted monitoring & status options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FeatureErrbitGrafana Loki
CategoryMonitoring & StatusMonitoring & Status
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageRubyGo
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, kubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 4,270★ 28,687
First released20112018
ReplacesAirbrake, SentrySplunk, Datadog Logs

Why pick each one

Choose Errbit if…

  • Long-established and stable
  • Integrates with many trackers
Errbit details

Choose Grafana Loki if…

  • Cheap to run compared to full-text indexers
  • Familiar Prometheus-style labels
Grafana Loki details

Frequently asked questions

Is Errbit or Grafana Loki better?

Neither is universally better. Grafana Loki has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Errbit and Grafana Loki free and open-source?

Yes. Errbit is licensed under MIT and Grafana Loki under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Errbit and Grafana Loki with Docker?

Errbit: yes. Grafana Loki: yes.

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