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Graylog vs Quickwit

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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GR Graylog Centralized log management and analysis platform VS QU Quickwit Cloud-native search engine for logs and traces
FeatureGraylogQuickwit
CategoryMonitoring & StatusSearch Engines
LicenseSSPL-1.0Apache-2.0
LanguageJavaRust
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM2,048 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, kubernetes, binary
GitHub stars★ 8,105★ 11,471
First released20102021
ReplacesSplunk, Datadog LogsSplunk, Elasticsearch

Why pick each one

Choose Graylog if…

  • Powerful search and pipelines
  • Polished web UI
Graylog details

Choose Quickwit if…

  • Very cost effective at scale
  • Modern Rust codebase
Quickwit details

Frequently asked questions

Is Graylog or Quickwit better?

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

Are Graylog and Quickwit free and open-source?

Yes. Graylog is licensed under SSPL-1.0 and Quickwit under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Graylog and Quickwit with Docker?

Graylog: yes. Quickwit: yes.

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