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Self-serve data exploration and dashboard builder
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75,000Last commit
11 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Connect any SQL database, build charts with drag-and-drop or raw SQL, and publish interactive dashboards without writing application code.
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Unified observability for metrics, logs, traces, and more
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77,035Last commit
9 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Grafana unifies metrics, logs, traces, profiles, and business data into one OpenTelemetry-native platform with AI-assisted root cause analysis and adaptive cost controls.
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Open source metrics collection, storage, and alerting
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66,342Last commit
13 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Pull-based monitoring system with a multi-dimensional data model, PromQL query language, built-in alerting, and a time series database built for cloud native environments.
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Open-source observability platform for cloud-native apps
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32,258Last commit
9 hours agoLicense
MIT
Comprehensive monitoring and troubleshooting solution for microservices architectures, offering metrics, traces, and logs in a single pane.
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Advanced vulnerability detection and management platform
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31,660Last commit
14 hours agoLicense
MIT
Monitor infrastructure for exploitable vulnerabilities with real-time detection, automated workflows, and zero false positives.
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Cost-effective log aggregation that indexes labels, not full text
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28,981Last commit
10 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Horizontally scalable, multi-tenant log aggregation system that stores and queries logs using label-based indexing instead of full-text indexing, keeping storage costs low.
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Connect, query, visualize, and share your data
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28,829Last commit
1 day agoLicense
BSD-2-Clause
Redash is an open-source data visualization and analytics platform that helps teams make sense of their data through SQL queries and interactive dashboards.
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Petabyte-scale observability, without the massive bill.
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22,227Last commit
9 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Monitor logs, metrics, and traces with an open-source observability platform. Achieve petabyte scale with 140x lower storage costs and high performance.
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Collect, transform, and route logs and metrics in one tool
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22,656Last commit
11 hours agoLicense
MPL-2.0
Rust-built observability pipeline tool that collects, transforms, and routes logs and metrics across 47 sources and 62 sinks with no runtime dependencies.
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Centralize, transform, and stash your data
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14,954Last commit
9 hours agoLicense
Unknown
Logstash is a free and open server-side data processing pipeline that ingests data from multiple sources, transforms it, and sends it to your desired destination.
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Full-stack observability without the enterprise price tag
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9,923Last commit
9 hours agoLicense
MIT
Open source observability platform unifying session replays, logs, traces, metrics and errors. Fast search, automatic clustering, $0.40/GB pricing.
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Monitor LLM performance with open-source observability
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7,464Last commit
3 days agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Open-source observability platform for LLMs using OpenTelemetry. Monitor performance, track costs, and debug AI applications with just 2 lines of code.
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Full-stack observability without code changes
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7,949Last commit
1 day agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Coroot simplifies system monitoring by providing metrics, logs, traces, and profiling with zero instrumentation, leveraging eBPF technology.
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Unified observability database for metrics, logs, and traces
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6,727Last commit
21 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Cloud-native observability database unifying metrics, logs, and traces with sub-second queries, 50x cost reduction, and seamless OpenTelemetry integration.
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Build reliable AI apps with comprehensive observability
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6,192Last commit
15 days agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Open-source platform for logging, monitoring, and debugging LLM applications. Route, debug, and analyze AI apps with comprehensive observability tools.
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Distributed OLAP database for real-time analytics at scale
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6,146Last commit
11 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Sub-second SQL queries on fresh streaming data at petabyte scale, built for high-concurrency user-facing apps and AI agent backends.
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Powerful observability made simple for developers
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4,500Last commit
15 hours agoLicense
MIT
Logfire offers intuitive observability tools for Python applications, combining logs, profiling, and telemetry in one platform.
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Open source security automation platform for builders
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3,823Last commit
9 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Tracecat is a scalable, self-hostable platform for automating security workflows and playbooks without limits.
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Open source observability platform for modern applications
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4,297Last commit
2 months agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Uptrace is an OpenTelemetry-based platform that integrates traces, metrics, and logs to help monitor and optimize complex distributed systems.
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Complete IT infrastructure monitoring made simple
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2,381Last commit
10 hours agoLicense
GPL-2.0
Monitor your entire IT infrastructure with 2,000+ plugins, automated discovery, and scalable architecture. Open source and enterprise solutions available.
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OpenTelemetry observability with traces, logs, and metrics
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1,799Last commit
10 hours agoLicense
Unknown
Observability platform built on OpenTelemetry and ClickHouse. Collect, visualize, and query distributed traces, logs, and metrics, with an MCP server for AI agent diagnostics.
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All-in-one observability with unlimited data ingestion
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1,709Last commit
9 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
Unified platform for logs, metrics, traces and profiles with native compatibility for popular tools like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Loki. No data silos, no usage limits.
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