Logstash

Collect, parse, transform.

Overview

Logstash is a free and open server-side data processing pipeline that ingests data from a multitude of sources, transforms it, and then sends it to your favorite "stash." (Ours is Elasticsearch, naturally.) It is a core component of the Elastic Stack and is used for collecting, parsing, and enriching data before it is indexed in Elasticsearch.

✨ Key Features

Data ingestion from various sources
Data parsing and transformation
Data enrichment
Extensible with plugins
Resilient and scalable

🎯 Key Differentiators

Powerful data processing and transformation capabilities
Large ecosystem of plugins
Tight integration with the Elastic Stack

Unique Value: Provides a flexible and powerful way to collect, parse, and enrich data from a variety of sources.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Log data processing Data ingestion and ETL Data enrichment Parsing and transforming unstructured data

            ✅ Best For
            Collecting logs from multiple servers and sending them to Elasticsearch
Parsing and structuring log data before indexing
Enriching data with additional information, such as geo-location

        

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

Simple data collection (Beats might be a better choice)
Data visualization (use Kibana instead)

🏆 Alternatives

Fluentd Splunk Forwarder Filebeat

Offers more advanced data processing and transformation capabilities compared to lightweight data shippers.

💻 Platforms

Self-hosted

✅ Offline Mode Available

🔌 Integrations

Elasticsearch Beats Kafka Redis

💰 Pricing

Contact for pricing

Free Tier Available

Free tier: Included with the free Basic tier of the Elastic Stack

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Logstash

Overview

✨ Key Features

🎯 Key Differentiators

🎯 Use Cases (4)

✅ Best For

💡 Check With Vendor

🏆 Alternatives

💻 Platforms

🔌 Integrations

💰 Pricing

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