ClickStack
8.6#5 in log management softwareFrom $53 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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Grafana Loki
8.9#1 in log management softwareFrom $19 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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| Fact | ClickStack | Grafana Loki |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment options | both | self-hosted |
| Documentation depth | The documentation navigation covers architecture, deployment, ingestion, configuration, TTLs, search, dashboards, SQL visualization, alerts, service maps, session replay, RBAC, API reference and an MCP server. | The documentation covers architecture, deployment modes, configuration, ingestion clients, operations, multi-tenancy, LogQL, APIs, troubleshooting, upgrades and release notes. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Independent assessment | Thoughtworks Technology Radar places ClickStack in its “Worth exploring” ring and describes it as an OpenTelemetry-compatible open-source platform for unified observability. | Thoughtworks’ 2025 Technology Radar says Loki reduces operational complexity and storage costs, integrates tightly with Grafana and Alloy, and added native OpenTelemetry support in version 3.0. |
| Integrations | Documented partners include Bindplane, bitdrift, Odigos and Telflo for collector management, mobile telemetry, eBPF tracing and routing control. | Official documentation lists Grafana Alloy as the recommended collector and describes OpenTelemetry, Promtail, Fluent Bit, Fluentd, Vector, Logstash and other clients. |
| Log pipelines | No | Yes |
| Purpose | ClickStack is an open-source observability stack for OpenTelemetry that unifies logs, metrics, traces, session replays, and errors. | Loki is a log aggregation system designed to store and query logs from applications and infrastructure. |
ClickStack plans
- ClickStack Open SourceFree
- Managed ClickStack trialFree
- Basic$53 a month
- Scale$437 a month
- Enterprise$571 a month
Grafana Loki plans
- Grafana Cloud Logs FreeFree
- Grafana Loki OSS self-hostedFree
- Loki (self-hosted)Free
- Grafana Cloud Logs Pro$19 a month
- Grafana Cloud Logs Enterprise—
Pick ClickStack if…
ClickStack suits teams that want OpenTelemetry observability across logs, metrics, traces, session replays, and errors. It may also suit teams seeking self-hosted, hybrid, or managed deployment options.
Pick Grafana Loki if…
Loki suits teams that need to aggregate and query application or infrastructure logs and can manage a self-hosted deployment or use Grafana Cloud Logs. Its label-based indexing and LogQL are central considerations for selecting it.