Grafana Loki
8.9#1 in log management softwareFrom $19 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitGrafana Loki vs Logflare
What both publish
| Fact | Grafana Loki | Logflare |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment options | self-hosted | both |
| Documentation depth | The documentation covers architecture, deployment modes, configuration, ingestion clients, operations, multi-tenancy, LogQL, APIs, troubleshooting, upgrades and release notes. | The documentation covers ingestion, LQL, querying, access tokens, endpoints, alerts, backends, integrations, contributing and self-hosting. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Live log tailing | Yes | Yes |
| Log pipelines | Yes | Yes |
| Query language | LogQL lets users explore logs in Grafana or through the LogCLI command-line tool. | Users can search and filter events with Logflare Query Language and run SQL through the management API. |
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—
Logflare plans
- Metered BYOB$10 a month
- Metered$15 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Project—
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.
Pick Logflare if…
Logflare suits teams that need structured application logging, SQL querying, dashboards, and alerts across web, mobile, API, or self-hosted deployments. Its plans also address users wanting a free tier or BigQuery-based retention.