Grafana Loki
8.9#1 in log management softwareFrom $19 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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VictoriaLogs
7.1#38 in log management softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Grafana Loki | VictoriaLogs |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment options | self-hosted | both |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Official documentation lists Grafana Alloy as the recommended collector and describes OpenTelemetry, Promtail, Fluent Bit, Fluentd, Vector, Logstash and other clients. | The docs list Grafana, Perses, Bindplane, and Logchef integrations and describe ingestion from collectors including Vector and Fluent Bit. |
| License | Grafana states that Loki is released under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. | The single-node and cluster versions are available under the Apache License 2.0. |
| Live log tailing | Yes | Yes |
| Log pipelines | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Loki is a log aggregation system designed to store and query logs from applications and infrastructure. | VictoriaLogs is an open-source database for logs designed for fast, efficient log storage and analysis. |
| Query language | LogQL lets users explore logs in Grafana or through the LogCLI command-line tool. | LogsQL provides full-text search and log analytics capabilities. |
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—
VictoriaLogs plans
- VictoriaLogs open sourceFree
- VictoriaLogs EnterprisePriced on request
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 VictoriaLogs if…
VictoriaLogs suits SRE, DevOps, and software engineering teams building logging platforms. Its single-node and cluster options support deployments sized to available resources.