Openobserve Observability Platform Logs Metrics Traces

---
name: "OpenObserve Cloud-Native Observability Platform for Logs Metrics and Traces"
slug: "openobserve-observability-platform-logs-metrics-traces"
description: "OpenObserve is an open-source, cloud-native observability platform for logs, metrics, traces, and Real User Monitoring (RUM). Designed as a cost-effective alternative to Datadog, Splunk, and Elasticsearch, it achieves 140x lower storage costs through Parquet columnar storage and S3-native architecture."
github_stars: 18477
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/openobserve/openobserve"
category: "Monitoring & Alerts"
framework: "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "openobserve/openobserve"
  github_stars: 18477
---

# OpenObserve Cloud-Native Observability Platform for Logs Metrics and Traces

OpenObserve is an open-source, cloud-native observability platform for logs, metrics, traces, and Real User Monitoring (RUM). Designed as a cost-effective alternative to Datadog, Splunk, and Elasticsearch, it achieves 140x lower storage costs through Parquet columnar storage and S3-native architecture.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- docker run -d \
- cargo install cargo-cyclonedx
- cargo-cyclonedx cyclonedx
- npm install --global @cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- ### 🐳 Docker:

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ### OpenObserve Cloud (Fastest Way)
- Get started in minutes without managing infrastructure. Free tier includes up to 200 GB/day ingestion.
- [Get Started Free →](https://cloud.openobserve.ai/)

- Source: https://github.com/openobserve/openobserve
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openobserve/openobserve/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/openobserve-observability-platform-logs-metrics-traces/)