About
A log collector will collect log file, optionally transform them and deliver them to one or more destination such as:
List
| Name | Log to Log | Log To Metrics | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vector (Rust) | Yes | Yes | observability pipelines |
| Promtail | Yes | Yes 1) | Graphana tool to insert log Loki |
| Logstash (Java) | Yes | Yes 2) | Elastic log collector |
| Fluentd | ? | ? | Example: BigQuery |
| Flume | ? | ? |
| Google mtail | No | Yes | |
| Scribe (deprecated) |
Log to Metrics means extracting metrics from application logs to be exported into a metrics server