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Elastic Observability

Observability built on the Elastic Stack

An observability solution built on Elasticsearch for collecting and analyzing logs, metrics, and traces.

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In depth

What it is

Elastic Observability is an observability solution built on Elasticsearch for collecting and analyzing logs, metrics, and traces.

Key features

  • Logs - Log ingestion and search on Elastic Stack.
  • APM - APM instrumentation and tracing (deployment-dependent).
  • Dashboards - Dashboards and visualizations in Kibana.
  • Pipelines - Ingest pipelines and processing for normalization.

Strengths

  • Logs - Log ingestion and search on Elastic Stack.
  • APM - APM instrumentation and tracing (deployment-dependent).
  • Dashboards - Dashboards and visualizations in Kibana.

Trade-offs

  • Operations - Cluster sizing, tuning, and upgrades are ongoing work.
  • Cost - Enterprise features and hosted offerings are commercial.
  • Complexity - Field mapping and schema management affect reliability.

Pricing

Commercial product sold via subscriptions and/or licenses. Pricing commonly varies by seats, usage, and governance features.

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