Frequently Asked Questions

OpenObserve is a cloud-native observability platform designed for logs, metrics, and traces. It's built to be highly efficient, cost-effective, and scalable for modern applications and infrastructure.

OpenObserve offers similar functionality to platforms like Elasticsearch and Grafana Loki but with significantly lower resource requirements. It's designed to be 10x more resource-efficient, which translates to lower infrastructure costs and simpler operations.

Yes, OpenObserve is open source and available under the AGPL license. You can find the source code on GitHub and contribute to the project.

OpenObserve can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure. We provide documentation and support for deploying on Kubernetes, Docker, and other environments.