Quickwit – OSS Alternative to Elasticsearch, Splunk, Datadog

In plain words

Quickwit is an open-source search and log analytics platform designed as an alternative to Elasticsearch, Splunk, and Datadog. It enables organizations to ingest and search large volumes of log data across distributed clusters while significantly reducing infrastructure costs. The platform supports native Kafka integration, provides exactly-once processing semantics, and scales to handle hundreds of terabytes of daily ingestion. It targets DevOps teams and enterprises seeking cost-effective log management solutions.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Cloud-native OSS search engine for observability. Contribute to quickwit-oss/quickwit development by creating an account on GitHub.

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi folks, Quickwit cofounder here. We started Quickwit 3 years ago with a POC, "Searching the web for under $1000/month" (see HN discussions [0]), with the goal of making a robust OSS alternative to Elasticsearch / Splunk / Datadog. We have reached a significant milestone with our latest release (0.7)…

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