OpenObserve Has a Free API — Logs, Metrics, and Traces in One Platform

OpenObserve is an open-source observability platform that handles logs, metrics, and traces. It uses 140x less storage than Elasticsearch and is much simpler to operate. What Is OpenObserve? OpenObserve (formerly ZincObserve) is a cloud-native observability platform. It replaces the ELK stack with a single binary. Key advantages: 140x less storage than Elasticsearch Single binary, no JVM Embedded GUI (no Kibana needed) S3/MinIO storage backend SQL-based query language Quick Start # Single binary curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openobserve/openobserve/main/download.sh | sh # Or Docker docker run -p 5080:5080 -e ZO_ROOT_USER_EMAIL = admin@example.com -e ZO_ROOT_USER_PASSWORD = admin public.ecr.aws/zinclabs/openobserve:latest UI: http://localhost:5080 REST API # Ingest logs curl -X POST http://localhost:5080/api/default/myapp/_json \ -u admin@example.com:admin \ -d '[{"level":"info","message":"App started","timestamp":"2026-03-28T10:00:00Z"},{"level":"error","message":"DB connec