---
title: "OpenObserve Cloud-Native Observability Platform for Logs Metrics and Traces"
description: "OpenObserve is an open-source, cloud-native observability platform for logs, metrics, traces, and Real User Monitoring (RUM). Designed as a cost-effective alternative to Datadog, Splunk, and Elasticsearch, it achieves 140x lower storage costs through Parquet columnar storage and S3-native architecture."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/openobserve/openobserve"
category:
  - "Monitoring & Alerts"
framework:
  - "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "openobserve/openobserve"
  github_stars: 18477
---

# OpenObserve Cloud-Native Observability Platform for Logs Metrics and Traces

OpenObserve is an open-source, cloud-native observability platform for logs, metrics, traces, and Real User Monitoring (RUM). Designed as a cost-effective alternative to Datadog, Splunk, and Elasticsearch, it achieves 140x lower storage costs through Parquet columnar storage and S3-native architecture.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/openobserve-observability-platform-logs-metrics-traces/)