---
title:      "Loki"
ring:       adopt
quadrant:   platforms-and-aoe-services
tags:       [devops]
---

After having very positive experiences, we decided to replace our [ELK stacks](/platforms-and-aoe-services/elk-stack/) with Loki, primarily for the following reasons:

- Loki is significantly more cost-effective than the storage requirements of Elasticsearch.
- The PromQL-like query language, familiar to users of Prometheus, makes it easier for DevOps and SRE teams who already use Prometheus for monitoring to work with logs.
- Loki's native integration with Kubernetes simplifies the setup and configuration process.
- Loki typically requires less maintenance and overhead compared to ELK.