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A high-performance observability data pipeline

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22k stars2.3k forksLast push Aug 18, 2026 Rust MPL-2.0

Decision brief

Vector is a high-performance observability data pipeline that supports logs, metrics, and traces in Rust. It enables cost reduction, enhanced security, and data enrichment for unified management.

Good fit when

  • When you need an end-to-end (agent & aggregator) solution to manage all your logs and metrics.
  • To consolidate multiple agents into a single tool for reducing agent fatigue and lowering costs.

Avoid when

  • If you require immediate trace support, as it is still in the beta stage.
  • When your setup only needs basic data observability and doesn't benefit from advanced enrichment or security features offered by Vector.

Observed Jul 11, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

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Maintenance and security

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Maintenance
Very active (0d since push)
As of Aug 19, 2026
Provenance
Not a fork · Organization account
As of Aug 19, 2026
Security (OSV)
No lockfile
As of Jul 11, 2026

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cargo add vector
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Overview

Vector is a robust, open-source tool for collecting, transforming, and routing observability data. It supports logs and metrics with ongoing support for traces and aims to provide significant cost reductions and enhanced security.

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README

<p align="center" <img src="website/static/img/diagram.svg" alt="Vector" </p <p align="center" <strong <a href="https://vector.dev/docs/setup/quickstart/" Quickstart</a &nbsp;&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://vector.dev/docs/" Docs</a &nbsp;&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a hre...

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