# vectordotdev/vector

A high-performance observability data pipeline.

Repository: https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vector
Homepage: https://vector.dev
Language: Rust
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: logs, metrics, observability, forwarder, events, stream-processing, hacktoberfest, rust-lang, traces, pipelines, datadog, agent, cloud-native, etl, high-performance, monitoring, data-transformation, telemetry
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:11:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2928, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 41, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 22460, forks 2268 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:32.640192+00:00)

## What it is
Vector is a high-performance observability data pipeline written in Rust that collects, transforms, and routes logs, metrics, and traces to any destination. It deploys as an agent, sidecar, or aggregator and uses the Vector Remap Language (VRL) for programmable event transformation.

## Use cases
- collect and forward kubernetes logs to elasticsearch or s3
- reduce observability costs by routing telemetry to cheaper vendors
- redact sensitive fields from logs before sending to datadog
- replace fluentd or logstash with a faster log pipeline
- aggregate logs from multiple hosts and fan out to vendors
- switch observability vendors without changing application instrumentation
- parse and enrich structured log events in a pipeline

## When to choose
- you need a single unified tool for logs and metrics pipelines
- performance and memory efficiency matter at high event volumes
- you want vendor-neutral routing to avoid lock-in
- you need programmable transforms with a safe DSL (VRL)
- you want to consolidate multiple collection agents

## When to avoid
- you need full first-class trace support today (still maturing)
- you prefer a fully managed SaaS pipeline over self-operated infrastructure
- your team depends on a vendor-specific agent's deep integrations
- you need a stable 1.0 API - Vector is pre-1.0 with breaking changes between minor versions

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: etl, streaming, monitoring, logging, developer-tools
- domain: monitoring, cloud-computing
- platform: windows, rust, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: observability-pipeline, log-forwarder, telemetry, vrl, agent, aggregator, vendor-neutral, datadog, devops, data-engineering, linux, macos, docker, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- vectordotdev/vector (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.640192+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:57:09.976563+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.640192+00:00, sha fecdace7eccb)
  - homepage: https://vector.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:32.535006+00:00, sha 20d038c03c03)
  - site_page: https://vector.dev/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:32.537727+00:00, sha 04813f4267bf)
  - site_page: https://vector.dev/docs/setup/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:32.542236+00:00, sha ae8d997e84bd)
  - site_page: https://vector.dev/docs/reference/vrl (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:32.544366+00:00, sha 9a9d7e588306)
  - site_page: https://vector.dev/docs/setup/deployment (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:32.547444+00:00, sha 9eeb5fe54290)
  - site_page: https://vector.dev/docs/setup/deployment/roles (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:32.549152+00:00, sha d7ab22efedee)
  - site_page: https://vector.dev/docs/architecture/data-model/log (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:32.550798+00:00, sha e7cfa5b69c6d)
  - site_page: https://vector.dev/docs/architecture/data-model/metric (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:32.552421+00:00, sha 49ff12743631)
  - site_page: https://vector.dev/releases/0.58.0 (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:32.539622+00:00, sha 15fedefba567)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.