Graylog: When not to use Graylog

This documentation is part of the Introduction guide. You can view the complete guide here: Introduction to Graylog, everything you need to know.

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Graylog is purpose-built for log management. If your primary requirement is to store and query time-series metrics — CPU usage, request latency, memory consumption — a dedicated time-series database such as InfluxDB or Prometheus will be more suitable. Graylog is optimised for log events, not for the high-frequency numeric measurements that metrics databases are designed to handle efficiently.