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Axiom

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Serverless log analytics platform optimized for Next.js and Vercel — ingest any structured logs and query them with APL or SQL.

License

Proprietary

Language

TypeScript

Trust

Good

Why Axiom?

Next.js apps on Vercel needing log analytics beyond the platform's built-in logs

High-volume structured event logging with a pay-per-query model

Teams wanting Splunk-style query power without Splunk's complexity

Signal Breakdown

What drives the Trust Score

npm downloads

60k / wk

Commits (90d)

80 commits

GitHub stars

800 ★

Stack Overflow

50 q's

Community

Medium

Weighted Trust Score76 / 100

Download Trend

Last 12 months

Tradeoffs & Caveats

Know before you commit

Apps not on Vercel — the native integration is where Axiom shines most

Full APM with traces and profiling — use Datadog or Grafana for that

Pricing

Free tier & paid plans

Free tier

Free: 500GB ingest/mo, 30-day retention

Paid

Team: $25/mo per seat

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Often Used Together

Complementary tools that pair well with Axiom

Next.js

Frontend & UI

98Excellent

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Vercel

Hosting & Deploy

89Strong

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OpenTelemetry

Monitoring

86Strong

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Learning Resources

Docs, videos, tutorials, and courses

Docs

docs

Getting Started

tutorial

Get Started

Repository and installation options

View on GitHub

github.com/axiomhq/axiom-node

npmnpm install @axiomhq/js

Quick Start

Copy and adapt to get going fast

import { Axiom } from '@axiomhq/js';

const axiom = new Axiom({ token: process.env.AXIOM_TOKEN });

await axiom.ingest('my-dataset', [
  { level: 'info', message: 'User signed up', userId: '123' },
]);

await axiom.flush();

Community Notes

Real experiences from developers who've used this tool