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GoAccess vs Apache Storm
A side-by-side editorial comparison of GoAccess and Apache Storm — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
GoAccess vs Apache Storm: at a glance
What is GoAccess?
GoAccess 1.12 splits AI crawlers from search bots in web log reports.
GoAccess is a mature open-source web log analyzer with a terminal UI and self-contained HTML reports. After 1.11's parsing and memory gains in July, 1.12 on September 16 adds a dedicated AI Crawlers category separating AI assistants and training bots from search crawlers, a Fediverse category, a live requests-per-second rate and an option to exclude traffic by ASN. It also refuses database restores whose grouping settings no longer match.
What is Apache Storm?
Storm 3.1 adds an Iceberg sink and closes a long list of security gaps in Nimbus and the UI.
Storm runs a 3.x line, started in July with 3.0.0's removal of all Clojure and a Java 21 baseline, alongside 2.8.x maintenance. 3.1.0 on September 12 adds a storm-iceberg module with an Apache Iceberg sink bolt and a setting to control JSONP wrapping, and spends most of its notes on hardening: log listings filtered by user permission, jar locations restricted to the Nimbus inbox, blobstore names confined to topology directories, TLS peer verification for worker connections and required Kryo class registration.
GoAccess vs Apache Storm: editorial side-by-side
GoAccess
0.0ANALYTICS
GoAccess 1.12 splits AI crawlers from search bots in web log reports.
◆ Current state
GoAccess is a mature open-source web log analyzer with a terminal UI and self-contained HTML reports. After 1.11's parsing and memory gains in July, 1.12 on September 16 adds a dedicated AI Crawlers category separating AI assistants and training bots from search crawlers, a Fediverse category, a live requests-per-second rate and an option to exclude traffic by ASN. It also refuses database restores whose grouping settings no longer match.
◆ Where it's heading
GoAccess is adapting its traffic classification to how sites are now crawled, with AI bots and Fediverse servers as distinct sources. Releases continue on a roughly two-to-five-month cycle.
◆ Prediction
Expect more bot classification and filtering options in the next release; timing is unclear.
Apache Storm
0.0ANALYTICS
Storm 3.1 adds an Iceberg sink and closes a long list of security gaps in Nimbus and the UI.
◆ Current state
Storm runs a 3.x line, started in July with 3.0.0's removal of all Clojure and a Java 21 baseline, alongside 2.8.x maintenance. 3.1.0 on September 12 adds a storm-iceberg module with an Apache Iceberg sink bolt and a setting to control JSONP wrapping, and spends most of its notes on hardening: log listings filtered by user permission, jar locations restricted to the Nimbus inbox, blobstore names confined to topology directories, TLS peer verification for worker connections and required Kryo class registration.
◆ Where it's heading
After the 2.8.6 and 2.8.7 CVE releases, the 3.x line is closing access-control gaps across Nimbus, the logviewer and worker transport. The Iceberg sink adds a direct path into lakehouse storage.
◆ Prediction
Expect 3.1.x follow-ups, possibly with security advisories for the hardened paths, and continued 2.8.x maintenance; whether more lakehouse connectors follow is unclear.
Alternatives to GoAccess and Apache Storm
Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either GoAccess or Apache Storm.
OpenSearch Dashboards
This feed samples OpenSearch Dashboards; its latest entry is a 2.19.7 notes commit.
Apache Iceberg
Iceberg 1.12 drops Spark 3.4 and starts laying groundwork for the v4 table spec.
ManageEngine Log360
Log360's September build fixes the migration to the unified console.
Deepnote
Deepnote's agent now runs from first prompt to finished notebook without handoffs.
Apache HertzBeat
HertzBeat's 1.9.0 is on its second release candidate, and the feed still skips 1.8.0.
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Recent activity from GoAccess and Apache Storm
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1mo agoGoAccessGoAccess 1.12 adds AI Crawlers category and ASN exclusion
- 1mo agoApache StormStorm 3.1.0 adds an Iceberg sink and security hardening
- 3mo agoApache StormStorm 3.0 drops Clojure entirely and moves to Java 21 ⚡
- 3mo agoApache Storm2.8.9 is a dependency sweep with one Flux viewer guard
- 3mo agoApache Storm2.8.8 backports a Kafka topology-lag fix
- 3mo agoGoAccessGoAccess 1.11: faster parsing, less memory, crash-safe DB migration
- 6mo agoApache StormTwo TLS CVEs fixed: JVM-wide downgrade and auth bypass
- 6mo agoApache StormDeserialization RCE and stored XSS in the UI are fixed
- 7mo agoGoAccessGoAccess 1.10.2
- 8mo agoGoAccessGoAccess 1.10.1
- 8mo agoGoAccessGoAccess 1.10: city geolocation, bar charts, compressed logs
- 1y agoGoAccess# Release 1.9.4 Monday, March 31, 2025
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between GoAccess and Apache Storm?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. GoAccess and Apache Storm are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is GoAccess better than Apache Storm?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. GoAccess and Apache Storm are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to GoAccess?
Top GoAccess alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "GoAccess alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/goaccess for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Apache Storm?
Top Apache Storm alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Apache Storm alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/storm for the full list with editorial commentary on each.