When comparing Scribe vs MindArray IPM, the Slant community recommends Scribe for most people. In the question“What are the best log management, aggregation & monitoring tools?” Scribe is ranked 13th while MindArray IPM is ranked 26th. The most important reason people chose Scribe is:
Scribe uses Thrift for its protocol encoding so it's compatible with pretty much any language you want to use with it.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Works with pretty much any language
Scribe uses Thrift for its protocol encoding so it's compatible with pretty much any language you want to use with it.
Pro Free and open source
Licensed under the Apache 2.0.
Pro Real-time indexing of log data
Indexes log data in real time
Pro Customizable
Pro Robust search and filters
The search functionality and the filters are very robust.
Cons
Con No longer supported
Scribe has been abandoned and is no longer supported by Facebook. This means that it's no longer possible to submit pull requests or to open issues.
Con No virtual appliance
No virtual appliance available.