StatsD

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Simple daemon for easy stats aggregation

What is StatsD?

It is a network daemon that runs on the Node.js platform and listens for statistics, like counters and timers, sent over UDP or TCP and sends aggregates to one or more pluggable backend services (e.g., Graphite).
StatsD is a tool in the Monitoring Tools category of a tech stack.

Who is using it?

86 companies use StatsD in their tech stacks, including Shopify, Robinhood, and Lyft.

Shopify

Robinhood

Lyft

Fiverr

Myntra

Etsy

Vinted

top.gg

Hinge

SendGrid

Kickstarter

Awin

Why developers like StatsD

Open source
Single responsibility
Efficient wire format
Handles aggregation
Loads of integrations
Many implementations
Scales well
Simple to use
NodeJS