# Can Filebeat handle same load as Logstash while being a lightweight shipper

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-filebeat-handle-same-load-as-logstash-while-being-a-lightweight-shipper/328212
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [March 22, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-filebeat-handle-same-load-as-logstash-while-being-a-lightweight-shipper/328212 "2023-03-22T06:42:42Z")
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### Author: ![aurangzeb99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@aurangzeb99](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aurangzeb99)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-filebeat-handle-same-load-as-logstash-while-being-a-lightweight-shipper/328212/1 "2023-03-22T06:42:42Z")

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if I am using Logstash / Filebeat as a Log server . in term of memory and other things . which tool is better to go with.

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### Author: ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2023, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-filebeat-handle-same-load-as-logstash-while-being-a-lightweight-shipper/328212/2 "2023-03-22T06:43:09Z")

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It depends what you are doing with Logstash, but overall Filebeat is more efficient.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-filebeat-handle-same-load-as-logstash-while-being-a-lightweight-shipper/328212/3 "2023-04-19T08:43:40Z")

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