# Metricbeat vs Topbeat
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-vs-topbeat/53569
**Category:** Beats
**Created:** [June 21, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-vs-topbeat/53569 "2016-06-21T20:21:17Z")
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### Author:  [@dhollinger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dhollinger)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-vs-topbeat/53569/1 "2016-06-21T20:21:17Z")
Reading through the Metricbeat alpha, can someone summarize the differences between Topbeat and the Metricbeat System Module?
Would you use them both on one system or not? If they both provide the same/similar feature sets, why maintain both?
Is there a situation where one would be the preferred option over the other?
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### Author:  [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-vs-topbeat/53569/2 "2016-06-21T22:37:00Z")
Have you read this [blog post](https://www.elastic.co/blog/beats-5-0-0-alpha3-released)? It probably answers most of your questions.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-vs-topbeat/53569/3 "2016-07-12T20:21:28Z")
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