# Deprecating swift-statsd-client **URL:** \ **Category:** Server\ **Tags:** stats, observability\ **Created:** [April 22, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/deprecating-swift-statsd-client/86176 "2026-04-22T12:16:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AzeemJiva](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/azeemjiva/32/43395_2.png) [@AzeemJiva](https://forums.swift.org/u/AzeemJiva)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/deprecating-swift-statsd-client/86176/1 "2026-04-22T12:16:31Z")
**Deprecation Notice:** swift-statsd-client has not seen active development for a long time, and will be deprecated and will no longer be maintained. The package will receive critical bug and security fixes for 6-months and then archived. Please migrate to [swift-metrics](https://github.com/apple/swift-metrics) with an appropriate backend such as swift-otel, opentelemetry-swift or swift-prometheus as the replacement. **Reason:** Since this package was introduced we have observed a shift in the ecosystem towards Prometheus and OpenTelemetry based solutions. Adoption and engagement around the swift-statsd-client package has remained relatively low. With all of this in mind, we’ve decided to focus our efforts on maintaining these other heavily used metrics backend. **Migration Guide:** Visit the [swift-metrics](https://github.com/apple/swift-metrics) repository for documentation and setup instructions. Thank you to all of the contributors of swift-statsd-client. ---
**Author:** ![craigwrong](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/craigwrong/32/34133_2.png) [@craigwrong](https://forums.swift.org/u/craigwrong)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/deprecating-swift-statsd-client/86176/2 "2026-04-22T16:28:43Z")
That's too bad as we recently adopted Swift Metrics for our project and decided to go with the statsd backend for simplicity. We are using a dockerized Graphite instance to visualize metrics. What would be the next obvious choice in terms of learning curve for a team with little experience in the matter. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![kukushechkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/kukushechkin/32/10940_2.png) [@kukushechkin](https://forums.swift.org/u/kukushechkin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/deprecating-swift-statsd-client/86176/3 "2026-04-22T17:18:44Z")
@craigwrong I'm glad to hear Swift Metrics and `statsd` backend worked for you! One alternative is OpenTelemetry. Check out this [example in Swift System Metrics](https://github.com/apple/swift-system-metrics/tree/main/Examples/ServiceIntegration#grafana-dashboard). It shows how to setup `swift-otel` backend (which would export metrics in OpenTelemetry format) and how to view these metrics in a Grafana dashboard, running in a container next to your app. Another one is export metrics in Prometheus format via [Swift Prometheus](https://github.com/swift-server/swift-prometheus) backend. ---
**Author:** ![FranzBusch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/franzbusch/32/19447_2.png) [@FranzBusch](https://forums.swift.org/u/FranzBusch)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/deprecating-swift-statsd-client/86176/4 "2026-04-22T18:43:51Z")
To add to Vlad’s great suggestions. You can also continue using the statsd client. It won’t go away anytime soon and the repo will just get archived. I expect it to remain usable for quite some time after the deprecation since it has been unchanged for a long time now. ---
**Author:** ![AzeemJiva](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/azeemjiva/32/43395_2.png) [@AzeemJiva](https://forums.swift.org/u/AzeemJiva)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/deprecating-swift-statsd-client/86176/5 "2026-10-28T10:08:20Z")
Thank you everyone, it's been 6 months and with no feedback I will be archiving and deprecating swift-statsd-client