Fluentd
7.1#38 in log management softwareFree planFree planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows
VisitFluentd vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
Grafana Cloud Application Observability
8.9#2 in log management softwareFrom $0.03 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Fluentd | Grafana Cloud Application Observability |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2014 |
| Integrations | Listed outputs include Elasticsearch and Kibana, Splunk, AWS S3, Kafka, BigQuery, Datadog, and OpenTelemetry. | Grafana Cloud connection tiles support Java, .NET, Beyla, Grafana Alloy, OTLP, and the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector. |
| Purpose | Fluentd is an open source data collector for a unified logging layer. | Grafana Cloud Application Observability provides out-of-the-box application monitoring and uses OpenTelemetry and Prometheus data to support root-cause analysis. |
Fluentd plans
- FluentdFree
Grafana Cloud Application Observability plans
- FreeFree
- Pro$0.03 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Fluentd if…
Fluentd suits teams that need to collect, filter, buffer and route logs across varied sources and destinations. It is aimed at users able to manage a self-hosted, open-source collector.
Pick Grafana Cloud Application Observability if…
It suits software engineers who need to detect anomalies, investigate causes, and address application problems. Teams using OpenTelemetry or Prometheus can use its listed compatibility and Alloy pipelines.