Fluentd
An open-source data collector that gathers logs from many sources and routes them to storage backends.
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About Fluentd
Fluentd is a log and data collector that sits between the systems producing data and the backends that store or analyse it. By acting as a unified logging layer, it lets you change where data comes from or where it goes without rewiring every application.
Its core is kept small, while more than 500 plugins connect it to data sources and outputs. It ships as part of fluent-package, and the project publishes security advisories and patch releases. Commercial support is available from third-party companies.
Strengths
- More than 500 plugins for inputs and outputs
- Decouples log sources from storage backends
- Active security advisories and patch releases
Limitations
- Aimed at server infrastructure rather than a single desktop
- Needs configuration and plugins chosen for each setup
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source; commercial support is sold separately by other companies.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The Fluentd contributors
- Platforms
- Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Teams collecting and routing logs from many servers and applications
- Categories
- System monitoring, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Fluentd
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Grafana Alloy
An open-source telemetry collector from Grafana Labs that gathers and forwards logs, metrics and traces.
Grafana Alloy collects and forwards logs and other telemetry, fitting directly into a Loki and Grafana stack instead of routing to many backends.
OpenTelemetry Collector
Receive, process and export telemetry through a vendor-neutral collector.
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Telegraf
Collect and forward metrics using a configurable server agent.
Telegraf is a plugin-based agent that concentrates on metrics collection and forwarding rather than routing logs to storage backends.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
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Elastic Stack
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Graylog
Self-hosted enterprise log management platform with stream processing and alerts.
VictoriaLogs
Store and search logs with a dedicated log-management server.
Parseable
Rust-based self-hosted logging server with columnar storage and a built-in UI.
