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MetricbeatOpenTelemetry Collector
Free

Free to download; Elastic Cloud hosting is a paid option.

 Free

Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.

Windows, Linux, Command line Linux, Windows, macOS, Command line
  • Ready-made modules for common services like Apache, Redis and NGINX
  • Packages for apt, yum, Docker and Kubernetes
  • Connects supported receivers and exporters
  • Processes traces, metrics and logs
  • Most useful alongside Elasticsearch and Kibana
  • Default build is under the source-available Elastic License
  • It forwards and processes telemetry rather than providing a complete storage dashboard.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 (OSS build); Elastic License (default build) License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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