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Cribl vs OpenTelemetry comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Cribl
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (3rd), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (5th), Observability Pipeline Software (1st)
OpenTelemetry
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
50th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Cribl is 1.2%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenTelemetry is 0.8%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cribl1.2%
OpenTelemetry0.8%
Other98.0%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

JigarHirani - PeerSpot reviewer
Splunk Engineer at a recruiting/HR firm with 11-50 employees
Log pipelines have reduced daily data volume and now simplify traffic analysis
Overall, the pipelines and all the features are good with Cribl. The UI is good. Just sometimes, when I actually started using Cribl, I faced the issue where I was not able to connect the nodes. The pipeline is structured in a certain way, then the data will be routed to there, and something of that nature. I was very much confused about their whole products, such as Data Lake and pipelines. It's possible that at that time I didn't take any university courses, which is why I did not know much. But if they can give an intro on how we can connect nodes, or they can provide simple use cases showing what you can do with Cribl, it would help. If you just need to add the source and the destination and pre-build some proper workflow, then it will be easy for new customers to navigate through Cribl.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Healthcare Company
6%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business50
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise35
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cribl?
I find the pricing of Cribl to be cost-efficient because it has helped us save costs for data storage by removing unwanted logs.
What needs improvement with Cribl?
One improvement Cribl could work on is Cribl's Git integration. If I want to integrate my private repository, I can do this, but there is a specific format required in Git. If I commit something to...
What is your primary use case for Cribl?
We started using Cribl one year ago for data optimization. Currently, we are using Cribl for its one terabyte ingestion that is free, which is one significant advantage. We are using it for that pu...
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