TL;DR - Fluentd
- Fluentd is an open-source data collector for unified logging infrastructure
- It collects logs from multiple sources and routes them to various destinations
- Completely free and open-source
Pricing: Free forever
Best for: Individuals & startups
Score: 85/100
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Open source
- Unified logging
- 500+ plugins
- Reliable delivery
- CNCF project
About Fluentd
Fluentd unifies logging infrastructure. Collect logs from anywhere, process them flexibly, send them anywhere—the log aggregation layer that connects sources to destinations.
The plugin ecosystem is vast. The architecture handles scale. The community maintains broad compatibility.
Operations teams building logging infrastructure often use Fluentd as the collection and routing layer.
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Fluentd FAQ
Yes, Fluentd is open source under Apache 2.0. CNCF graduated project. Completely free.
Fluentd is an open-source data collector. Unify logging infrastructure. Input from many sources, output to many destinations.
Fluentd is lighter and more reliable. Logstash has more plugins and Elastic integration. Fluentd for Kubernetes; Logstash for Elastic Stack.
Fluent Bit is Fluentd's lightweight sibling. Optimized for containers and embedded systems. Often used together.