Telegraf Alternatives

Telegraf is described as 'Metric collection daemon that can collect metrics from a wide array of inputs and write them into a wide array of outputs. It is plugin-driven for both collection and output of data so it is easily extendable' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to Telegraf for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, BSD, Windows and Web-based apps. The best Telegraf alternative is Logstash, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Telegraf are Fluentd, Grafana Alloy, StatsD and collectd.

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  1. Logstash icon
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    Logstash is an open source, server-side data processing pipeline that ingests data from a multitude of sources simultaneously, transforms it, and then sends it to your favorite "stash.".

    68 Logstash alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
    • BSD
     
    • Logstash is the most popular Linux alternative to Telegraf.

    • Logstash is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Telegraf.

    • Logstash is Free and Open SourceTelegraf is also Free and Open Source
  2. Fluentd icon
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    Fluentd is a fully free and open-source log management tool that simplifies your data collection and storage pipeline. It eliminates the need to maintain a set of ad-hoc scripts.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • Fluentd is the most popular Mac alternative to Telegraf.

    • Fluentd is Free and Open SourceTelegraf is also Free and Open Source
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    Grafana Alloy is Grafana Labs’ distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector. It is an OTLP-compatible collector with built-in Prometheus optimizations that also supports signals across metrics, logs, traces, and profiles.

    2 Grafana Alloy alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Mac
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • FreeBSD
     
    • Grafana Alloy is the most popular Windows alternative to Telegraf.

    • Grafana Alloy is Free and Open SourceTelegraf is also Free and Open Source
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    A network daemon that runs on the Node.js platform and listens for statistics, like counters and timers, sent over UDP or TCP and sends aggregates to one or more pluggable backend services (e.g., Graphite).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. collectd icon
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    collectd is a daemon which collects system performance statistics periodically and provides mechanisms to store the values in a variety of ways, for example in RRD files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Use your favorite StatsD lib to generate custom metrics from your code and systems. We store them in your choice of metrics platform. As you'd expect, we provide Grafana for dashboards, and you also have the ability to configure alerts as needed.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • HostedMetrics is the most popular Web-based alternative to Telegraf.

    • HostedMetrics is the most popular commercial alternative to Telegraf.

    • HostedMetrics is Paid and ProprietaryTelegraf is Free and Open Source
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    Vector is a high-performance observability data platform that puts organizations in control of their observability data. Collect, transform, and route all your logs, metrics, and traces to any vendors you want.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspbian
     
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    Fluent Bit is an open source and multi-platform Log Forwarder which allows you to collect data/logs from different sources, unify and send them to multiple destinations. It's fully compatible with Docker and Kubernetes environments.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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