Tech riderRev. 1 Oct 2026
Fluent Bit
- 1Runs onLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Logs supportYes
- 4Metrics supportYes
- 5Traces supportYes
- 6Transform rulesYes
- 7Multi-destination routingYes
- 8Data enrichmentYes
8 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: fluentbit.io, docs.fluentbit.io
Overview
Fluent Bit is ranked #8 of 27 in telemetry pipeline software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.
Fluent Bit plans and pricing
All plansOpen-source Fluent Bit Free Apache License 2.0 · self-hosted deployment docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
Compared on telemetry pipeline software
- Free plan
- Nofluentbit.io
- Logs support
- Yesfluentbit.io
- Metrics support
- Yesfluentbit.io
- Traces support
- Yesfluentbit.io
- Transform rules
- Yesfluentbit.io
- Multi-destination routing
- Yesfluentbit.io
- Data enrichment
- Yesfluentbit.io
- Deployment model
- self_hostedfluentbit.io
Facts
- Purpose
- Fluent Bit is an open-source telemetry agent for collecting and processing telemetry across constrained systems and cloud infrastructures.docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Data types
- Fluent Bit processes logs, metrics, and traces.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Performance
- The project is designed for high throughput with low resource consumption.docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Parsing
- Built-in parsers support JSON, Regex, LTSV, and Logfmt.docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Metrics
- Fluent Bit is compatible with Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics.docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Reliability
- It provides backpressure handling and buffering in memory and on the file system.docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Security
- Fluent Bit has integrated TLS and SSL support for network input and output plugins.docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Output destinations include Splunk, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Kafka, and other services.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- The project provides more than 100 built-in input, filter, analytics, and output plugins.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Users can write plugins in C, Lua, Golang, or WebAssembly.docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Stream processing
- Fluent Bit supports stream processing with SQL queries, aggregation windows, forecasting, and data analysis.docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- It can run as an edge agent or as a central aggregator or collector.docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- Official packages and installation guidance cover Linux, macOS, Windows, containers, and selected BSD and IBM Z Linux environments.docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- License
- Fluent Bit, its core, plugins, and tools are distributed under the Apache License 2.0.docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
- Support limitation
- Not all plugins and filters are supported on BSD systems or every other platform.docs.fluentbit.io · 1 Oct 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2014fluentbit.io · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- docs.fluentbit.io/manual/about/what-is-fluent-bit· checked 1 Oct 2026
- fluentbit.io· checked 1 Oct 2026
- docs.fluentbit.io/manual· checked 1 Oct 2026
- docs.fluentbit.io/manual/administration/transport-securit· checked 1 Oct 2026
- fluentbit.io/how-it-works/· checked 1 Oct 2026
- docs.fluentbit.io/manual/installation/downloads· checked 1 Oct 2026