Bindplane vs Cribl Stream

Bindplane is an OpenTelemetry-native pipeline for collecting, refining and exporting metrics, logs and traces. It centrally manages OpenTelemetry Collectors across Linux, Windows, Kubernetes and legacy environments, with support for up to 1,000,000 collectors. Teams can build configurations without code, use processors, preview transformations and see data flow in real time. Pipeline Intelligence can identify and parse telemetry, recommend configuration changes, scan for sensitive data and automate migrations. Integrations include AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk and OpenTelemetry OTLP. Telemetry passes directly from collectors to destinations and is not stored in Bindplane unless the customer opts in. Security features described include TLS in transit, organization-specific encryption keys at rest, role-based access, SSO and auditable configuration changes. The free plan includes unlimited collectors, one user, 10 projects and 100 GB/day of combined telemetry. Growth costs $499 a month; Enterprise has custom pricing. Self-hosting is available to Enterprise and Google Edition customers.

Cribl Stream processes machine data such as logs, instrumentation, application data and metrics in real time, then delivers it to an analysis platform. It can add external context, redact, obfuscate or encrypt sensitive fields, and optimize data for performance and cost requirements. Pipelines built from Functions transform incoming events, while Routes direct events to Pipelines and Destinations. Cribl says Stream connects to more than 80 data sources and destinations and supports Cribl Packs for integrations. The Copilot Editor accepts plain-language prompts to help build and refine pipelines, transform and enrich data, filter noise, and route telemetry. Stream can run on Cribl-managed cloud infrastructure or on customer infrastructure, Kubernetes Pods or containers. The Free plan costs nothing and supports up to 1TB per day, unlimited Pipelines and Routes, and Community Support; the on-prem Free license requires sending anonymized telemetry to Cribl. Standard and Enterprise are billed by credits used at ingest, with no prices listed. Cribl was founded in 2018.