About Fluentd
Fluentd is an open source data collector that puts a unified logging layer between your data sources and your backend systems. It is a CNCF graduated project, and its components are licensed under Apache 2.0.
What it does
Fluentd collects logs and other event data from many sources, processes it, and sends it to the systems that store or analyze it. Because sources and outputs are plugins, you can change your backend without rewriting every source. At least one user collects logs from more than 50,000 servers with it.
Key features
- Unified logging layer between sources and backends
- More than 500 plugins for inputs and outputs
- Small core with plugins for everything else
- Cloud native project under the CNCF
- Commercial support available from other companies
Who it's for
Platform, operations and DevOps teams that gather logs from many servers or containers and need one way to send them to different tools. Developers who write custom plugins will also find the design approachable.
Pricing and good to know
Fluentd is free under the Apache 2.0 license. Packaged builds such as fluent-package are also available. Security fixes are published as advisories, so keep your installation current.
Highlights
- Unified logging layer between sources and backends
- More than 500 plugins for inputs and outputs
- Small core with plugins for everything else
- Cloud native project under the CNCF
- Commercial support available from other companies
