Cribl Stream vs Tenzir

Cribl Stream9.4Visit Tenzir8.8Visit

Higher score Cribl Stream #1 in Telemetry Pipeline Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Cribl Stream

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Tenzir #6 in Telemetry Pipeline Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Tenzir

• Cribl Stream fits best

  Teams needing broad, flexible telemetry routing

• Tenzir fits best

  Open-source teams with security-data workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Cribl Stream 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Tenzir 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Telemetry Pipeline Software	#6 in Telemetry Pipeline Software
Best for	Teams needing broad, flexible telemetry routing	Open-source teams with security-data workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, macOS, Linux
Support	Community, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	80+ integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cribl Stream 6/6 · Tenzir 6/6
Logs support	✓	✓
Metrics support	✓	✓
Traces support	✓	✓
Transform rules	✓	✓
Multi-destination routing	✓	✓
Data enrichment	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Both	Both
Our review
Pros	Supports logs, metrics, and traces across diverse telemetry sources Filters, transforms, enriches, routes, samples, and replays telemetry Portable Packs plus REST APIs, SDKs, and Terraform support	Supports OpenTelemetry logs, metrics, and traces TQL handles transformation, enrichment, storage, and routing Open-source deployment with hosted, local, and self-hosted options
Cons	Advanced workspace and identity controls are limited to Enterprise tiers Dedicated 24×7 support is available only with Enterprise plans Broad configuration options may exceed the needs of simple pipelines	Community ingress is limited to 1 TB/day Community edge storage is limited to 1 TB Enterprise and Sovereign pricing requires contacting sales
Our verdict	Cribl Stream is observability pipeline software for IT and security teams that need to collect, prepare, and route telemetry before it reaches analytics, security, observability, or storage systems. It supports logs, metrics, and traces,… Read the review →	Tenzir is a programmable data pipeline engine for security teams that need to collect, transform, enrich, store, query, and route telemetry. It supports logs, metrics, and traces, including OpenTelemetry ingestion over OTLP/HTTP and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cribl Stream — where it wins

  • Supports logs, metrics, and traces across diverse telemetry sources
  • Filters, transforms, enriches, routes, samples, and replays telemetry
  • Portable Packs plus REST APIs, SDKs, and Terraform support

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced workspace and identity controls are limited to Enterprise tiers
  • Dedicated 24×7 support is available only with Enterprise plans
  • Broad configuration options may exceed the needs of simple pipelines

• Tenzir — where it wins

  • Supports OpenTelemetry logs, metrics, and traces
  • TQL handles transformation, enrichment, storage, and routing
  • Open-source deployment with hosted, local, and self-hosted options

  Where it doesn't

  • Community ingress is limited to 1 TB/day
  • Community edge storage is limited to 1 TB
  • Enterprise and Sovereign pricing requires contacting sales

• Cribl Stream9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad routing and transformation layer for teams managing varied telemetry flows.

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• Tenzir8.8/10 · Free plan

  A programmable, open-source telemetry pipeline for security-data workflows.

  Visit TenzirFull verdict →