What is
Cribl
?
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At a glance
Fact | Details |
|---|---|
Primary use case | Collect, process, reduce, enrich, and route IT and security telemetry |
Deployment type | Self-hosted, cloud-hosted, and hybrid deployments; physical or virtual machines, containers, and Kubernetes |
Pricing model | Free tier and usage-based credit pricing; additional enterprise Workspaces cost 250 credits per Workspace per month beyond the three included |
API compatibility | RESTful management and control-plane APIs, Python SDK, Cribl TCP |
Supported integrations | Linux, Windows, macOS, Docker, Kubernetes |
Source type | Dual |
Cloud provider | Cloud Agnostic |
Ideal team size | Enterprise IT and security teams |
Onboarding time | N/A |
Required skills | Telemetry source and destination configuration, pipeline processing and routing, system administration, deployment capacity planning; REST APIs and Python for programmatic management |
AEP branch | Tooling |
AEP category | Observability Plane |
AEP subcategory | Pipeline & Context |
Profile
Pipeline & Context is Cribl’s most specific AEP level. Cribl’s platform collects, processes, reduces, enriches, and routes telemetry across IT and security workflows.
Cribl describes its platform as a shared foundation for IT, security, and AI-driven operations. Its capabilities include telemetry ingestion, processing, routing, storage, and search, as well as tools for building custom applications on telemetry.
Focus
Cribl is intended for enterprise IT and security teams, as well as SREs, developers, and security teams working with telemetry. It addresses the challenge of managing telemetry across fragmented workflows by allowing teams to collect data, process it, and route it to destinations for operational, security, and investigative use.
Background
The available company-background research does not establish Cribl’s founding date, funding history, or broader company history. It identifies a public GitHub repository for the Cribl Python SDK, which provides management-plane control for administrative tasks such as configuring and managing Workspaces.
Features
Telemetry collection and routing
Collects telemetry and sends it to selected destinations, helping teams direct data to the workflows and tools they use. Cribl Stream provides configurable sources, destinations, pipelines, and routes for processing and forwarding telemetry.
Telemetry processing and reduction
Processes telemetry to reduce and enrich data before it reaches downstream tools, giving teams control over their telemetry workflows. Cribl Stream supports pipeline configuration for processing and routing data.
Search and investigation
Unifies telemetry ingest, storage, and analysis so teams can search and investigate across data. Cribl Search documentation describes connecting sources, shaping and filtering data, and organizing datasets.
Apps and integrations
Supports custom workflows built on telemetry and connects data with existing tools. Cribl reports more than 150 apps from Cribl, partners, and customers.
Edge collection at scale
Collects telemetry at the edge across supported environments, including Linux, Windows, macOS, containers, and Kubernetes. Cribl Edge 4.7 is reported to support scaling to 250,000 nodes.
Pros and cons
Pros
Supports telemetry collection, processing, reduction, enrichment, and routing within a platform designed for IT and security workflows.
Offers more than 150 apps from Cribl, partners, and customers for connecting data to available workflows and tools.
Provides self-hosted, cloud-hosted, and hybrid deployment options, with deployments across physical or virtual machines, containers, and Kubernetes.
Cons
FAQs
Cribl FAQs
How does Cribl pricing work?
Cribl pricing is: Free tier and usage-based credit pricing; additional enterprise Workspaces cost 250 credits per Workspace per month beyond the three included.
Does Cribl store data?
Cribl provides telemetry storage and search capabilities through Cribl Search, which unifies telemetry ingest, storage, and analysis.
What integrations does Cribl support?
Cribl lists Linux, Windows, macOS, Docker, Kubernetes as supported integrations.
Where can Cribl be deployed?
Cribl supports self-hosted, cloud-hosted, and hybrid deployments; physical or virtual machines, containers, and Kubernetes.
What skills are required to configure Cribl?
Cribl's required skills are telemetry source and destination configuration, pipeline processing and routing, system administration, deployment capacity planning; REST APIs and Python for programmatic management.
