G2 Vendor Directory

Cribl vs. Confluent

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricCribl

by Cribl

Confluent

by IBM

Overall rating4.64.4
Review count166117
Ease of use8.78.6
Ease of setup8.58.3
Quality of support9.08.5
Meets requirements8.98.9
NPS68.7559.292035
Small Business27.7%34.2%
Mid-Market15.7%29.9%
Enterprise56.6%35.9%
Total page views573757
Total LLM citations797,445

Cribl

Cribl is the AI Platform for Telemetry, giving organizations a flexible way to collect, process, route, store, search, and analyze the logs, metrics, traces, events, and other machine data generated across modern IT and security environments. Built for the volume, variety, and changing value of telemetry, Cribl helps teams make better use of the data customers already have without forcing them into a single vendor, destination, data format, or architecture.

Pros

    Confluent

    Today’s customers expect every digital experience to be immediate, connected, and personalized. That takes more than data at rest - it takes trusted data in motion. Confluent is the complete Data Streaming Platform for keeping data in motion from the moment business change occurs through processing, governance, and serving. Built by the original creators of Apache Kafka®, Confluent connects applications, services, and systems; processes streams in real time with Apache Flink®; and serves trusted, always-current data wherever it is needed across cloud, hybrid, and self-managed environments.

    Pros

    • Streaming
    • Scaling
    • Data Integration
    • Easy Integrations
    • Features
    • User Interface