OpenTelemetry Collector vs Grafana Cloud

The best value in each numeric row is marked. Sponsorship has no effect on any of them.

Comparison of OpenTelemetry Collector vs Grafana Cloud
Criteria OpenTelemetry Collector
152 77.1 =
Grafana Cloud
572 34.0 =
Score 77.1 (best) 34.0
Release freshness 94.0 (best) 0.0
Adoption signals 64.7 (best) 0.0
Release freshness
Updated 50 days ago
No dated release history published
Latest version v0.161.0 · 2026-09-16No dated release history published
Pricing FreeFree
License Open sourceFree plan
Platforms
Linux ✓ -
API only ✓ -
Cloud - ✓
Web - ✓
Android - ✓
iOS - ✓
Features
Integrations
Rank receipt: OpenTelemetry Collector
#152 overall · #6 in category
77.1/100
  1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
  2. Release freshness +32.9 94.0 × 35%
  3. Adoption signals +16.2 64.7 × 25%
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Rank receipt: Grafana Cloud
#572 overall · #8 in category
34.0/100
  1. Platform readiness +34.0 85.0 × 40%
  2. Release freshness +0.0 0.0 × 35%
  3. Adoption signals +0.0 0.0 × 25%
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