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PROS

Cribl offers features allowing data replay from edge devices and specific event replay into Splunk during security incidents.
Cribl is noted for its internal management of events, coding approaches, data processing, and data serialization capabilities.
One standout feature of Cribl is the capacity to transform data in real-time within the data pipeline without needing to send it to a destination.
Cribl provides easy plugin configurations.
Cribl enables log collection from any source through flexible source collection settings.

CONS

Cribl doesn't have as many packs available
Sys logging could be enhanced to make it easier to identify errors, especially with multiple functions
Cribl could improve by offering easier integrations with enterprise products, similar to what Splunk provides
There is no alerting mechanism for leader/worker nodes status
 

Cribl Pros review quotes

Hariram G - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 27, 2024
Cribl offers easy plugin configurations and source collection settings, allowing us to collect logs from any source.
Aniket7Goyal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2024
Cribl uses tags to help manage and standardize data from different sources. For example, if we have an F5 firewall as a data source, we create a "pack" specifically for F5. This pack transforms and standardizes the F5 data into a consistent schema, making it easier to use across various security teams.
TA
Jul 26, 2024
Cribl offers other valuable features. For instance, you can replay data from an edge device, store your daily data in a stream, and replay specific event data into Splunk if a security incident occurs
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Feroz Khan Peer Mohamed - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 9, 2024
The platform's most valuable feature is the ability to transform data in real-time within the pipeline without sending it to a destination.
Pawel Kwiatkowski - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 7, 2024
The product's most valuable features include the internal management of events, coding perspective, data processing, and serialization.
 

Cribl Cons review quotes

Hariram G - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 27, 2024
There is no alerting mechanism for the leader/worker nodes status.
Aniket7Goyal - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2024
We faced an issue that might be a bug or a problem with the data sources. Since Cribl Stream operates with sources and destinations, collecting, transforming, standardizing, and reducing data before sending it to its destination, the problem could have originated from the server or the sources.
TA
Jul 26, 2024
Cribl doesn't have as many packs available
Find out what your peers are saying about Cribl, Splunk, Zabbix and others in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability. Updated: August 2024.
801,394 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Feroz Khan Peer Mohamed - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 9, 2024
Cribl could improve by offering easier integrations with enterprise products, similar to what Splunk provides.
Pawel Kwiatkowski - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 7, 2024
The sys logging could be enhanced to make it easier to identify errors, especially when dealing with multiple functions.