5 Reasons We Chose OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib for MetricsHub

In this article, Nassim Boutekedjiret, Software Architect, explains why we chose to bundle the full set of OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib components into MetricsHub.

1. Broad Platform and Architecture Support

The OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib distribution is available for multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS) and architectures (x86_64 and ARM64). Thanks to this, we can offer rpm, deb, and msi packages, making it easy to install MetricsHub on the system of choice.

2. Seamless Integration with Observability Backends

Vendors like Datadog, Splunk, or Dynatrace actively contribute to the otelcol-contrib project by creating receivers, exporters, and components. By natively including all the available components in its distribution, MetricsHub offers the capability to expose the collected data to any observability back-end supporting OpenTelemetry. These components are maintained by the vendors themselves.

3. Backed by a Vibrant Community

More than 195 developers and 45 companies, including MetricsHub, Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk, etc. contribute to the CNCF OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib project. The community is diverse and strong. MetricsHub strongly believes in OpenTelemetry.

4. High-quality Components

OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib follows the same stability levels defined by the OpenTelemetry Collector project to ensure only high-quality components are included in the contribution repository. The exact stability status of each component is provided in its README.md file for greater transparency. It is either Development, Alpha, Beta, Stable, Deprecated, or Unmaintained.

5. A la carte Features

The OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib project includes the feature gate mechanism, allowing users to enable or disable certain features while running the collector. The feature can be enabled through the command line using the –feature-gates flag: otelcol-contrib –config=otel-config.yaml –feature-gates=gate1,-gate2,+gate3

Thanks to OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib, MetricsHub’s users can:

• Install the product on the platform of their choice through intelligent wizards
• Expose the collected data in the observability back-end of their choice
• Benefit from the innovation driven by large businesses and a committed community
• Fully trust the components provided
• Enable or disable features when running the collector.

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