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There's a free plan; paid tiers are quoted.
Cribl has no published fixed cloud starting price in the published pricing details: cloud usage is billed monthly against an annual commitment. Free includes up to 1TB/day; Standard reaches 5TB/day; Enterprise has no published daily cap. Self-managed Standard licenses list prices from $4,800 for up to 100GB/day to $120,000 for 5TB/day. Self-managed Enterprise starts at $50,000 for up to 500GB/day. Check your workload, deployment model and add-ons before comparing costs.
01Every plan, line by line
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | — | Quote | Trying Cribl or processing less data |
| Standard | — | Quote | Teams needing more capacity and support |
| Enterprise | — | Quote | Larger teams needing scale and dedicated support |
Add-ons and overages
- Cribl Credits: $1 = 1 credit; usage is billed monthly.
- Additional Workspaces: 250 credits per Workspace per month; Enterprise includes up to 3.
- Cribl Insights per Workspace: 450 credits/month for 7-day retention; 900 for 1 month; 1,980 for 3 months; 4,500 for 1 year.
- Static egress: metered hourly and per GB, with rates varying by region; listed rates range from 0.06 to 0.36 credits/hour and 0.06 to 0.12 credits/GB.
- Self-managed software license: Standard lists $4,800 for up to 100GB/day, $20,000 for 500GB/day, $34,000 for 1TB/day, $56,000 for 2TB/day, and $120,000 for 5TB/day; billing cadence not stated.
- Self-managed software license: Enterprise lists $50,000 for up to 500GB/day and $84,000 for 1TB/day; higher tiers require contacting sales.
02What the plan grid doesn't tell you
Annual cloud commitment
Cloud usage is invoiced monthly against an annual commitment, so a monthly invoice does not mean month-to-month billing.
Workspace charges
$1 equals 1 Cribl Credit. Additional Workspaces cost 250 credits per Workspace monthly; Enterprise includes up to 3.
Insights retention
Per Workspace, Cribl Insights costs 450 credits/month for 7-day retention, rising to 4,500 credits/month for one-year retention.
Egress varies by region
Static egress is metered hourly and per GB. Listed rates span 0.06–0.36 credits/hour and 0.06–0.12 credits/GB, varying by region.
03Which plan should you buy?
| If you are… | Get | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Trying Cribl or processing less data | Free | Includes up to 1TB/day, one worker group, 10 max worker processes and Community Support. |
| Teams processing up to 5TB/day | Standard | Includes up to 5TB/day, one worker group, 50 max worker processes and 8×5 Support. |
| Larger teams needing scale | Enterprise | Includes unlimited TB/day, worker groups and processes, multiple Workspaces, and a dedicated 24×7 Support Team. |
04Is Cribl worth the money?
Cribl is worth considering for teams that need telemetry routing and management across IT and security, especially if shared log management, investigations or custom workflow apps fit the workload. The price case is harder to judge: cloud rates are not published, usage is tied to an annual commitment, and add-ons consume credits. Free offers a 1TB/day ceiling to assess fit; self-managed prices are listed, but billing cadence is not. Price the actual volume and add-ons before switching.
Cribl pricing FAQ
Is there a free version of Cribl?
Yes. The Free plan is listed as usage-based and includes up to 1TB/day, one worker group, a maximum of 10 worker processes and Community Support. The published pricing details do not give a fixed monthly price, so “free” should not be read as a published dollar rate here.
Is Cribl a competitor to Splunk?
Cribl is positioned for telemetry workflows, SIEM modernization, search and investigations, and shared log management. That can overlap with needs handled by SIEM and log platforms, but the published material does not name Splunk or document a direct product comparison. Treat it as a potential alternative or complement, not a confirmed one-for-one replacement.
How does Cribl licensing work?
Cloud plans are usage-based, and cloud usage is invoiced monthly against an annual commitment. Free, Standard and Enterprise list daily volume and support limits rather than dollar prices. Self-managed licenses list fixed amounts at specific ingestion tiers, but the pricing cadence for those licenses is not stated.
Is Cribl certification free?
The published pricing details do not say whether Cribl certification is free, paid, or included with a plan. They list Community Support for Free, 8×5 Support for Standard and dedicated 24×7 support for Enterprise, but those support tiers do not establish certification pricing.