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Transparent Licensing
Simple Pricing: Free.
No per-host metering. No collector limits. No telemetry throughput caps. Self-hosted means your configuration and data never leave your infrastructure.
Community Edition
$0
Free forever · Self-hosted on Windows & Linux
Unlimited OpenTelemetry Collectors & nodes
OpAMP-native remote configuration & hot-reload
Canary rollout stages with automated health gates
Continuous configuration drift detection & auto-revert
Integrated Custom Binary Builder (OCB from UI)
Built-in AI Copilot (bring your own API key)
Enterprise OIDC SSO (Okta, Azure AD, Auth0)
Granular Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Real-time SIEM audit streaming via OTLP
Native Windows Service & Linux systemd supervisors
Multi-cloud & hybrid VPC deployment
Community Discord & documentation support
Compare Against Paid Fleet Tools
Most observability vendors bundle fleet management inside their paid licensing models or charge per-node fees. See how CollectorCtrl compares:
vs. Datadog Fleet Automation
Datadog charges per-host licenses and locks your management channel to Datadog's proprietary remote configuration protocol. CollectorCtrl is free and OpAMP-native.
Read Datadog Comparison vs. BindPlane (observIQ)
BindPlane caps free telemetry at 100 GB/day and requires compiling vendor extensions into your collectors. CollectorCtrl has zero telemetry caps and supervises standard contrib binaries.
Read BindPlane Comparison vs. Elastic Fleet
Elastic 9.3 Fleet manages EDOT collectors over a proprietary protocol tied to Elasticsearch. CollectorCtrl manages any OTel distribution and ships to any backend.
Read Elastic Comparison Frequently Asked Questions
Is CollectorCtrl really free?
Yes. CollectorCtrl Community Edition is 100% free to use forever. There are no license keys, no per-host fees, and no artificial limits on the number of collectors, nodes, or pipelines you can manage.
What is the catch? How does CollectorCtrl make money?
There is no catch. CollectorCtrl Community Edition is free and open-source software built for the OpenTelemetry community.
What does self-hosting cost?
Only your own infrastructure. CollectorCtrl is a lightweight Go binary that runs comfortably on a single virtual machine or Kubernetes pod with a standard PostgreSQL database, capable of managing thousands of collectors.
Can I use CollectorCtrl commercially inside my company?
Yes. You can deploy CollectorCtrl in production across any internal development, staging, or commercial production infrastructure.
Start Controlling Your Fleet for Free
Spin up the platform in 5 minutes with Docker Compose, or test the simulated interactive fleet in your browser.