Distributions

List of open source OpenTelemetry distributions maintained by third parties.

OpenTelemetry distributions are a way of customizing OpenTelemetry components so that they’re easier to deploy and use with specific observability backends.

Any third-party can customize OpenTelemetry components with backend, vendor, or end-user specific changes. You don’t have to use a distributions in order to use OpenTelemetry components, though distributions might facilitate usage under certain circumstances, such as specific vendor requirements.

The following list contains a sample of OpenTelemetry distributions and the component they customize.

Note

OpenTelemetry does not validate or endorse the third-party distributions listed in the following table. The list is provided as a convenience for the community.

Name¹	Components	Learn more
AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry (ADOT)	Collector	aws-otel.github.io/docs/getting-started/collector
Grafana Agent	Collector	grafana.com/docs/agent/latest/
Honeycomb OpenTelemetry Distribution for .NET	.NET	docs.honeycomb.io/getting-data-in/opentelemetry/dotnet-distro/
Honeycomb OpenTelemetry Distribution for Go	Go	docs.honeycomb.io/getting-data-in/opentelemetry/go-distro/
Honeycomb OpenTelemetry Distribution for Java	Java	docs.honeycomb.io/getting-data-in/java/opentelemetry-distro/
Honeycomb OpenTelemetry Distribution for Node.js	Node	docs.honeycomb.io/getting-data-in/opentelemetry/node-distro/
Liatrio Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector	Collector	github.com/liatrio/liatrio-otel-collector
Lumigo OpenTelemetry Distribution for Java	Java	github.com/lumigo-io/opentelemetry-java-distro
Lumigo OpenTelemetry Distribution for Node.js	Node	github.com/lumigo-io/opentelemetry-js-distro
Lumigo OpenTelemetry Distribution for Python	Python	github.com/lumigo-io/opentelemetry-python-distro
observIQ BindPlane Agent	Collector	github.com/observIQ/bindplane-agent/tree/main/docs
RedHat RHOSDT OpenTelemetry Collector Distribution	Collector	github.com/os-observability/redhat-opentelemetry-collector
Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry .NET	.NET	docs.splunk.com/observability/en/gdi/get-data-in/application/otel-dotnet/get-started.html
Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector	Collector	docs.splunk.com/observability/en/gdi/opentelemetry/opentelemetry.html
Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Go	Go	docs.splunk.com/observability/en/gdi/get-data-in/application/go/get-started.html
Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Java	Java	docs.splunk.com/observability/en/gdi/get-data-in/application/java/get-started.html
Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Node.js	Node	docs.splunk.com/observability/en/gdi/get-data-in/application/nodejs/get-started.html
Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Python	Python	docs.splunk.com/observability/en/gdi/get-data-in/application/python/get-started.html
Sumo Logic Distribution for OpenTelemetry Collector	Collector	help.sumologic.com/docs/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/sumo-logic-opentelemetry-vs-opentelemetry-upstream-relationship/

How to add your distribution

To have your distribution listed, submit a PR with an entry added to the distributions list. The entry should include the following:

Link to the main page of your distribution
Link to the documentation that explains how to use the distribution
List the components your distribution contains
GitHub handle or email address as a point of contact so that we can reach out in case we have questions

Notes

If you provide external integration of OpenTelemetry for any kind of library, service, or app, then consider adding it to the registry.
If you adopt OpenTelemetry for observability as an end user and do not provide any kind of services around OpenTelemetry, see Adopters.
If you provide a solution that consumes OpenTelemetry to offer observability to end users, see Vendors.

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Last modified March 14, 2024: Ecosystem policy updates (#4153) (04ed0d3c)