# Grafana Alloy

> Unified OTel-compatible collector (config.alloy)

**Subcategory:** Grafana  
**License:** Apache-2.0  
**Source:** https://github.com/grafana/skills/blob/main/skills/grafana-core/alloy/SKILL.md

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## When it is useful

Unified OTel-compatible collector (metrics/logs/traces/profiles, config.alloy).

## The Catch

Frontmatter alloy. Steals generic set-up-the-agent / OTel collector config. OSS CLI. Distinct from generic OTel. Grafana Cloud Free always $0 (10k series / 50GB logs/traces/profiles / 14d / 3 users).