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Cribl vs DataBahn

Cribl sells the AI Platform for Telemetry to IT and security teams. DataBahn sells the Agentic Data Control Plane for security, observability and AI. CISO Tribune files both under Security data lakes and pipelines. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Cribl vs DataBahn: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
CriblCribl sells the AI Platform for Telemetry to IT and security teams.cribl.ioDataBahnDataBahn sells the Agentic Data Control Plane for security, observability and AI.databahn.ai
What it sells
  • Cribl SearchCribl Search searches data in place across data lakes, object stores, analytics services, and API endpoints.
  • Cribl Lake[2][9]Cribl Lake receives data that is less likely to be frequently used.
  • Cribl EdgeCribl Edge is a vendor-neutral agent for endpoint data collection.
  • Cribl GuardCribl Guard uses AI to spot sensitive data as it flows through Cribl Stream.
  • Cribl PacksCribl Packs are bundles that package data routes, pipelines, and configurations.
  • Cribl Detect[4][15]Cribl Detect is offered as a SIEM.
  • Cribl as Code[7]Cribl as Code gives teams programmatic control to automate, configure, and manage their Cribl environment.
  • Smart Edge[1][5][7][8]Collects data from cloud, on-prem or vendor sources with agent or agentless deployment.
  • Highway[1][7][9]Cleans, transforms, filters and routes data to any destination.
  • Cruz[1][7][10]Does data-engineering work: discovers sources, maps fields to OCSF and monitors pipeline health.
  • Reef[5][12]Turns raw data into contextual insights using graph-database technology.
  • Lumen[3][12]Threat-hunting and forensics agent that returns a cited timeline of activity.
  • MCP Hub[12][13]Gives agents a single path to systems through the open Model Context Protocol.
  • Autonomous In-Stream Data Intelligence (AIDI)[4]Operating model behind the platform's agents that act on data as it moves.
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Headquarters
San Francisco, United StatesNot stated on its pages
Founded
2018[3]Not stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Privately held[5][14]Privately held
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • September 29, 2026Cribl introduced Cribl Detect, a SIEM built on its open data platform, claimed to cost up to 50% less than other companies.[15]
  • August 19, 2026Cribl acquired technology assets from Radiant Security's AI-native security operations center product, including intellectual property for autonomously triaging and investigating security alerts.[14]
  • July 30, 2026DataBahn announced the close of a $40 million Series B round led by Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Forgepoint, GTM Capital and S3 Ventures.[15]
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Who it fits
From its own pages, Cribl sells mainly to IT and security teams at many of the world's largest enterprises. Its pages describe SREs, devs, and security teams who collect once and search anywhere. Cribl offers a consumption-based model on its cloud platform and volume-based licensing for customers who run their own infrastructure.DataBahn's pages address security and data engineers working with fragmented data pipelines. DataBahn's pages describe security, data and IT teams that move data through their systems. DataBahn's pages speak to teams running a SOC across disconnected tools and duplicate feeds. DataBahn offers deployment as SaaS, self-managed cloud, hybrid or completely on-prem.
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September 27, 2026November 5, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Security data lakes and pipelines is the primary category of both Cribl and DataBahn.
  • Both are privately held.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Cribl is also filed under SIEM.
  • Cribl lists Cribl Search, Cribl Lake, Cribl Edge, Cribl Guard, Cribl Packs and 2 more. DataBahn lists Smart Edge, Highway, Cruz, Reef, Lumen and 2 more.
  • Cribl is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
  • Cribl was founded in 2018.

How they differ

CISO Tribune files Cribl under Security data lakes and pipelines and SIEM, with Security data lakes and pipelines as its primary category. CISO Tribune files DataBahn under Security data lakes and pipelines, which is also its primary category. Both companies are privately held. Cribl is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, and was founded in 2018.

Cribl sells Cribl Search, Cribl Lake, Cribl Edge, Cribl Guard, Cribl Packs, Cribl as Code and Cribl Detect, which is offered as a SIEM. Cribl Search searches data in place across data lakes, object stores, analytics services and API endpoints, and it is a standalone offering. DataBahn sells Smart Edge for collection, Highway for routing, Cruz for data-engineering work, Reef for graph-based insights, Lumen for threat hunting, and MCP Hub for agent access. Both companies sell an edge collection component and a pipeline that filters and routes data, and both describe human-in-the-loop review or masking of sensitive data. DataBahn describes Search as querying data in place with plain language, SQL, KQL or SPL, while Cribl Search includes AI-assisted KQL query generation.

Cribl says it sells mainly to IT and security teams, offering a consumption-based cloud model and volume-based licensing for customers who run their own infrastructure. DataBahn addresses security and data engineers and offers deployment as SaaS, self-managed cloud, hybrid or completely on-prem. On September 29, 2026, Cribl introduced Cribl Detect, a SIEM built on its open data platform. On August 19, 2026, Cribl acquired technology assets from Radiant Security's AI-native security operations center product. On July 30, 2026, DataBahn announced the close of a $40 million Series B round led by Insight Partners.

What it sells: Cribl

What Cribl Search does
Cribl Search is powered by a federated engine that searches data at rest and a lakehouse engine that searches data as soon as it is ingested. Cribl Search includes collaborative Notebooks and AI-assisted KQL query generation. Cribl Search is a standalone offering.
What Cribl Guard does
Cribl Guard spots data like credit cards or social security numbers. Human-in-the-loop review lets operators approve or override actions before data is masked or blocked.

What it sells: DataBahn

What Smart Edge does[1][5][7][8]
Smart Edge supports both agent and agentless deployment and collects data from cloud, on-prem or vendor sources with edge analytics. Smart Edge collects telemetry from anywhere and reduces and shapes it at the source before routing it. Smart Edge supports agent and agentless data collection for legacy systems, APIs, containers and OT environments.
What Highway does[1][7][9]
Highway cleans, transforms, filters and routes data to any destination. Highway tracks data lineage across every flow and replays archived logs.
What Cruz does[1][7][10]
Cruz discovers sources, maps fields to OCSF with confidence scores and a human in the loop, monitors pipeline health and self-heals when something breaks. Cruz transforms data into JSON, KVP, CEF and LEEF, and aligns it with OCSF, CIM, ECS, ASSIM and UDM.
What Reef does[5][12]
Reef turns raw data into contextual insights using graph-database technology. Reef correlates signals across domains and powers AI-driven agents for security, operations and analytics.
What Lumen does[3][12]
Lumen is the threat-hunting and forensics agent that correlates across sources and returns a cited timeline of activity. Lumen searches through Search across the SIEM, the lake, the observability platform and cold storage, ingested or not. Lumen pulls in ticket and case context through MCP Hub.
What MCP Hub does[12][13]
MCP Hub gives every agent a single path to systems through the open Model Context Protocol, instead of a custom integration per tool. MCP Hub records every call an agent makes, including what it touched, when, and on whose behalf.
What Autonomous In-Stream Data Intelligence (AIDI) does[4]
Autonomous In-Stream Data Intelligence (AIDI) is the operating model behind the platform's agents. Specialized AI agents run on data as it moves, monitoring quality, detecting gaps and drift, enforcing policy and protecting sensitive fields. Compass maps every log to MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques. Sentry detects and masks sensitive data while it moves.

Questions about Cribl and DataBahn

What do Cribl and DataBahn sell?
Cribl sells Cribl Search, Cribl Lake, Cribl Edge, Cribl Guard, Cribl Packs and 2 more. DataBahn sells Smart Edge, Highway, Cruz, Reef, Lumen and 2 more.
Are Cribl and DataBahn in the same category?
Yes. Security data lakes and pipelines is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Where are Cribl and DataBahn headquartered?
Cribl is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
When were Cribl and DataBahn founded?
Cribl was founded in 2018.
Who owns Cribl and DataBahn?
Cribl is privately held. DataBahn is privately held.
Who are Cribl and DataBahn sold to?
From its own pages, Cribl sells mainly to IT and security teams at many of the world's largest enterprises. DataBahn's pages address security and data engineers working with fragmented data pipelines.
What have Cribl and DataBahn announced recently?
September 29, 2026: Cribl introduced Cribl Detect, a SIEM built on its open data platform, claimed to cost up to 50% less than other companies. July 30, 2026: DataBahn announced the close of a $40 million Series B round led by Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Forgepoint, GTM Capital and S3 Ventures.

About Cribl

Cribl sells the AI Platform for Telemetry to IT and security teams. Cribl says it was founded to address a problem in which telemetry was exploding while the tools to manage and search it were rigid, expensive, and siloed. Cribl started by giving customers a way to route and shape telemetry, so they could keep more data and send it to the right places. Cribl describes its platform as vendor-agnostic, with a telemetry engine to automate investigations. Cribl says telemetry data continues to grow at 28% a year and logging systems are at capacity. Cribl says its platform turns telemetry into a shared, reusable foundation for IT, security, and AI-driven operations.[4][6][7][10][11]

Cribl Stream integrates with 80+ sources and destinations, and portable Packs move entire pipelines as reusable bundles. Cribl Packs are bundles that package data routes, pipelines, and configurations. Collectors are fully supported in Cribl Packs for managing and shipping data from cloud, databases, and APIs. Copilot Editor in Cribl Stream maps schemas, transforms data, and filters data from plain language prompts.[1][7]

Cribl Stream offers dynamic sampling to filter events or roll up logs into metrics. Cribl Stream can keep a full-fidelity copy in low-cost storage or a data lake and replay it later. Cribl Guard uses AI to spot sensitive data, like credit cards or social security numbers, as it flows through Cribl Stream. Cribl Guard includes human-in-the-loop review, so operators can approve or override actions before data is masked or blocked. Cribl as Code gives security, IT, and engineering teams programmatic control to automate, configure, and manage their Cribl environment.[7][11]

Cribl Edge is a vendor-neutral agent for endpoint data collection. Cribl Edge is an agent for file monitoring, upgrades, and configurations that are managed through a GUI. Cribl Lake receives data that is less likely to be frequently used. Cribl Lake and Cribl Search are used for lower-cost retention and in-place search. Cribl Search is powered by a federated engine that searches data at rest and a lakehouse engine that searches data as soon as it is ingested. Cribl Search is a standalone offering, so Cribl Stream is not required to use it.[8][9][10]

Cribl Search searches data in place and supports data lakes, object stores, analytics services, API endpoints, and more. Cribl Search includes AI-guided incident investigations, collaborative Notebooks, AI-assisted KQL query generation, reporting, and visualizations.

Cribl Detect is offered as a SIEM. Cribl describes its SIEM approach as decoupling analysis from storage. Cribl Copilot Editor helps create pipelines using natural language to accelerate migration to new SIEMs and storage locations. Cribl Stream adds context to security data sources, like GeoIP, indicators of compromise, and any other threat intelligence database. Cribl supports storing data in low-cost object storage and replaying it to any destination for incident response. Cribl says most organizations route all telemetry, logs, metrics, and traces, into a single costly tier. Cribl supports routing frequently used data to SIEMs and observability tools, less-used data to a lakehouse, and data to an archive tier for retention requirements. Cribl supports delivering log management as a governed, multi-tenant shared service.[4][9][10][11]

Cribl offers a consumption-based model on its cloud platform, where Cribl Credits let customers allocate spending as demands change. Cribl offers volume-based licensing for Stream and Edge for customers who run their own infrastructure. Cribl offers multiple editions of its product suite. Enterprise customers get up to 3 Workspaces included for free, and additional Workspaces cost 250 credits per Workspace per month. FinOps Center tracks changes in data usage over time and ties them to events such as onboarding new sources or infrastructure shifts. Cribl Consulting Services provides advisory, delivery, optimization, and enablement work across a customer's Cribl environment, purchased through Service Credits.[12][13]

Cribl was formed in San Francisco, California. Cribl completed a Series A with $7.4M in funding and a Series B with $35M raised, led by Sequoia Capital. Cribl announced a Series C with $200M led by Greylock and Redpoint Ventures. Cribl secured $150M in Series D funding led by Tiger Global Management. Cribl closed a $319 million Series E at a $3.5 billion valuation. Cribl acquired CardinalOps to expand its AI platform into security operations. Cribl achieved FedRAMP Authority to Operate for U.S. federal government agencies.[2][4][7][10][12]

Cribl on the record

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Cribl full record

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DataBahn full record

  1. [1]databahn.aiDataBahn · databahn.ai · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
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  9. [9]Products: Highway | DataBahnDataBahn · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Products: Cruz | DataBahnDataBahn · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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  12. [12]Threat hunting and forensics (Lumen) | DataBahnDataBahn · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Tool and Agent Orchestration (MCP Hub) | DataBahnDataBahn · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Autonomous In-Stream Intelligence (AIDI) | DataBahnDataBahn · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]DataBahn Raises $40 Million Series B Led by Insight Partners to Accelerate Innovation Across the Agentic Data Control Plane | DatabahnDataBahn · published July 30, 2026 · Tier A

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