Grafana Alloy, developed by Grafana Labs, is an open-source telemetry collector designed to simplify and enhance observability at scale by integrating seamlessly with the OpenTelemetry and Prometheus ecosystems. As a continuation of Grafana Agent Flow, Alloy is OTLP-compatible and incorporates Prometheus optimizations, making it ideal for cloud-native infrastructure and application observability tasks. Users can utilize Alloy to process, transform, and send metrics, logs, and other telemetry data to Grafana Cloud, with built-in support for alerting rules and live debugging features. The platform supports sending OTLP metrics, Prometheus metrics, and logs using various components such as otelcol.receiver.otlp, prometheus.scrape, and loki.write, and offers comprehensive resources and demonstrations to assist users in setting up and managing their observability pipelines. With Grafana Agent and Grafana Agent Operator being deprecated, transitioning to Alloy is encouraged for continued support and functionality. Grafana Cloud provides a robust platform for managing these telemetry data with flexible pricing plans, including a free tier.