| Metric | Value | |--------|-------| | Max datagrams/sec | 50k – 200k (depending on decoding complexity) | | Flow exports/sec | 500k – 2M | | Memory usage | <2GB (with 1h time‑window) | | CPU cores | 4‑8 (efficient if per‑core poller) |
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In this post, we’ll explore what sFlow is, why you should use an open-source collector, and the top tools available today to build your own observability stack.
You can run this easily via Docker:
