Looking at Cribl. Need to get CSV data from an old system into JSON format for a new app.
I see Cribl can do parsing. Is it straightforward or a headache? Main concern is cost. Don't want a fancy solution that needs a ton of setup or hidden licenses. Just a simple, clean way to convert these files. Anyone done this on the free tier? What's the catch?
I haven't used Cribl specifically, but I've dealt with similar data pipeline tools in my reporting work. The catch with the free tier often isn't the conversion itself, which is usually a straightforward mapping exercise, but the operational overhead.
For a one-time or occasional batch of files, you might find setting up the entire pipeline in Cribl more complex than writing a small script. Their free tier is generous for throughput, but the learning curve to define your parser, set up a source, and configure a destination can be steep if you're not already in that ecosystem.
Have you considered whether the new app could accept the CSV directly? Sometimes the JSON conversion requirement is overstated, and a simple adapter within the new application might be simpler than standing up an external conversion process. What's the volume and frequency of these files?