using fluentd, one can easily ship host or container logs to multiple configurable destinations pretty quickly and with so many customization options available before sending them, it makes it much more powerful

Fluentd is light weight process and when you are setting up an cluster of k8s, it's best to use and logging agent which has less overhead for resources.

- Reduce cost in terms of development. You need not to write your own connector. - Easier to install and have better documentation so we did not face any difficulty when we started using it.