diff --git a/.chloggen/otlp-grpc-alias.yaml b/.chloggen/otlp-grpc-alias.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be8c31c9a20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/otlp-grpc-alias.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. receiver/otlp)
+component: exporter/otlp
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Add `otlp_grpc` alias for `otlp` exporter to make the protocol explicit and distinguish it from `otlphttp`.
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [14099]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext: |
+  The OTLP gRPC exporter can now be configured using either `otlp` or `otlp_grpc` as the exporter type.
+  Both are equivalent and refer to the same OTLP gRPC exporter. The `otlp_grpc` alias makes the protocol
+  explicit and helps distinguish it from the `otlphttp` exporter.
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [user]
+
diff --git a/cmd/otelcorecol/components.go b/cmd/otelcorecol/components.go
index 0e169846144..90277dd1fad 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcorecol/components.go
+++ b/cmd/otelcorecol/components.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ func components() (otelcol.Factories, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return otelcol.Factories{}, err
 	}
+	// Register the otlp_grpc alias for the otlp exporter
+	aliasFactory := otlpexporter.NewFactoryWithAlias()
+	factories.Exporters[aliasFactory.Type()] = aliasFactory
 	factories.ExporterModules = make(map[component.Type]string, len(factories.Exporters))
 	factories.ExporterModules[debugexporter.NewFactory().Type()] = "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.140.0"
 	factories.ExporterModules[nopexporter.NewFactory().Type()] = "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/nopexporter v0.140.0"
diff --git a/exporter/otlpexporter/README.md b/exporter/otlpexporter/README.md
index 8c4f09a247e..748225c0447 100644
--- a/exporter/otlpexporter/README.md
+++ b/exporter/otlpexporter/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Export data via gRPC using [OTLP](
 https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-proto/blob/main/docs/specification.md)
 format. By default, this exporter requires TLS and offers queued retry capabilities.
 
+This exporter can be configured using either `otlp` or `otlp_grpc` as the exporter type. Both are equivalent and refer to the same OTLP gRPC exporter. The `otlp_grpc` alias makes the protocol explicit and helps distinguish it from the `otlphttp` exporter.
+
 ## Getting Started
 
 The following settings are required:
@@ -46,6 +48,11 @@ exporters:
     endpoint: otelcol2:4317
     tls:
       insecure: true
+  # Alternative: using the otlp_grpc alias
+  otlp_grpc:
+    endpoint: otelcol2:4317
+    tls:
+      insecure: true
 ```
 
 By default, `gzip` compression is enabled. See [compression comparison](../../config/configgrpc/README.md#compression-comparison) for details benchmark information. To disable, configure as follows:
diff --git a/exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go b/exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go
index 3d5cc851214..c389fb8f1ea 100644
--- a/exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go
@@ -31,6 +31,41 @@ func NewFactory() exporter.Factory {
 	)
 }
 
+// NewFactoryWithAlias creates a factory for OTLP exporter with the otlp_grpc alias type and wraps the original factory.
+func NewFactoryWithAlias() exporter.Factory {
+	originalFactory := NewFactory().(xexporter.Factory)
+	aliasType := component.MustNewType("otlp_grpc")
+
+	// Helper function to adjust the ID from otlp_grpc to otlp while preserving the name
+	adjustID := func(id component.ID) component.ID {
+		if id.Name() == "" {
+			return component.NewID(metadata.Type)
+		}
+		return component.NewIDWithName(metadata.Type, id.Name())
+	}
+
+	return xexporter.NewFactory(
+		aliasType,
+		createDefaultConfig,
+		xexporter.WithTraces(func(ctx context.Context, set exporter.Settings, cfg component.Config) (exporter.Traces, error) {
+			set.ID = adjustID(set.ID) // transform otlp_grpc to otlp
+			return originalFactory.CreateTraces(ctx, set, cfg)
+		}, metadata.TracesStability),
+		xexporter.WithMetrics(func(ctx context.Context, set exporter.Settings, cfg component.Config) (exporter.Metrics, error) {
+			set.ID = adjustID(set.ID)
+			return originalFactory.CreateMetrics(ctx, set, cfg)
+		}, metadata.MetricsStability),
+		xexporter.WithLogs(func(ctx context.Context, set exporter.Settings, cfg component.Config) (exporter.Logs, error) {
+			set.ID = adjustID(set.ID)
+			return originalFactory.CreateLogs(ctx, set, cfg)
+		}, metadata.LogsStability),
+		xexporter.WithProfiles(func(ctx context.Context, set exporter.Settings, cfg component.Config) (xexporter.Profiles, error) {
+			set.ID = adjustID(set.ID)
+			return originalFactory.CreateProfiles(ctx, set, cfg)
+		}, metadata.ProfilesStability),
+	)
+}
+
 func createDefaultConfig() component.Config {
 	clientCfg := configgrpc.NewDefaultClientConfig()
 	// Default to gzip compression
diff --git a/exporter/otlpexporter/factory_test.go b/exporter/otlpexporter/factory_test.go
index 0a8e82d22fd..06a10a4d1cf 100644
--- a/exporter/otlpexporter/factory_test.go
+++ b/exporter/otlpexporter/factory_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configcompression"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
@@ -339,3 +340,107 @@ func TestCreateProfiles(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNewFactoryWithAlias(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewFactoryWithAlias()
+	assert.NotNil(t, factory)
+
+	// Verify the factory type is otlp_grpc
+	assert.Equal(t, component.MustNewType("otlp_grpc"), factory.Type())
+
+	// Verify it can create default config
+	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
+	assert.NotNil(t, cfg, "failed to create default config")
+	require.NoError(t, componenttest.CheckConfigStruct(cfg))
+
+	// Verify stability levels match the original factory
+	originalFactory := NewFactory()
+	assert.Equal(t, originalFactory.TracesStability(), factory.TracesStability())
+	assert.Equal(t, originalFactory.MetricsStability(), factory.MetricsStability())
+	assert.Equal(t, originalFactory.LogsStability(), factory.LogsStability())
+}
+
+func TestAliasFactoryCreateMetrics(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewFactoryWithAlias()
+	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig().(*Config)
+	cfg.ClientConfig.Endpoint = testutil.GetAvailableLocalAddress(t)
+
+	// Use the alias type for settings
+	set := exportertest.NewNopSettings(factory.Type())
+	oexp, err := factory.CreateMetrics(context.Background(), set, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, oexp)
+}
+
+func TestAliasFactoryCreateTraces(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewFactoryWithAlias()
+	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig().(*Config)
+	cfg.ClientConfig.Endpoint = testutil.GetAvailableLocalAddress(t)
+
+	// Use the alias type for settings
+	set := exportertest.NewNopSettings(factory.Type())
+	oexp, err := factory.CreateTraces(context.Background(), set, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, oexp)
+}
+
+func TestAliasFactoryCreateLogs(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewFactoryWithAlias()
+	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig().(*Config)
+	cfg.ClientConfig.Endpoint = testutil.GetAvailableLocalAddress(t)
+
+	// Use the alias type for settings
+	set := exportertest.NewNopSettings(factory.Type())
+	oexp, err := factory.CreateLogs(context.Background(), set, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, oexp)
+}
+
+func TestAliasFactoryCreateProfiles(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewFactoryWithAlias()
+	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig().(*Config)
+	cfg.ClientConfig.Endpoint = testutil.GetAvailableLocalAddress(t)
+
+	// Use the alias type for settings
+	set := exportertest.NewNopSettings(factory.Type())
+	xFactory, ok := factory.(xexporter.Factory)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	oexp, err := xFactory.CreateProfiles(context.Background(), set, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, oexp)
+}
+
+func TestAliasFactoryWithNamedComponent(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewFactoryWithAlias()
+	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig().(*Config)
+	cfg.ClientConfig.Endpoint = testutil.GetAvailableLocalAddress(t)
+
+	// Test with a named component (e.g., otlp_grpc/myname)
+	aliasType := component.MustNewType("otlp_grpc")
+	componentID := component.NewIDWithName(aliasType, "myname")
+	set := exportertest.NewNopSettings(componentID.Type())
+	set.ID = componentID
+
+	oexp, err := factory.CreateMetrics(context.Background(), set, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, oexp)
+}
+
+// TestAliasFactoryUnnamedID covers the branch: return component.NewID(metadata.Type)
+// when id.Name() == ""
+func TestAliasFactoryUnnamedID(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := NewFactoryWithAlias()
+	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig().(*Config)
+	cfg.ClientConfig.Endpoint = testutil.GetAvailableLocalAddress(t)
+
+	// Create an unnamed component ID (no name) to trigger: return component.NewID(metadata.Type)
+	aliasType := component.MustNewType("otlp_grpc")
+	unnamedID := component.NewID(aliasType) // ID without a name
+	set := exportertest.NewNopSettings(aliasType)
+	set.ID = unnamedID // Override to use unnamed ID
+
+	// Test with traces to cover the adjustID branch
+	oexp, err := factory.CreateTraces(context.Background(), set, cfg)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, oexp)
+}