Best Log Management Software in 2026
Updated
For managing logs across applications or systems, the right capabilities depend on how you collect, inspect and keep that data. Compare on live log tailing, log pipelines, structured log parsing and retention, along with archive export and included ingestion. Deployment options may also be relevant to the way you handle logs. ELK Stack, Sumo Logic and Elastic Observability are among the entries shown. Check free-plan availability and the paid-from price to weigh cost alongside the listed features. Whether your focus is following activity as it happens or organizing logs for later use, compare the capabilities against the workflows you need to support.
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22free plans on this page
$0.01/molowest paid tier
12 Oct 2026last checked
Log Management Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.24 of 24 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 ELK StackFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 Google Cloud LoggingPaid from $0.01/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 3 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure LoggingPaid from $0.05/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 Oracle Log AnalyticsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 Sumo LogicFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 6 LogstashFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 7 Kiwi Syslog ServerPaid from $999/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 8 Elastic Observability
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 ClickStackFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 10 SolarWinds LogglyFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 VictoriaLogsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 12 HyperDXPaid from $20/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 13 Amazon CloudWatch LogsPaid from $0.03/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 14 groundcoverPaid from $30/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 15 XPLGPaid from $83/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 16 LogflarePaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 logrokFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 18 Grafana LokiPaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 19 FluentdFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 SparkLogsPaid from $100/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 21 syslog-ngFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 22 Syslog WatcherPaid from $245/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 23 NXLogPaid from $12.12/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 Grafana Cloud Application ObservabilityPaid from $0.03/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 25 Alibaba Cloud Simple Log Service
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Included ingestion | Log retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELK Stack | 9.5 | Free plan | Yes | Free | 30 days | ||
| 2 | Google Cloud Logging | 9.2 | Free plan | $0.01/mo | Yes | 50 GB/day | 30 days | |
| 3 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging | 9.2 | Free plan | $0.05/mo | Yes | $0.05/mo | 30 days | |
| 4 | Oracle Log Analytics | 9.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 5 | Sumo Logic | 8.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 6 | Logstash | 8.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 7 | Kiwi Syslog Server | 8.8 | Free plan | $999/mo | Yes | |||
| 8 | Elastic Observability | 8.7 | No | 30 days | ||||
| 9 | ClickStack | 8.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 10 | SolarWinds Loggly | 8.7 | Free plan | Yes | $79/mo | 1 GB/day | 15 days | |
| 11 | VictoriaLogs | 8.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | $200/mo | ||
| 12 | HyperDX | 8.6 | Free plan | $20/mo | Yes | $20/mo | 30 days | |
| 13 | Amazon CloudWatch Logs | 8.4 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | No | 5 GB/day | ||
| 14 | groundcover | 8.4 | Free plan | $30/mo | Yes | $30/mo | ||
| 15 | XPLG | 8.4 | Free plan | $83/mo | Yes | $83/mo | 1 GB/day | 3 days |
| 16 | Logflare | 8.4 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | |||
| 17 | logrok | 8.4 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 18 | Grafana Loki | 8.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | |||
| 19 | Fluentd | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 20 | SparkLogs | 8.2 | $100/mo | Yes | $100/mo | 300 GB/day | 365 days | |
| 21 | syslog-ng | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 22 | Syslog Watcher | 8.2 | Free plan | $245/mo | Yes | |||
| 23 | NXLog | 8.0 | Free plan | $12.12/mo | Yes | $12.12/mo | ||
| 24 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 8.0 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Yes | |||
| 25 | Alibaba Cloud Simple Log Service | 7.9 | No |
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