Best Log Management Software in 2026

Updated 8 October 2026

107 log management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

107ranked

7free plans on this page

$0.16/molowest paid tier

8 Oct 2026last checked

Log Management Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 9 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.

51 Tencent Cloud CLS
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.9easy start
52 Coralogix Log Analytics & Log ManagementPaid from $0.42/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.9easy start
53 Logz.io Log Management
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.9easy start
54 HyperDX
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.9easy start
55 Last9 Logs
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.9easy start
56 Ze LogsPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.9easy start
57 Better StackPaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
6.9easy start
58 Grafana k6Paid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.9easy start
59 OpenText Security Log Analytics
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.8easy start
60 Mezmo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.8easy start
61 SolarWinds PapertrailPaid from $5/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.8easy start
62 izLog
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.7easy start
63 LogTide
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.7easy start
64 Coralogix APMPaid from $0.16/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.7easy start
65 TailcoveFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.7easy start
66 loghqPaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.7easy start
67 Snare Central
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.6easy start
68 Cynet Centralized Log Management
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.6easy start
69 logrok
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.5easy start
70 Devo Analytics Cloud
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.5easy start
71 Oracle Visual Builder
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
6.5easy start
72 Log Parser LizardFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.4easy start
73 LogicMonitorPaid from $16/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
6.3easy start
74 BareTailPaid from $25/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.3easy start
75 Elysium Analytics
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
6.2easy start

Compare all 25 in a table

#	Platform	Score	Free plan	From	Free plan	Paid from	Included ingestion	Log retention
51	Tencent Cloud CLS	6.9	No	—	No	—	—	—
52	Coralogix Log Analytics & Log Management	6.9	No	$0.42/mo	No	—	—	—
53	Logz.io Log Management	6.9	No	—	No	—	—	7 days
54	HyperDX	6.9	No	—	Yes	$20/mo	—	30 days
55	Last9 Logs	6.9	No	—	—	—	—	14 days
56	Ze Logs	6.9	Free plan	$15/mo	Yes	—	—	90 days
57	Better Stack	6.9	Free plan	$29/mo	Yes	$29/mo	—	—
58	Grafana k6	6.9	Free plan	$19/mo	Yes	$19/mo	—	30 days
59	OpenText Security Log Analytics	6.8	No	—	No	—	—	—
60	Mezmo	6.8	No	—	No	—	—	—
61	SolarWinds Papertrail	6.8	No	$5/mo	Yes	$5/mo	1 GB/day	—
62	izLog	6.7	No	—	—	—	—	—
63	LogTide	6.7	No	—	—	—	—	—
64	Coralogix APM	6.7	No	$0.16/mo	No	—	—	—
65	Tailcove	6.7	Free plan	Free	Yes	—	—	14 days
66	loghq	6.7	Free plan	$19/mo	Yes	$19/mo	—	—
67	Snare Central	6.6	No	—	No	—	—	—
68	Cynet Centralized Log Management	6.6	No	—	—	—	—	—
69	logrok	6.5	No	—	—	—	—	—
70	Devo Analytics Cloud	6.5	No	—	—	—	—	—
71	Oracle Visual Builder	6.5	No	—	Yes	$0.05/mo	—	30 days
72	Log Parser Lizard	6.4	Free plan	Free	Yes	—	—	—
73	LogicMonitor	6.3	No	$16/mo	No	$16/mo	—	—
74	BareTail	6.3	Free plan	$25/mo	Yes	—	—	—
75	Elysium Analytics	6.2	No	—	—	—	—	—

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