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Alibaba Cloud Simple Log Service

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  • Free plan
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • Web
  • API
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What Alibaba Cloud Simple Log Service is

Alibaba Cloud Simple Log Service collects, processes, stores, queries, analyzes, monitors, and integrates logs, metrics, and traces in real time. The cloud service is positioned for observability, DevOps, security auditing, business analytics, data pipelines, and log management. Collection uses LoongCollector, WebTracking, SDKs, and APIs, with sources such as applications, operating systems, databases, mobile devices, cloud services, and third-party data. Processing can structure, cleanse, filter, format, mask, encrypt, route, and enrich data. Query tools include index-based and scan-based searches, nearly 100 built-in functions, federated queries, and Dedicated SQL. Dashboards offer more than 10 chart types, and alerts can use phone, SMS, DingTalk, WeChat, Lark, or webhooks. Integrations include Spark Streaming, Flume, Flink, OSS, MaxCompute, TSDB, Grafana, and Quick BI. HTTPS encrypts data in transit, multi-replica backup supports integrity, and the stated availability SLA is 99.99%.

Who it suits

It suits teams needing centralized log pipelines, real-time analysis, observability, security auditing, or business analytics across supported platforms. It supports API, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows access.

Good to know, and what to watch

  • Collects logs, metrics, and traces in real time
  • Supports structured processing and live log tailing
  • Provides federated queries and Dedicated SQL
  • Offers dashboards, alerts, and many integrations
  • Includes a free plan
  • Transformation is capped at 100 TB per LogStore monthly
  • Scheduled SQL is capped at 20 TB per LogStore monthly
  • Usage-based rates vary by billing mode
  • Internet read traffic is billed separately

Plans

Every plan and price

Pay-by-feature

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Pay-by-ingested-data

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The verdict

Simple Log Service covers collection through analysis, alerting, export, and dashboarding, with broad input and integration options. Review the two LogStore processing limits and usage-based billing details for large deployments.

What the maker publishes

Archive export
Yes source
Collection
Collection methods include LoongCollector, WebTracking, SDKs, and APIs, with sources including applications, operating systems, databases, mobile devices, cloud services, and third-party data. source
Collector platforms
The SLS CLI supports Windows, Linux, and macOS; Logtail supports Linux and Windows servers. source
Data use
Alibaba Cloud states that it does not use or disclose business data without authorization except to perform service requests or as required by law and regulation. source
Deployment options
cloud source
Free plan
No source
Integrations
The service supports real-time consumption through Spark Streaming, Flume, and Flink, and shipping to OSS, MaxCompute, and TSDB; dashboards can integrate with Grafana and Quick BI. source
Live log tailing
Yes source
Log pipelines
Yes source
Notable limits
In pay-by-ingested-data mode, transformation volume is capped at 100 TB per LogStore per month and scheduled SQL at 20 TB per LogStore per month. source
Processing
Real-time processing supports structuring, cleansing, filtering, formatting, masking, encryption, routing, and enrichment. source
Purpose
Simple Log Service collects, processes, stores, queries, analyzes, monitors, and integrates logs, metrics, and traces in real time at scale. source
Query and analysis
SLS provides index-based and scan-based queries, nearly 100 built-in query and analysis functions, federated queries, and Dedicated SQL. source
Security and reliability
The product page states that HTTPS encrypts data in transit, multi-replica backup supports data integrity, and the service has 99.99% SLA-guaranteed availability. source
Structured log parsing
Yes source
Support
Alibaba Cloud lists ticket-based technical support and regional sales support on its website. source
Use cases
The service is positioned for observability, DevOps, security auditing, business analytics, data pipelines, and log management. source
Visualization and alerts
Dashboards include more than 10 built-in chart types, and alert notifications can use phone, SMS, DingTalk, WeChat, Lark, or webhooks. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 11 Oct 2026.