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Best Logz.io APM Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from log management software ranked against Logz.io APM on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ELK Stack Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 9.5
    Logz.io APM vs ELK Stack
  2. 2
    Google Cloud Logging Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo9.2
    Logz.io APM vs Google Cloud Logging
  3. 3
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging Free plan apiLinuxWebWin $0.05/mo9.2
    Logz.io APM vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging
  4. 4
    Oracle Log Analytics Free plan apiLinuxWebWin Free9.1
    Logz.io APM vs Oracle Log Analytics
  5. 5
    Sumo Logic Free plan Web Free8.9
    Logz.io APM vs Sumo Logic
  6. 6
    Elastic Observability Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 8.7
    Logz.io APM vs Elastic Observability
  7. 7
    SolarWinds Loggly Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin 8.7
    Logz.io APM vs SolarWinds Loggly
  8. 8
    VictoriaLogs Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free8.6
    Logz.io APM vs VictoriaLogs
  9. 9
    HyperDX Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $20/mo8.6
    Logz.io APM vs HyperDX
  10. 10
    Amazon CloudWatch Logs Free plan apiWeb $0.03/mo8.4
    Logz.io APM vs Amazon CloudWatch Logs
  11. 11
    groundcover Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo8.4
    Logz.io APM vs groundcover
  12. 12
    XPLG Free plan self-hosted $83/mo8.4
    Logz.io APM vs XPLG
  13. 13
    Logflare Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $10/mo8.4
    Logz.io APM vs Logflare
  14. 14
    SparkLogs Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $100/mo8.2
    Logz.io APM vs SparkLogs
  15. 15
    syslog-ng Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.2
    Logz.io APM vs syslog-ng
  16. 16
    Syslog Watcher Free plan self-hostedWin $245/mo8.2
    Logz.io APM vs Syslog Watcher
  17. 17
    NXLog Free plan WebWinMacLinux $12.12/mo8.0
    Logz.io APM vs NXLog
  18. 18
    Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $0.03/mo8.0
    Logz.io APM vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
  19. 19
    Logmanager Free plan Web $0.12/mo7.9
    Logz.io APM vs Logmanager
  20. 20
    OpenObserve Free plan Web Free7.9
    Logz.io APM vs OpenObserve

Logz.io APM alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ELK Stack9.5Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Google Cloud Logging9.2Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
3Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging9.2Free plan$0.05/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
4Oracle Log Analytics9.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
5Sumo Logic8.9Free planFreeWeb
6Elastic Observability8.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7SolarWinds Loggly8.7Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8VictoriaLogs8.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9HyperDX8.6Free plan$20/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
10Amazon CloudWatch Logs8.4Free plan$0.03/moAPI, Web
11groundcover8.4Free plan$30/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
12XPLG8.4Free plan$83/moself-hosted
13Logflare8.4Free plan$10/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
14SparkLogs8.2No$100/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
15syslog-ng8.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16Syslog Watcher8.2Free plan$245/moself-hosted, Windows
17NXLog8.0Free plan$12.12/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
18Grafana Cloud Application Observability8.0Free plan$0.03/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Logmanager7.9Free plan$0.12/moWeb
20OpenObserve7.9Free planFreeWeb
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Questions about Logz.io APM alternatives

What is the best alternative to Logz.io APM?

ELK Stack, number 1 in log management software with a score of 9.5 out of 10. The others here: Google Cloud Logging, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging, Oracle Log Analytics and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Logz.io APM?

ELK Stack is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.