SolarWinds Log Analyzer

From $8/mo (annual) · 30-day trial

What the maker publishes

Alerts and integrations

Custom alerts can be routed through email, ServiceNow, or SolarWinds Service Desk, and can trigger external scripts. source

Archive export

Yes source

Deployment options

self-hosted source

Deployment and security

Observability Self-Hosted can be deployed behind a firewall or self-hosted in AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP. source

Event tagging

Users can apply color-coded tags to events and filter tagged events in the Log Viewer. source

Free plan

No source

Intended users

SolarWinds describes Log Analyzer as part of Observability Self-Hosted for IT operations teams managing hybrid infrastructure. source

Live mode

Live mode streams logs and refreshes event data every 10 seconds. source

Live log tailing

Yes source

Log pipelines

Yes source

Log sources

It collects syslog, SNMP traps, Windows events, and VMware events from hybrid on-premises and cloud-connected sources. source

Performance correlation

PerfStack displays log events alongside network and server performance metrics on a single timeline. source

Purpose

Log Analyzer collects, searches, and correlates log and event data across IT infrastructure to help teams identify root causes and resolve issues. source

Search and filtering

Built-in controls filter logs by type, node, IP address, vendor, tag, and time range without requiring complex queries. source

Security event rules

A preconfigured security event whitelist captures common security events, and users can enable out-of-the-box rules or create custom rules. source

Paid from

8 source

Structured log parsing

Yes source

Support

SolarWinds offers technical support, documentation, training, and a user community with over 200,000 registered members. source

Windows event alternative

SolarWinds Event Log Forwarder for Windows can convert Windows events to syslogs if the agent is not deployed. source

Windows event collection

Windows event collection uses a Log Analyzer agent plugin with the Observability Self-Hosted agent, with filtering by log type, event source, and severity. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 9 Oct 2026.