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Best syslog-ng Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from log management software ranked against syslog-ng on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ELK Stack Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 9.5
    syslog-ng vs ELK Stack
  2. 2
    Sumo Logic Free plan Web Free8.9
    syslog-ng vs Sumo Logic
  3. 3
    Elastic Observability Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 8.7
    syslog-ng vs Elastic Observability
  4. 4
    SolarWinds Loggly Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin 8.7
    syslog-ng vs SolarWinds Loggly
  5. 5
    VictoriaLogs Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free8.6
    syslog-ng vs VictoriaLogs
  6. 6
    Amazon CloudWatch Logs Free plan apiWeb $0.03/mo8.4
    syslog-ng vs Amazon CloudWatch Logs
  7. 7
    groundcover Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo8.4
    syslog-ng vs groundcover
  8. 8
    XPLG Free plan self-hosted $83/mo8.4
    syslog-ng vs XPLG
  9. 9
    Logflare Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $10/mo8.4
    syslog-ng vs Logflare
  10. 10
    SparkLogs Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $100/mo8.2
    syslog-ng vs SparkLogs
  11. 11
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging Free plan $0.05/mo8.1
    syslog-ng vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging
  12. 12
    NXLog Free plan WebWinMacLinux $12.12/mo8.0
    syslog-ng vs NXLog
  13. 13
    Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $0.03/mo8.0
    syslog-ng vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
  14. 14
    Logmanager Free plan Web $0.12/mo7.9
    syslog-ng vs Logmanager
  15. 15
    OpenObserve Free plan Web Free7.9
    syslog-ng vs OpenObserve
  16. 16
    Kiwi Syslog Server Free plan self-hosted $999/mo7.8
    syslog-ng vs Kiwi Syslog Server
  17. 17
    Logit.io Log Management Free trial Web $25/mo7.8
    syslog-ng vs Logit.io Log Management
  18. 18
    TigerOps Free plan apiWeb Free7.8
    syslog-ng vs TigerOps
  19. 19
    Google Cloud Logging Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo7.6
    syslog-ng vs Google Cloud Logging
  20. 20
    TrueWatch Log Management Free plan WebWinMacLinux $0.11/mo7.6
    syslog-ng vs TrueWatch Log Management

syslog-ng alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ELK Stack9.5Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Sumo Logic8.9Free planFreeWeb
3Elastic Observability8.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4SolarWinds Loggly8.7Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5VictoriaLogs8.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Amazon CloudWatch Logs8.4Free plan$0.03/moAPI, Web
7groundcover8.4Free plan$30/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
8XPLG8.4Free plan$83/moself-hosted
9Logflare8.4Free plan$10/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
10SparkLogs8.2No$100/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging8.1Free plan$0.05/mo—
12NXLog8.0Free plan$12.12/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
13Grafana Cloud Application Observability8.0Free plan$0.03/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Logmanager7.9Free plan$0.12/moWeb
15OpenObserve7.9Free planFreeWeb
16Kiwi Syslog Server7.8Free plan$999/moself-hosted
17Logit.io Log Management7.8No$25/moWeb
18TigerOps7.8Free planFreeAPI, Web
19Google Cloud Logging7.6Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
20TrueWatch Log Management7.6Free plan$0.11/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
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Questions about syslog-ng alternatives

What is the best alternative to syslog-ng?

ELK Stack, number 1 in log management software with a score of 9.5 out of 10. The others here: Sumo Logic, Elastic Observability, SolarWinds Loggly and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to syslog-ng?

ELK Stack is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 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.