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Best ApacheTail Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from log management software ranked against ApacheTail on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ELK Stack Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 8.2
    ApacheTail vs ELK Stack
  2. 2
    Google Cloud Logging Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo8.0
    ApacheTail vs Google Cloud Logging
  3. 3
    Amazon CloudWatch Logs Free plan apiWeb $0.03/mo8.0
    ApacheTail vs Amazon CloudWatch Logs
  4. 4
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging Free plan apiLinuxWebWin $0.05/mo8.0
    ApacheTail vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging
  5. 5
    Oracle Log Analytics Free plan apiLinuxWebWin Free7.9
    ApacheTail vs Oracle Log Analytics
  6. 6
    Sumo Logic Free plan Web Free7.8
    ApacheTail vs Sumo Logic
  7. 7
    VictoriaLogs Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.5
    ApacheTail vs VictoriaLogs
  8. 8
    Kiwi Syslog Server Free plan self-hosted $999/mo7.4
    ApacheTail vs Kiwi Syslog Server
  9. 9
    Logmanager Free plan Web $0.12/mo7.4
    ApacheTail vs Logmanager
  10. 10
    OpenObserve Free plan Web Free7.4
    ApacheTail vs OpenObserve
  11. 11
    HyperDX Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $20/mo7.4
    ApacheTail vs HyperDX
  12. 12
    NXLog Free plan WebWinMacLinux $12.12/mo7.4
    ApacheTail vs NXLog
  13. 13
    Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $0.03/mo7.4
    ApacheTail vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
  14. 14
    SolarWinds Loggly Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin 7.4
    ApacheTail vs SolarWinds Loggly
  15. 15
    groundcover Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo7.3
    ApacheTail vs groundcover
  16. 16
    XPLG Free plan self-hosted $83/mo7.2
    ApacheTail vs XPLG
  17. 17
    Logflare Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $10/mo7.2
    ApacheTail vs Logflare
  18. 18
    Elastic Observability Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.1
    ApacheTail vs Elastic Observability
  19. 19
    syslog-ng Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    ApacheTail vs syslog-ng
  20. 20
    TrueWatch Log Management Free plan WebWinMacLinux $0.11/mo7.1
    ApacheTail vs TrueWatch Log Management

ApacheTail alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ELK Stack8.2Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Google Cloud Logging8.0Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
3Amazon CloudWatch Logs8.0Free plan$0.03/moAPI, Web
4Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging8.0Free plan$0.05/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
5Oracle Log Analytics7.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
6Sumo Logic7.8Free planFreeWeb
7VictoriaLogs7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Kiwi Syslog Server7.4Free plan$999/moself-hosted
9Logmanager7.4Free plan$0.12/moWeb
10OpenObserve7.4Free planFreeWeb
11HyperDX7.4Free plan$20/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12NXLog7.4Free plan$12.12/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
13Grafana Cloud Application Observability7.4Free plan$0.03/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
14SolarWinds Loggly7.4Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15groundcover7.3Free plan$30/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
16XPLG7.2Free plan$83/moself-hosted
17Logflare7.2Free plan$10/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
18Elastic Observability7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19syslog-ng7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
20TrueWatch Log Management7.1Free plan$0.11/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
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Questions about ApacheTail alternatives

What is the best alternative to ApacheTail?

ELK Stack, number 1 in log management software with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Google Cloud Logging, Amazon CloudWatch Logs, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to ApacheTail?

ELK Stack is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.