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Best OpenObserve Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    ELK Stack Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 8.2
    OpenObserve vs ELK Stack
  2. 2
    Amazon CloudWatch Logs Free plan apiWeb $0.03/mo8.0
    OpenObserve vs Amazon CloudWatch Logs
  3. 3
    Sumo Logic Free plan Web Free7.8
    OpenObserve vs Sumo Logic
  4. 4
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging Free plan $0.05/mo7.7
    OpenObserve vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging
  5. 5
    VictoriaLogs Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.5
    OpenObserve vs VictoriaLogs
  6. 6
    Kiwi Syslog Server Free plan self-hosted $999/mo7.4
    OpenObserve vs Kiwi Syslog Server
  7. 7
    Logmanager Free plan Web $0.12/mo7.4
    OpenObserve vs Logmanager
  8. 9
    NXLog Free plan WebWinMacLinux $12.12/mo7.4
    OpenObserve vs NXLog
  9. 10
    Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $0.03/mo7.4
    OpenObserve vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
  10. 11
    SolarWinds Loggly Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin 7.4
    OpenObserve vs SolarWinds Loggly
  11. 12
    groundcover Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo7.3
    OpenObserve vs groundcover
  12. 13
    XPLG Free plan self-hosted $83/mo7.2
    OpenObserve vs XPLG
  13. 14
    Logflare Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $10/mo7.2
    OpenObserve vs Logflare
  14. 15
    Elastic Observability Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.1
    OpenObserve vs Elastic Observability
  15. 16
    TrueWatch Log Management Free plan WebWinMacLinux $0.11/mo7.1
    OpenObserve vs TrueWatch Log Management
  16. 17
    Google Cloud Logging Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo6.9
    OpenObserve vs Google Cloud Logging
  17. 18
    Arekan Security Log Platform Free plan Free6.9
    OpenObserve vs Arekan Security Log Platform
  18. 19
    aiAxonIQ Log Management Free plan Web $49/mo6.9
    OpenObserve vs aiAxonIQ Log Management
  19. 20
    Syslog Watcher Free plan Win $245/mo6.9
    OpenObserve vs Syslog Watcher
  20. 21
    SMLL Logs Free plan WebWinMacLinux £0.06/mo6.9
    OpenObserve vs SMLL Logs

OpenObserve alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ELK Stack8.2Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Amazon CloudWatch Logs8.0Free plan$0.03/moAPI, Web
3Sumo Logic7.8Free planFreeWeb
4Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging7.7Free plan$0.05/mo—
5VictoriaLogs7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
6Kiwi Syslog Server7.4Free plan$999/moself-hosted
7Logmanager7.4Free plan$0.12/moWeb
9NXLog7.4Free plan$12.12/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
10Grafana Cloud Application Observability7.4Free plan$0.03/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
11SolarWinds Loggly7.4Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12groundcover7.3Free plan$30/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
13XPLG7.2Free plan$83/moself-hosted
14Logflare7.2Free plan$10/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
15Elastic Observability7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16TrueWatch Log Management7.1Free plan$0.11/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
17Google Cloud Logging6.9Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
18Arekan Security Log Platform6.9Free planFree—
19aiAxonIQ Log Management6.9Free plan$49/moWeb
20Syslog Watcher6.9Free plan$245/moWindows
21SMLL Logs6.9Free plan£0.06/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
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Questions about OpenObserve alternatives

What is the best alternative to OpenObserve?

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

What is the best free alternative to OpenObserve?

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.