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Best SMLL Logs Alternatives in 2026

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

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

SMLL Logs 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
4Sumo Logic7.8Free planFreeWeb
5Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging7.7Free plan$0.05/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
6VictoriaLogs7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Kiwi Syslog Server7.4Free plan$999/moself-hosted
8Logmanager7.4Free plan$0.12/moWeb
9OpenObserve7.4Free planFreeWeb
10NXLog7.4Free plan$12.12/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
11Grafana Cloud Application Observability7.4Free plan$0.03/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
12SolarWinds Loggly7.4Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13groundcover7.3Free plan$30/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
14XPLG7.2Free plan$83/moself-hosted
15Logflare7.2Free plan$10/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
16Elastic Observability7.1No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17syslog-ng7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18TrueWatch Log Management7.1Free plan$0.11/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
19Arekan Security Log Platform6.9Free planFree—
20aiAxonIQ Log Management6.9Free plan$49/moWeb
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Questions about SMLL Logs alternatives

What is the best alternative to SMLL Logs?

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, Sumo Logic and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to SMLL Logs?

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.