Freedom251
For vendors
AdvertiseTop spots, featured rows, home sponsor Get listedAdd a product we don't cover yet Claim a listingFree: verify the domain, then correct your page Vendor dashboardNumbers, orders and placements
Vendor dashboard

Best syslog-ng Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

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

syslog-ng 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/mo—
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
18TrueWatch Log Management7.1Free plan$0.11/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
19Arekan Security Log Platform6.9Free planFree—
20aiAxonIQ Log Management6.9Free plan$49/moWeb
21Syslog Watcher6.9Free plan$245/moWindows
Make your app an alternative to syslog-ng

The sponsored alternative slot on this page is labelled Sponsored.

See the price

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 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 syslog-ng?

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.