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Graylog vs Sematext Logs comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Graylog
Ranking in Log Management
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sematext Logs
Ranking in Log Management
59th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Graylog is 6.4%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sematext Logs is 0.1%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

Peter Malaty - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 30, 2022
I can create pipelines, charts, and data maps anyway I like, but the solution needs a better live logging display and improved authentication
Graylog needs to improve their authentication. Their AD integration is really bad. When it comes to ACL's, access control lists, where you want to have different group memberships and control who gets access to what, it really could use major improvements. It seems like a beta authentication version that they came up with in a hurry and said, "Hey guys, we've got something going for you. Use it until we think of something later on." I believe their enterprise version has improved some of these features, but I use the open source version. The second thing would be the way they handle live logging. The fact that Graylog displays logs from the top down is just ridiculous. I've never seen anything that logs this way except for Graylog. I believe this is an issue because they have the selector going in that direction, so it would make sense that they have to implement it that way, but it's definitely not cool. When you're looking at Graylog's live logging, whether it's doing a one-second or five-second pull, you'll notice that new log lines are placed at the top of the screen, not the bottom of the screen. I find this ridiculous because normally when you're looking at logs anywhere, on Linux, even in Windows, you're going to see that the logs are generated at the bottom. That's one thing that Graylog definitely needs to improve. Graylog also needs to invest some time to improve the performance and how they handle the maintenance of Elasticsearch. An added feature I would like to see is the capacity to delegate most of the backend maintenance to the frontend UI. When you have somebody from the service desk working on the solution or somebody who's not a technical person, they could run some of the maintenance stuff directly from the UI. Another thing is something that I saw in LogDNA, where you could have a color based on log regex. For example, it would color the timestamps next to the log lines orange, make the source of the log purple, and then make the actual log content black. That would be very nice to see in Graylog.
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I use the free version of Graylog."
"We are using the free version of the product. However, the paid version is expensive."
"It's open source and free. They have a paid version, but we never looked into that because we never needed the features of the paid version."
"Graylog is a free open-source solution. The free version has a capacity limitation of 2 GB daily, if you want to go above this you have to purchase a license."
"I am using a community edition. I have not looked at the enterprise offering from Graylog."
"There is an open source version and an enterprise version. I wouldn't recommend the enterprise version, but as an open source solution, it is solid and works really well."
"Having paid official support is wise for projects."
"It's an open-source solution that can be used free of charge."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
7%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Graylog?
The product is scalable. The solution is stable.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Graylog?
We are using the free version of the product. However, the paid version is expensive.
What needs improvement with Graylog?
Since it's a free tool, I don't have much to say. Troubleshooting is important to me. The initial setup is complex. I hope to see improvements in Graylog for more interactivity, user-friendliness, ...
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