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Graylog Enterprise pros and cons

Vendor: Graylog
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Message forwarding through the in-built module is beneficial for users needing seamless log management.
Graylog Enterprise allows setting up custom alerts and integrates with platforms like Slack and OpsGenie for proactive error notifications, enhancing productivity.
The integration with Elasticsearch enables fast log retrieval and full text search capabilities, which are essential for efficient data analysis.
Graylog Enterprise bridges technical knowledge to non-technical teams, presenting complex backend processes in a simple timeline format.
The scalable architecture of Graylog Enterprise allows for smooth expansion from single machine installations to larger frameworks with minimal impact on logging operations.

CONS

Graylog Enterprise lacks sufficient documentation, making configuration and rule writing tedious.
The collector application architecture and Elasticsearch tuning recommendations need improvement.
Infrastructure costs are a significant concern, and scalability is complex with multiple nodes.
User authentication and integration enhancements are necessary for a seamless experience.
Challenges exist in running Graylog Enterprise on Kubernetes and docker containers as a StatefulSet.
 

Graylog Enterprise Pros review quotes

it_user774168 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systémový inženýr DS senior
Nov 16, 2017
Message forwarding through the in-built module.
it_user776922 - PeerSpot reviewer
Release Engineering Manager
Nov 22, 2017
The ability to write custom alerts is key to information security and compliance.
it_user805368 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer, DevOps at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 21, 2018
This had increased productivity for the dev and support teams, because we are directly notifying them.
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JC
Senior Architect at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Jan 23, 2018
We run a containerized microservices environment. Being able to set up streams and search for errors and anomalies across hundreds of containers is why a log aggregation platform like Graylog is valuable to us.
ITSecuri4852 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 31, 2018
It is used as a log manager/SIEM. It provides visibility into the infrastructure and security related events.
JD
Technology Consultant at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Feb 18, 2018
Real-time UDP/GELF logging and full text-based searching.
it_user995112 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Aug 26, 2019
I am very proud of how very stable the solution is.
it_user1270395 - PeerSpot reviewer
Entrepreneur at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 10, 2020
Open source and user friendly.
CN
Senior DevOps Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Dec 7, 2020
Graylog's search functionality, alerting functionality, user management, and dashboards are useful.
reviewer1530855 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a media company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 2, 2021
I like the correlation and the alerting.
 

Graylog Enterprise Cons review quotes

it_user774168 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systémový inženýr DS senior
Nov 16, 2017
The biggest problem is the collector application, as we wanted to avoid using Graylog Collector Sidecar due to its architecture.
it_user776922 - PeerSpot reviewer
Release Engineering Manager
Nov 22, 2017
I would like to see a default dashboard widget that shows the topology of the clusters defined for the graylog install.
it_user805368 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer, DevOps at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 21, 2018
There should be some user groups and an auto sign-in feature.​
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JC
Senior Architect at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Jan 23, 2018
Elasticsearch recommendations for tuning could be better. Graylog doesn't have direct support for running the system inside of Kubernetes, so it can be challenging to fill in the gaps and set up containers in a way that is both performant and stable.
ITSecuri4852 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 31, 2018
Dashboards, stream alerts and parsing could be improved.
JD
Technology Consultant at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Feb 18, 2018
More complex visualizations and the ability to execute custom Elasticsearch queries would be great.
it_user995112 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Aug 26, 2019
I would like to see a date and time in the Graylog Grok patterns so that I can save time when searching for a log. I like how the streams and the search query work, but adding a date and time will allow me to pull out a log in a milli-second.
it_user1270395 - PeerSpot reviewer
Entrepreneur at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 10, 2020
Lacks sufficient documentation.
CN
Senior DevOps Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Dec 7, 2020
Graylog can improve the index rotation as it's quite a complex solution.
reviewer1530855 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a media company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 2, 2021
I would like to see some kind of visualization included in Graylog.