# Graylog vs Logz.io Comparison | | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 120 | 170 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (48.6% of reviews) | Mid-Market (53.8% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $15,000.00 Per Year | $0.92 | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Graylog Pros: - Cost Optimization (1 reviews) - Debugging (1 reviews) Cons: - Complexity (1 reviews) - Debugging Difficulties (1 reviews) ### Logz.io Pros: - Log Management (9 reviews) - User Interface (7 reviews) Cons: - Complex Configuration (2 reviews) - Complexity (2 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (94 reviews) | 9.0 (136 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (92 reviews) | 8.8 (136 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 7.8 (50 reviews) | 8.7 (63 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (45 reviews) | 9.0 (50 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.2 (73 reviews) | 9.3 (114 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.4 (31 reviews) | 9.2 (46 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.3 (89 reviews) | 8.8 (131 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Graylog #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Graylog Enterprise Price: Starting at $15,000.00 Per Year Description: Enterprise Log Management for SecOps, ITOps, and DevOps teams, built on the Graylog Platform, Graylog Enterprise is designed to maximize your systems’ uptime, alert you to issues and outages, enhance productivity, and meet data retention requirements for larger teams and complex situations. Key Features: - Guided Log Ingestion & Onboarding – Built-in setup wizard simplifies configuring and validating log sources across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments. - Integrated Data Lake with Preview & Selective Retrieval – Store long-term logs in low-cost storage and preview or retrieve only the data needed for investigations or audits. - Prebuilt Parsing, Dashboards, and Content Packs – Out-of-the-box parsers, dashboards, and enrichment for common platforms and compliance use cases reduce manual configuration. [Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/graylog/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### Logz.io #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Log Management Price: $0.92 Description: $0.92 | Per ingested GB, per day Key Features: - AI-based copilot: The Logz.io AI Agent delivers natural language querying, dashboard recommendations and in-app guidance - Lightning fast queries: Quickly identify and debug issues, with smart search, auto-complete, quick filters, or Lucene-based queries - Powerful dashboarding: Fully customizable and deeply contextual with advanced tables, graphs, detailed views and grouping by field [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/logz-io/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Graylog** | N/A | N/A | | **Logz.io** | 8.3/10 | 21 | #### Monitoring | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Usage Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.6 (17 reviews) | | **Database Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.3 (15 reviews) | | **API Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.5 (16 reviews) | | **Real-Time Monitoring - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.3 (18 reviews) | | **Security and Compliance Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Administration | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Activity Monitoring** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Multi-Cloud Management** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Automation** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Auto-Scaling & Resource Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Analysis | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.7 (17 reviews) | | **Dashboards and Visualizations** | Not enough data | 8.4 (18 reviews) | | **Spend Forecasting and Optimization** | Not enough data | 7.6 (14 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **AI-Powered Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI-Driven Insight Recommendations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Log Monitoring | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Graylog** | 9.2/10 | 5 | | **Logz.io** | 8.0/10 | 34 | #### Visibility | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Dashboards and Visualizations** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.1 (33 reviews) | | **Alerts and Notifications** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 8.0 (32 reviews) | | **Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.1 (32 reviews) | #### Monitoring and Management | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Automation** | Not enough data | 7.4 (31 reviews) | | **Performance Baseline** | Not enough data | 8.2 (28 reviews) | | **Real-Time Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.3 (31 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Log Monitoring | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Log Analysis | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Graylog** | 8.9/10 | 15 | | **Logz.io** | 8.3/10 | 58 | #### Data Preparation | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Data Sources** | 8.5 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (49 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Indexing** | 9.3 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (46 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Automated Tagging** | 9.0 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (43 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Data Blending** | 8.8 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (42 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Analysis | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Track Trends** | 9.0 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (45 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Detect Anomalies** | 9.0 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (46 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Metric and Event Data** | 9.0 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (41 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Search** | 8.7 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (49 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Alerts** | 8.6 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (48 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Live Tail** | 8.8 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (40 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Visualization | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Dashboards** | 9.3 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (47 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Data Discovery** | 9.3 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (44 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Agentic AI - Log Analysis | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Application Performance Monitoring (APM) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Graylog** | N/A | N/A | | **Logz.io** | 7.7/10 | 18 | #### Monitoring | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Performance Baselines** | Not enough data | 7.8 (16 reviews) | | **Performance Analysis** | Not enough data | 7.9 (16 reviews) | | **Performance Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.6 (16 reviews) | | **AI/ML Assistance** | Not enough data | 7.1 (15 reviews) | | **Multi-System Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.9 (15 reviews) | #### Response | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Dashboards and Visualization** | Not enough data | 7.5 (16 reviews) | | **Incident Alerting** | Not enough data | 7.7 (15 reviews) | | **Root Cause Analysis (RCA)** | Not enough data | 7.7 (16 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM) | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Performance | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Real User Monitoring (RUM)** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Second by Second Metrics** | Not enough data | 7.8 (15 reviews) | #### Functionality | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Synthetic Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.2 (15 reviews) | | **Dynamic Transaction Mapping** | Not enough data | 8.0 (15 reviews) | | **Load Balancing** | Not enough data | 7.6 (15 reviews) | | **Cloud Observability** | Not enough data | 7.8 (16 reviews) | ### Observability Software | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Graylog** | N/A | N/A | | **Logz.io** | N/A | N/A | #### Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Multi-Telemetry Ingestion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **OpenTelemetry Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Observability Software | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Visualization & Dashboards - Observability | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Service Dependency Mapping** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Unified Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Trace Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Cross-Telemetry Correlation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Root Cause Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Intelligent Alerting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Kubernetes Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Hybrid/Multi-Cloud Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### AI Features - Observability | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Predictive Insights** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI-Generated Incident Summaries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **AI Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Graylog** | 8.2/10 | 71 | | **Logz.io** | 8.7/10 | 32 | #### Network Management | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Activity Monitoring** | 8.7 (49 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Asset Management** | 7.5 (41 reviews) | 8.3 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Log Management** | 9.2 (56 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (25 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Incident Management | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Event Management** | 8.4 (50 reviews) | 8.8 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Automated Response** | 7.5 (41 reviews) | 8.4 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Incident Reporting** | 7.9 (46 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Security Intelligence | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Threat Intelligence** | 7.6 (47 reviews) | 8.8 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Vulnerability Assessment** | 7.6 (41 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Advanced Analytics** | 7.7 (46 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Data Examination** | 8.3 (49 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) | Feature | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (3):** [Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/security-information-and-event-management-siem), [Log Analysis Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/log-analysis), [Log Monitoring Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/log-monitoring) **Unique to Logz.io (3):** [Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-infrastructure-monitoring), [Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-performance-monitoring-apm), [Observability Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/observability-software) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Graylog | Logz.io | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 24.8% | 29.4% | | **Mid-Market** | 48.6% | 53.8% | | **Enterprise** | 26.7% | 16.9% | ### By Industry #### Graylog - **Information Technology and Services:** 18.1% - **Computer Software:** 9.5% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.7% - **Computer & Network Security:** 5.7% - **Telecommunications:** 4.8% - **Financial Services:** 3.8% - **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 3.8% - **Building Materials:** 2.9% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.9% - **Insurance:** 1.9% - **Other:** 41.0% #### Logz.io - **Computer Software:** 21.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 16.3% - **Internet:** 6.3% - **Financial Services:** 5.6% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.6% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.8% - **Higher Education:** 2.5% - **Computer Games:** 2.5% - **Insurance:** 1.9% - **Telecommunications:** 1.9% - **Other:** 32.5% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Graylog - [Datadog](https://www.g2.com/products/datadog/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (705 reviews) - [Splunk Enterprise](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-enterprise/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (432 reviews) - [Dynatrace](https://www.g2.com/products/dynatrace/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1363 reviews) - [Sumo Logic](https://www.g2.com/products/sumo-logic/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (398 reviews) - [Checkmk](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmk/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (293 reviews) - [Microsoft Sentinel](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sentinel/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (295 reviews) - [IBM QRadar SIEM](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-qradar-siem/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (335 reviews) - [Mezmo](https://www.g2.com/products/mezmo/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (224 reviews) - [LogicMonitor](https://www.g2.com/products/logicmonitor/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (636 reviews) - [Splunk Enterprise Security](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-enterprise-security/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (246 reviews) ### Alternatives to Logz.io - [Datadog](https://www.g2.com/products/datadog/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (705 reviews) - [Sumo Logic](https://www.g2.com/products/sumo-logic/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (398 reviews) - [Coralogix](https://www.g2.com/products/coralogix/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (343 reviews) - [Dynatrace](https://www.g2.com/products/dynatrace/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1363 reviews) - [Splunk Enterprise](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-enterprise/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (432 reviews) - [New Relic](https://www.g2.com/products/new-relic/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (583 reviews) - [Mezmo](https://www.g2.com/products/mezmo/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (224 reviews) - [LogicMonitor](https://www.g2.com/products/logicmonitor/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (636 reviews) - [IBM Instana](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-instana/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (478 reviews) - [Amazon CloudWatch](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudwatch/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (402 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Graylog - Title: [What is your experience with Graylog in managing log data, and what features do you find most useful?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-your-experience-with-graylog-in-managing-log-data-and-what-features-do-you-find-most-useful) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "We use Graylog as our SEIM and log retention management. One of Graylog's best features is the multitude of different ways it can ingest data, and through..." - Title: [Can we integrated with service now for event management.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-we-integrated-with-service-now-for-event-management) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yes" ### Logz.io - Title: [What is Logz.io used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-logz-io-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Logz.io is an observability platform" - Title: [Is there any easy way to create and use Dashboard.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/24827-is-there-any-easy-way-to-create-and-use-dashboard) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Using the Kibana interface - it is easy to create visualizations and then place them into dashboards. You can have many visualizations of your data in one..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/graylog-vs-logz-io)