# Graylog vs ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer Comparison

| | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 119 | 11 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (49.0% of reviews) | Mid-Market (60.0% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $15,000.00 Per Year | $2495 Annual Subscription  | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Graylog

Pros:
- Cost Optimization (1 reviews)
- Debugging (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (1 reviews)
- Debugging Difficulties (1 reviews)

### ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (93 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.4 (91 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 7.7 (49 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (45 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.2 (72 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.4 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.3 (88 reviews) | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 

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## 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

### ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Distributed Edition 

Price: $2495 Annual Subscription 

Description: Log collection and archival
Universal Log Parsing and indexing
File Integrity Monitoring
Real-time event correlation and alerts
Compliance reporting
Log forensics
Scalable architecture
Multi-geographical location monitoring
Server specific reports
Rebranding and client specific views


[Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/manageengine-eventlog-analyzer/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Log Monitoring

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Graylog** | 9.2/10 | 5 |
| **ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer** | N/A | N/A |

#### Visibility

| Feature | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dashboards and Visualizations** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts and Notifications** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Monitoring and Management

| Feature | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance Baseline** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Log Monitoring

| Feature | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | 14 |
| **ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Preparation

| Feature | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Sources** | 8.3 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Indexing** | 9.3 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Tagging** | 9.0 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data Blending** | 8.8 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **Track Trends** | 9.0 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Detect Anomalies** | 9.0 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Metric and Event Data** | 9.0 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Search** | 8.6 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts** | 8.9 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Live Tail** | 8.8 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Visualization

| Feature | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dashboards** | 9.3 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data Discovery** | 9.2 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Log Analysis

| Feature | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

### Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Graylog** | 8.2/10 | 71 |
| **ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer** | N/A | N/A |

#### Network Management

| Feature | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **Activity Monitoring** | 8.7 (49 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Asset Management** | 7.5 (41 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Log Management** | 9.2 (56 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Incident Management

| Feature | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **Event Management** | 8.4 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Response** | 7.5 (41 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Incident Reporting** | 7.9 (46 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Security Intelligence

| Feature | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **Threat Intelligence** | 7.6 (47 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Vulnerability Assessment** | 7.6 (41 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Analytics** | 7.7 (46 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data Examination** | 8.3 (49 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

| Feature | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **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 | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Log Analysis Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/log-analysis)

**Unique to Graylog (2):** [Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/security-information-and-event-management-siem), [Log Monitoring Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/log-monitoring)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Graylog | ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 25.0% | 20.0% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 49.0% | 60.0% | 
| **Enterprise** | 26.0% | 20.0% | 

### By Industry

#### Graylog

- **Information Technology and Services:** 17.3%
- **Computer Software:** 9.6%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 5.8%
- **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:** 41.3%

#### ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer

- **Information Technology and Services:** 50.0%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 10.0%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 10.0%
- **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 10.0%
- **Education Management:** 10.0%
- **Civic & Social Organization:** 10.0%

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## 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"

### ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/graylog-vs-manageengine-eventlog-analyzer)