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Compare Graylog and SolarWinds Observability 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $15,000.00 Per Year
No pricing available
Graylog
Star Rating
(117)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $15,000.00 Per Year
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(801)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about SolarWinds ObservabilityGraylog vs SolarWinds Observability
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Graylog easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with SolarWinds Observability, along with administration.
- Graylog and SolarWinds Observability both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Graylog and SolarWinds Observability provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Graylog over SolarWinds Observability.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Graylog
Graylog Enterprise
Starting at $15,000.00
Per Year
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.
- 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.
SolarWinds Observability
No pricing availableFree Trial
Graylog
Free Trial is available
SolarWinds Observability
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
91
8.7
646
Ease of Use
8.4
89
8.3
647
Ease of Setup
7.6
47
8.0
482
Ease of Admin
8.4
45
8.3
477
Quality of Support
8.2
70
8.2
589
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
31
8.3
445
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
87
8.1
615
Features by Category
Configuration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Automation Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Network Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
9.0
23
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.0
20
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Security Policy Management (NSPM)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Maintenance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Agentic AI - Database Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scope
Not enough data
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Security
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.9
78
Not enough data
7.7
71
Not enough data
8.6
74
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
8.1
13
Management
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.2
73
Analytics - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.6
13
Security - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
6.9
12
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
6.7
12
Not enough data
6.7
12
Not enough data
6.8
12
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
9.0
19
Not enough data
7.9
14
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
6.2
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
7.6
14
Functionality
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.1
18
Incident Management
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.3
17
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Agentic AI - Hardware Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
9.3
5
8.5
10
9.0
5
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.9
11
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
8.8
30
Not enough data
8.5
30
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.5
29
Not enough data
8.0
28
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.8
30
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
8.4
21
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
7.4
22
Agentic AI - Server Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.7
5
Management
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Agentic AI - Enterprise Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.2
10
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Verified
8.8
8
9.3
9
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Verified
8.6
7
9.0
8
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Verified
7.4
9
8.8
8
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Verified
7.9
8
Analysis
9.0
8
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Verified
7.3
8
9.0
8
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Verified
7.7
8
9.0
8
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Verified
8.0
9
8.8
11
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Verified
8.6
11
8.8
11
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Verified
8.8
11
8.8
10
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Verified
8.8
8
Visualization
9.3
9
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Verified
9.1
9
9.2
8
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Verified
8.7
9
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
7.2
23
Not enough data
8.5
25
Response
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
7.5
23
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
8.0
21
Functionality
Not enough data
6.9
24
Not enough data
7.2
23
Not enough data
7.2
23
Not enough data
7.5
24
Alerts management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Management Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
4.8
7
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Pipeline
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Application Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
8.2
70
Not enough data
Network Management
8.7
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
41
Not enough data
9.2
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
Incident Management
8.4
50
Not enough data
7.5
41
Not enough data
7.9
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security Intelligence
7.5
46
Not enough data
7.6
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Graylog and SolarWinds Observability are categorized as Log Analysis and Log Monitoring
Unique Categories
Graylog is categorized as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
SolarWinds Observability is categorized as DDI Management Platform, Observability Software, Enterprise Monitoring, Server Monitoring, Hardware Monitoring, AIOps Platforms, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA), Unified Endpoint Management (UEM), Database Monitoring, Network Security Policy Management (NSPM), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM), Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Network Automation Tools, Network Management Tools, IT Alerting, Container Monitoring, Mobile Application Management, Enterprise IT Management, Configuration Management, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Mobile Device Management (MDM), Network Monitoring, and Observability Pipeline
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Graylog
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SolarWinds Observability
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
17.6%
Computer Software
9.8%
Hospital & Health Care
5.9%
Computer & Network Security
4.9%
Telecommunications
3.9%
Other
57.8%
Information Technology and Services
22.4%
Hospital & Health Care
6.1%
Computer Software
5.5%
Telecommunications
5.0%
Financial Services
3.8%
Other
57.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
Can we integrated with service now for event management.
1 Comment
DK
YesRead more
What is your experience with Graylog in managing log data, and what features do you find most useful?
1 Comment
AS
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...Read more
Graylog has no more discussions with answers
What is the next version and when it is getting released?
2 Comments
SI
2020.2.6 seems to have fixed a few major bugs and is pretty stable. Released in July 2021Read more
Where can I find custom monitoring templates to import into Server & Application Monitor?
2 Comments
SI
Thwack sites are helpful Read more
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