# SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server Reviews **Vendor:** SolarWinds Worldwide LLC **Category:** [Log Analysis Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/log-analysis) **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 16 ## About SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server SolarWinds® Kiwi Syslog Server is an affordable, web-based syslog management tool that centralizes log management across network devices and servers. It receives syslog messages, SNMP traps (v1, v2, v3), and Windows® event logs from routers, switches, firewalls, Linux®/Unix® hosts, and more — with support for unlimited devices per installation and throughput of up to two million messages per hour. Filter, search, and view logs from anywhere using the intuitive web console, with up to 21 customizable display views. Built-in actions let you automate responses to incoming messages — send email alerts, run scripts, log to a database, or forward to a SIEM. Log archival and cleanup features help you meet SOX, PCI-DSS, FISMA, and other compliance requirements. Key Features: -Centralized monitoring of syslog messages, SNMP traps, and Windows event logs -Web-based console with customizable views and graphical statistics -Automated responses: email alerts, scripts, database logging, and message forwarding -Unlimited devices per install with IPv4 and IPv6 support -Log retention and archival for regulatory compliance -Integrates with SolarWinds NPM, Security Event Manager, Loggly, and Papertrail ## SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server Reviews ### 1. Simple, Affordable Log Management That Just Works **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 09, 2026 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** The user interface is simple and does exactly what it’s intended to do—nothing fancy. It integrates with different systems to receive logs, such as routers, switches, and firewalls. If the server hosting it has sufficient specifications, it performs well. It’s very affordable and it works. The support is great, even though the tool requires minimal support. It doesn’t have any AI/intelligence integrations available, which is something that could be added to improve the solution. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** There’s a lack of AI integration, and the UI feels very basic. **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** It aggregates logs from different systems into a single pane of glass, making it easy to filter through events. ### 2. SolarWind Syslog Server...A innovation of Logs manages... **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jitendra K. | IT Manager, Manufacturing, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 01, 2024 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** I have hands-on this Syslog server which is pretty good and well-designed .. its collects raw data and provides well-managed logs tables. truly loved Syslog into the troubleshooting which is provided full output. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** sometimes lake into the firewall syncing **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** changes logs/troubleshooting logs/evidence logs etc.. ### 3. Log management tool for effective network monitoring **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sumit K. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 16, 2023 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Solarwind Kiwi Syslog server is widely used server to capture and maintain network devices logs in bulk. It can maintain huge database and store logs of legacy, FW & SDWAN devices. It can store DB on local server, Network drives and cloud also. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Sometimes you can feel some slowness as it is handling huge database. **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** We can collect more logs to analyse. As devices has less capacity to save limited logs but with syslog servers you can capture and store logs for months & years. ### 4. Excellent tool for collecting logs of all Network Device & the servers. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Yogesh T. | Assistant System Administrator, Information Technology and Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 25, 2023 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** The logs which we collect and be stored for long time and can be reviewed any time without any issue **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** The log analyzer takes to much time to open **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** The software is too good and very helpful for collecting and storing the server logs, also its too easy to monitor our servers. ### 5. Kiwi Syslog Server -Logs and Alerts and Critical Data Center and Network Devices Monitor **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sumit J. | Network Security Specialist, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 11, 2021 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** It is a beneficial device while doing Network & data Center monitoring. We can quickly identify in case of any Devices down and hang stage. It's easy to integrate with Next-generation firewall, Proxy, Router, Switches, Cisco ISE, Cisco ACS, F5, Net scaler, and Cloud devices. I have integrated most network devices with Syslog very efficient way. It can send the alert very quickly and send it to our team DL email very fast. We can quickly resolve any problem and reduce the outage of the organization. one most important thing is we can highlight the essential devices and make the proper network monitoring for high-risk devices. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** i observed some we are facing issue while intregating the network devices with solarwind syslog server or its not sending proper log inofmation or sending false info to clients. its also have dependency on client software version as well. i have faced one issue one firewall not properly intregate with syslog server due to its sending false info. **Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server:** It's very highly recommended while monitoring network devices and better if you have many web servers and next-gen firewall, data center environment. Audit, monitoring, traffic check it is beneficial server. **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have very large enviroment of Network Devices so we require to monitor each and every thing but once we have intregated with firewall its not sending proper logs due to which we are not 100 % monitor our devices and this devices are very critical so we update our firewall version so it easily ingreated the kiwi solarwind syslog server and once we updated the devices we are getting proper logging and information. ### 6. SolarWinds KiWi Syslog **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Administration | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 03, 2019 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** The software is easy to setup and manage, with little administration of the software once it is installed. You can have notifications sent to your e-mail for important or critical logs that you want to see. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** I do not like that updates are very far and between.. It takes a long time for any software updates to come out **Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server:** This software is easy to get started and you do not have to worry about it. If you are expecting a lot of updates to the product be prepared to wait a while **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** Log management ### 7. EXCELLENT TOOL for deep level monitoring **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2021 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Easy to configure, setup and maintain. Quite friendly tool for use. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Sometime doesn't provide the accurate info, services got hunged somehow. Need to improve bit more. **Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server:** Good monitoring tool for your all business needs. Easy to manage and gives the best outcome **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** To monitoring the performance of server and network level. Get help to understand the issue of exact time. ### 8. Amazing tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 06, 2021 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Being able to collect filters, alerts , reacts and forward syslog messages as well as SNMP trap. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Somechallenge intigreted with existing infrastructure. **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** Troubleshoot during an outage ### 9. good **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 13, 2021 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** better representation of the logs, selection, and redirecting them to ticketing **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** search is difficult, support of operating systems **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** network monitoring, logging, configuration ### 10. Kiwi Syslog Server is a great tool to use in your business! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David J. | IT Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 30, 2018 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Kiwi Syslog Server is very easy to install and set up. It is easy to customize and maintain as well. It doesn't use too many resources on the host and has never given me any problems. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** I wish the menus were easier to use and the documentation is not the most detailed for a beginning user. Support is very good and helped me deal with the setup questions I had so that wasn't a huge problem. **Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server:** Great product for the price. **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** Gather and examine syslog entries from numerous network devices. It is very beneficial to have all of these in one place and to enable Kiwi to send alerts based on specific alarm conditions. ### 11. You have a storm of Syslog Messages in your Environment then try out Solarwinds Kiwi Syslog Server **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rekha Y. | Development Team Lead, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2019 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Easy setup with multiple Actions for Notification is a nice thing. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Configuration is little complex when it comes to grouping of multiple rules. **Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server:** If your environment is bigger one which have thousands of devices (Network/Widnows or any other syslog enabled devices) then Solarwinds Kiwi Syslog Server is a nice a tool for you. It not only handles any amount of syslog messages. It also offers multiple actions that you can take on received syslog messages e.g. Send an Email, Forward Syslog Message, Write syslog in a Log File. But if you are looking for a solution where you want to integrate Syslog Messages with Third Party ITSM tool then you may have to struggle a little bit since you have to find a way of integration via Email or Logfile since there is no Write Syslog Messages in Event table option. So choose wisely. **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** Big Environments of Clients which depends on Syslog Messages from their end network devices for notifications like BGP Down, Media Gateway lost ISP connections. ### 12. Small but useful utility with simple setup efforts **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nikhil Kumar S. | Solutions Architect and COE Lead, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 31, 2018 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** No. of actions that can be performed on Syslog Messages are nice and good in numbers. Some of them are Send Email Message, Forward Syslog Message, Color Coding etc. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Integration with Orion Platform is not available so this is one of the negative side of this tool. Also Events based on Syslog Messages Rule cannot be integrated with any other ticketing tool, only way is to send email alerts or integrate based on email action. **Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server:** Solarwids Sylog Server is a nice tool if you have heavy Syslog Traffic coming from your infrastructure. Or if you very less Syslog Messages coming to your environment then you can use Orion Platform (NPM) itself. Also it provides you lot of actions that you can take based on the filter criteria. Its good to have Product. **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** There are bulk of Syslog Messages that we rely on, it was very difficult to have these syslog messages accommodated in Orion Platform but now we have isolated application for handling the same. ### 13. Simple and Effective Syslog Server **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Swati G. | Assistant Manager Fraud Analytics and MIS, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 19, 2019 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Its very simple to use, and very effective to display logs from multiple devices in a single pane window. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** there is nothing as such to be disliked, it has been working great for log collection and display **Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server:** its working very good for me and my team **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** we have integrated multiple network devices to send logs to kiwi syslog server thus reducing the effort to look at logs at multiple devices ### 14. Great Syslog Server for a fraction of the cost **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lucas P. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 15, 2018 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Syslog can always be a burden, especially with problematic devices. Kiwi makes it simple to view your logs and maintain them with all the patches that we may need to add. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Out of all the tools available on the market, Kiwi Syslog really covers them all, nothing to dislike about a tool that does it job. **Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server:** This is most likely one of the easiest to use Syslog servers on the market. Highly recommended. **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** Kiwi helps us with realizing what devices are acting up and monitoring items as they come up. This helps my network and systems team stay ahead of patches and updates. ### 15. Great Tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aaron D. | Network/PC Support Specialist, Oil & Energy, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 12, 2018 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Kiwi SysLog is a great tool for monitoring servers and equipment. We just implemented Kiwi SysLog and it has saved us several dollars by find an issue before it arises. We have replaced about 5 SSD's that were about to fail. If we did not have Kiwi SysLog the SSD's would have failed and that would have put us in a bad situation. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** Kiwi Syslog is a great tool but it does have a down side. This uses a lot of resources and is best to have its own server. That means there is another server that you have to build out and more licenses that you have to purchase. Other than that, there is not anything that I have found that would make me look for a replacement. **Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server:** build your own server to host this software **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** Centralize and simplify log message management across network devices and servers. ### 16. Kiwi Syslog Review **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Capital Markets | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 01, 2018 **What do you like best about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** The logs encryption method is good. The UI looks good as well. **What do you dislike about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?** The historical events are very difficult to find. Very poor search and filter criteria. **Recommendations to others considering SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server:** Overall revamp is needed. Search and filter functionality is very poor. Very basic log management tool. **What problems is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server solving and how is that benefiting you?** Windows, Linux, and Network device log forwarding and management ## SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server Discussions - [Is Kiwi syslog server a SIEM?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-kiwi-syslog-server-a-siem) - 1 comment - [View SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/solarwinds-kiwi-syslog-server/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-17+07%3A34%3A55+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=2382be23-1cea-490e-9f11-dc44a5d52f65&secure%5Btoken%5D=426095af9270d77b33aebbe3a6b26211998f44ef67d75116995de099eac85df4&format=llm_user) ## SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server Features **Data Preparation** - Data Sources **Analysis** - Track Trends - Detect Anomalies - Search - Alerts - Live Tail **Visualization** - Dashboards - Data Discovery **Agentic AI - Log Analysis** - Autonomous Task Execution - Cross-system Integration ## Top SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server Alternatives - [Graylog](https://www.g2.com/products/graylog/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (104 reviews) - [Checkmk](https://www.g2.com/products/checkmk/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (283 reviews) - [Sumo Logic](https://www.g2.com/products/sumo-logic/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (382 reviews)