Crescendo Alternatives

Crescendo is described as 'Real time event viewer for macOS that uses the ESF to show process executions and forks, file events, share mounting events, kernel extension loads, and IPC event data. ESF provides a vast amount of data, but the goal was to just pick out the things that analysts' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Crescendo for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted, Web-based and SaaS apps. The best Crescendo alternative is Sigma, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Crescendo are Event Log Explorer, gnome-logs, MyEventViewer and Event Viewer.

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Crescendo is a real time event viewer for macOS that uses the ESF to show process executions and forks, file events, share mounting events, kernel extension loads, and IPC event data. ESF provides a vast amount of data, but...

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Crescendo alternatives page was last updated Oct 13, 2023
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  1. Sigma icon
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    Sigma

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    Sigma is a generic and open signature format that allows you to describe relevant log events in a straightforward manner. The rule format is very flexible, easy to write and applicable to any type of log file.

    14 Sigma alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    Sigma VS Crescendo

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    • Sigma is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Crescendo.

    • Sigma is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Crescendo.

    • Sigma is Free and Open SourceCrescendo is also Free and Open Source
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    Event Log Explorer

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    Event Log Explorer is an effective software solution for viewing, monitoring and analyzing events recorded in Security, System, Application and other logs of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Event Log Explorer greatly extends standard Windows Event Viewer monitoring...

    26 Event Log Explorer alternatives
    Event Log Explorer main window

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Event Log Explorer Features

    1.  Flexible filters
    2.  Content Filtering
    Event Filtering
    Right-click drop-down context menu
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    Event Log Explorer VS Crescendo

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    • Event Log Explorer is the most popular Windows alternative to Crescendo.

    • Event Log Explorer is Freemium and ProprietaryCrescendo is Free and Open Source
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    gnome-logs

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    Logs is a viewer for the systemd journal.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    gnome-logs iconCrescendo Icon

    gnome-logs VS Crescendo

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    • gnome-logs is the most popular Linux alternative to Crescendo.

    • gnome-logs is Free and Open SourceCrescendo is also Free and Open Source
  5. MyEventViewer icon
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    MyEventViewer

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    MyEventViewer is a simple alternative to the standard event viewer of Windows. As opposed to Windows event viewer, MyEventViewer allows you to watch multiple event logs in one list, as well as the event description and data are displayed in the main window, instead of opening a...

    25 MyEventViewer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MyEventViewer Features

    1.  Portable
    MyEventViewer iconCrescendo Icon

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    Event Viewer

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    Event Viewer is an advanced tool that displays detailed information about significant events on your computer. It can be helpful when troubleshooting problems and errors with Windows and other programs.

    27 Event Viewer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Event Viewer iconCrescendo Icon

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  7. SolarWinds Security Event Manager icon
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    SolarWinds Security Event Manager

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    Security Event Manager (formerly Log & Event Manager) is an affordable and easy-to-use SIEM tool, a hardened virtual appliance with encryption capabilities for data in transit and at rest, SSO/smart card integration, and more.

    19 SolarWinds Security Event Manager alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows

    SolarWinds Security Event Manager Features

    1.  Logging
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    SolarWinds Security Event Manager iconCrescendo Icon

    SolarWinds Security Event Manager VS Crescendo

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    • SolarWinds Security Event Manager is the most popular commercial alternative to Crescendo.

    • SolarWinds Security Event Manager is Paid and ProprietaryCrescendo is Free and Open Source
  9. Nagios Log Server icon
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    Nagios Log Server

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    Nagios Log Server is a powerful enterprise-class log monitoring and management application that allows organizations to quickly and easily view, sort, and configure logs from any source on any given network.

    69 Nagios Log Server alternatives
    Nagios Log Server

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Nagios Log Server Features

    1.  Data visualization
    2.  Logging
    3.  Data analytics
    4.  Hardware Monitoring
    Nagios Log Analysis
    Cluster status
    +4
    Alerting on Log Messages
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    Nagios Log Server VS Crescendo

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    • Nagios Log Server is the most popular Web-based alternative to Crescendo.

    • Nagios Log Server is Paid and ProprietaryCrescendo is Free and Open Source
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    Windows Event Viewer Plus

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    Windows Event Viewer Plus, a portable freeware app that lets you view Event Logs faster than the default in-built Windows Event Viewer and do more with them!

    18 Windows Event Viewer Plus alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Windows Event Viewer Plus Features

    1.  Portable
    Windows Event Viewer Plus iconCrescendo Icon

    Windows Event Viewer Plus VS Crescendo

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  11. macOS Console icon
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    macOS Console

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    An application to view live log files.

    19 macOS Console alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    macOS Console iconCrescendo Icon

    macOS Console VS Crescendo

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    • macOS Console is the most popular Mac alternative to Crescendo.

    • macOS Console is Free and ProprietaryCrescendo is Free and Open Source
  12. Event Log Observer icon
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    Event Log Observer

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    View, analyze and monitor events recorded in Microsoft Windows event logs with Event Log Observer, a powerful software tool that helps you find and analyze security warnings, problems and any other events that occur within Windows operating system.

    26 Event Log Observer alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Event Log Observer iconCrescendo Icon

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    Motadata

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    To provide uninterrupted services to the users, an operational team needs correlated data, integrations across the board to collect & automate and analytics capabilities to monitor & visualize critical KPIs to make more informed decisions.

    14 Motadata alternatives
    Motadata - Log Management and IT monitoring software

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Motadata Features

    1.  Application Monitoring
    2.  Server Monitoring
    Motadata iconCrescendo Icon

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  14. FullEventLogView icon
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    FullEventLogView

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    A simple tool for Windows 10/8/7/Vista that displays in a table the details of all events from the event logs of Windows, including the event description.

    12 FullEventLogView alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FullEventLogView iconCrescendo Icon

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