Event Viewer Alternatives

Event Viewer is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Event Viewer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Self-Hosted and SaaS apps. The best Event Viewer alternative is Sigma, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Event Viewer are Event Log Explorer, ESET SysInspector, LastActivityView and MyEventViewer.

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Event Viewer is an advanced tool that displays detailed information about significant events on your computer. It can be...

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Event Viewer alternatives page was last updated Jun 16, 2024
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  1. Sigma icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Sigma VS Event Viewer

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

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

    • Sigma is Free and Open SourceEvent Viewer is Free and Proprietary
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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

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Event Log Explorer Features

    1.  Flexible filters
    2.  Content Filtering

    Event Log Explorer VS Event Viewer

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

    • Event Log Explorer is Freemium and ProprietaryEvent Viewer is Free and Proprietary
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    ESET SysInspector is a free, state of the art diagnostic tool for Windows systems. It is also an integral part of ESET Smart Security 4 and ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4. It peers into your operating system and captures details such as running processes, registry content, startup items...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ESET SysInspector Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Risk scores
    3.  Heuristic Detection

    ESET SysInspector VS Event Viewer

     
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    LastActivityView is a tool for Windows operating system that collects information from various sources on a running system, and displays a log of actions made by the user and events occurred on this computer. The activity displayed by LastActivityView includes: Running .

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows

    LastActivityView Features

    1.  Logging
    2.  Export to CSV
    3.  Export to XML

    LastActivityView VS Event Viewer

     
  5. MyEventViewer icon
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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...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MyEventViewer Features

    1.  Portable

    MyEventViewer VS Event Viewer

     
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    Logs is a viewer for the systemd journal.

    14 Logs alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Logs VS Event Viewer

     
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    Gnome logs is not a windows application

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    • Logs is the most popular Linux alternative to Event Viewer.

    • Logs is Free and Open SourceEvent Viewer is Free and Proprietary
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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.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SolarWinds Security Event Manager Features

    1.  Logging

    SolarWinds Security Event Manager VS Event Viewer

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

    • SolarWinds Security Event Manager is Paid and ProprietaryEvent Viewer is Free and Proprietary
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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.

    68 Nagios Log Server alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Nagios Log Server Features

    1.  Data visualization
    2.  Logging
    3.  Data analytics
    4.  Hardware Monitoring

    Nagios Log Server VS Event Viewer

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

    • Nagios Log Server is Paid and ProprietaryEvent Viewer is Free and Proprietary
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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!

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Windows Event Viewer Plus Features

    1.  Portable

    Windows Event Viewer Plus VS Event Viewer

     
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    An application to view live log files.

    18 macOS Console alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    macOS Console VS Event Viewer

     
    • macOS Console is the most popular Mac alternative to Event Viewer.

    • macOS Console is Free and ProprietaryEvent Viewer is also Free and Proprietary
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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.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Event Log Observer VS Event Viewer

     
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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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows

    FullEventLogView VS Event Viewer

     
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