Logcheck AlternativesLog & Web Log Analyzers like Logcheck

Logcheck is described as 'Simple utility which is designed to allow a system administrator to view the logfiles which are produced upon hosts under their control' and is a Log Analyzer in the network & admin category. There are seven alternatives to Logcheck for Linux, Windows and Mac. The best Logcheck alternative is Logwatch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Logcheck are Microsoft Log Parser, Specto, Retrospective Log Analyzer and Log Parser Lizard.

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Logcheck is a simple utility which is designed to allow a system administrator to view the logfiles which are produced upon hosts under their control.

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Logcheck alternatives page was last updated Dec 8, 2018
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    Logwatch is a customizable log analysis system. Logwatch parses through your systems logs and creates a report analyzing areas that you specify. Logwatch is easy to use and will work right out of the package on most systems.

    8 Logwatch alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Logwatch VS Logcheck

     
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    Logwatch use rules to show interesting messages, logcheck use filter to hide uninteresting messages. Two opposit approaches.

    • Logwatch is the most popular Linux alternative to Logcheck.

    • Logwatch is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Logcheck.

    • Logwatch is Free and Open SourceLogcheck is also Free and Open Source
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    Log parser is a powerful, versatile tool that provides universal query access to text-based data such as log files, XML files and CSV files, as well as key data sources on the Windows operating system such as the Event Log, the Registry, the file system, and Active Directory.

    8 Microsoft Log Parser alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.2, released in April 2005, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Microsoft Log Parser VS Logcheck

     
    • Microsoft Log Parser is the most popular Windows alternative to Logcheck.

    • Microsoft Log Parser is Free and ProprietaryLogcheck is Free and Open Source
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    Specto is a desktop application that will watch configurable events (such as website updates, emails, file and folder changes, system processes, etc) and then trigger notifications. For example, Specto can watch a website for updates (or a syndication feed, or an image, etc)...

    11 Specto alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The program is not actively maintained anymore. Last version, 0.4.1, released in August 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Specto Features

    1.  Watch Folder
    2.  Logging
    3.  Notifications

    Specto VS Logcheck

     
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    Retrospective is a lean solution for IT people to manage enterprise log data on either Windows, Mac or Linux.

    30 Retrospective Log Analyzer alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Retrospective Log Analyzer Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  Kubernetes

    Retrospective Log Analyzer VS Logcheck

     
    • Retrospective Log Analyzer is the most popular Mac alternative to Logcheck.

    • Retrospective Log Analyzer is the most popular commercial alternative to Logcheck.

    • Retrospective Log Analyzer is Paid and ProprietaryLogcheck is Free and Open Source
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    Log Parser Lizard is a versatile GUI tool that provides query access (using SQL) to text-based data, such as log files, XML files, Event Logs, TSV/CSV text files, as well as databases like MS SQL Server, Google BigQuery, OLEDB (MySQL, Oracele, etc.).

    70 Log Parser Lizard alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Log Parser Lizard Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    2.  Reporting
    3.  Data Mining
    4.  Data visualization
    5.  Database Administration
    6.  Data-management

    Log Parser Lizard VS Logcheck

     
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    SWATCH, the Simple WATCHer of Logfiles, started out as the "simple watchdog" for activly monitoring log files produced by UNIX's syslog facility. It has since been evolving into a utility that can monitor just about any type of log.

    8 SWATCH (Simple WATCHer) alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    SWATCH (Simple WATCHer) VS Logcheck

     
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    LogAnayzer is a text editor specifically designed to analyze log files faster and easier by allowing the user to create, store and apply rules. When a log line contains all the patterns of a rule a match is added to the index.

    26 Pacosoft Log Analyzer alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Pacosoft Log Analyzer VS Logcheck

     
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