rsyslog Alternatives

rsyslog is described as 'Rsyslog is an enhanced syslogd supporting, among others, MySQL, PostgreSQL, failover log destinations, syslog/tcp, fine grain output format control, high precision timestamps, queued operations and the ability to filter on any message part' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to rsyslog for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best rsyslog alternative is syslog-ng OSE, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like rsyslog are Kiwi Syslog Server, Syslog for windows, NXLog and Nagios Log Server.

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  1. syslog-ng OSE icon
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    The syslog-ng Open Source Edition™ is a highly portable log management solution to create collect, filter, classify, store and forward log messages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Windows
     
    • syslog-ng OSE is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to rsyslog.

    • syslog-ng OSE is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to rsyslog.

    • syslog-ng OSE is Free and Open Sourcersyslog is also Free and Open Source
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    Kiwi Syslog - Syslog Server for Windows. Receives logs, displays, forwards, archives and e-mails Syslog messages from routers. Download free version today! Works with any syslog enabled device.

    16 Kiwi Syslog Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Kiwi Syslog Server is the most popular commercial alternative to rsyslog.

    • Kiwi Syslog Server is Paid and Proprietaryrsyslog is Free and Open Source
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    This is another syslog for windows, it includes daemon and client. Features: RFC 3164-compliant; high performance; message forwarding; log rotation; completely open-source.

    11 Syslog for windows alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. NXLog icon
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    A modern logger/log collector with a multi-threaded design, clear configuration syntax, multi-platform support and clean source code.

    16 NXLog alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • NXLog is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to rsyslog.

    • NXLog is Freemium and Open Sourcersyslog is Free and Open Source
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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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Nagios Log Server is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to rsyslog.

    • Nagios Log Server is Paid and Proprietaryrsyslog is Free and Open Source
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    Mac-OSX Syslog Center is syslog server monitor and analyzer software for syslog events and notifications that supports any vendor and helps to monitor, analyze, report and correlate real-time network events.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    This package implements two system log daemons: syslogd and klogd.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    The Snare Server, from InterSect Alliance, is a proprietary Log Monitoring solution that builds on the open source Snare agents to provide a central audit event collection, analysis, reporting and archival system.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Log360 icon
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    Log360 is your one-stop solution for all log management and network security challenges.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. BLËSK icon
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    BLËSK is a suite of applications for network monitoring and management. All of the applications within BLËSK are finely tuned for the purpose having all your network monitoring applications running smoothly on a single machine.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Syslog Watcher is a dedicated syslog server, integrating log data from multiple network devices into a single, easily manageable and accessible place.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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