Splunk AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Log Management Tools

The best Log Management alternative to Splunk is Better Stack Telemetry. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Graylog or Logstash. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Splunk and 19 are Log Management Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Log Management Tool alternatives to Splunk are Datadog, Laravel Nightwatch, Dataset and HyperDX.

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  1. Transform your stack's logs into structured data with real-time processing of up to 1 billion logs per second. Enjoy fast search with SQL support, customizable retention, alerts for anomalies, and collaborative dashboards to streamline debugging and incident resolution.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. Graylog icon
     44 likes

    Graylog is a powerful Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution offering a robust log analytics platform that simplifies the collection, search, analysis, and alerting of all types of machine-generated data.

    70 Graylog alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Graylog vs Splunk Comments
    Guest
    Positive
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    freeware with good documentation

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    Pretty easy to setup once you figure out the log capture scripts. Then it's very powerful and realiable.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Graylog is Freemium and ProprietarySplunk is also Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Logstash icon
     40 likes

    Logstash is an open source, server-side data processing pipeline that ingests data from a multitude of sources simultaneously, transforms it, and then sends it to your favorite "stash.".

    71 Logstash alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
    • BSD
     
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    Logstash vs Splunk Comments
    Guest
    Positive
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    The "L" in the ELK-Stack. i. E. part of a splunk alternative

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Logstash is Free and Open SourceSplunk is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Datadog icon
     78 likes

    Monitor and visualize your IT and DevOps environments seamlessly with over 120 integrations, enabling real-time insight across on-premise and cloud deployments. Utilize robust analytics, graphing, and correlation tools for error logging and network monitoring. Improve collaboration and proactive IT management.

    243 Datadog alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  5. Monitor your Laravel applications with precision. Enhance performance and reliability with error tracking, comprehensive logs, and deep insights tailored specifically for Laravel.

    54 Laravel Nightwatch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Laravel
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Dataset icon
     17 likes

    Log aggregation, search, analysis, dashboards & alerts all in one tool. Diagnose server issues faster and on one screen.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Dataset vs Splunk Comments
    kimbrelancaster
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    Much much faster. Better UI overall.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Dataset is Paid and ProprietarySplunk is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. HyperDX icon
     19 likes

    An open source observability platform: Unify session replays, logs, traces, and errors – all without the Datadog price tag.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  8. Grafana Loki icon
     13 likes

    Grafana Loki is a horizontally-scalable, highly-available, multi-tenant log aggregation system inspired by Prometheus. It is designed to be very cost effective and easy to operate. It does not index the contents of the logs, but rather a set of labels for each log stream.

    65 Grafana Loki alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Sematext Logs icon
     17 likes

    Sematext Logs is a cloud-based SaaS log management solution that offers you real-time actionable insights into your log analytics with hosted ELK as a service, in the cloud or on-premises.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Sematext Logs vs Splunk Comments
    Guest
    Positive
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    With Sematext Cloud/Enterprise you can use any log shipping format or shipper you want (syslog, Logstash, Fluentd, Flume, nxlog, Filebeat). Plus, Sematext allows you to correlate logs with performance metrics quickly, easily and without contracts or commitments.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It's a hosted and on-premises log centralizing solution

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Sematext Logs is Freemium and ProprietarySplunk is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Sematext Logs is LightweightSplunk is not according to our users
  10. Matano icon
     3 likes

    Matano is an open source security lake platform for AWS. It lets you ingest petabytes of security and log data from various sources, store and query them in a data lake, and create Python detections as code for realtime alerting.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Dynatrace icon
     38 likes

    Dynatrace combines the industry’s broadest observability and runtime application security with predictive, causal, and generative in a unified platform to deliver answers and intelligent automation from data.

    69 Dynatrace alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  12. OpenObserve icon
     1 like

    A cloud-native observability platform built specifically for logs, metrics, traces, analytics, RUM (real user monitoring — performance, errors, session replay) designed to work at petabyte scale.

    53 OpenObserve alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
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