Graylog 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Graylog

4.6

(32)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Graylog

Graylog is an open, AI-powered SIEM and log management platform built for security and IT teams that need clear visibility, effective threat detection, and predictable costs—without unnecessary complexity or vendor lock-in.

Graylog centralizes logs, security telemetry, and operational data from cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments into a single platform. With built-in parsing, normalization, correlation, and threat intelligence enrichment, teams gain immediate context into activity across their infrastructure, applications, and networks.

Designed for organizations with limited security resources, Graylog reduces alert noise through practical, explainable AI, entity-centric risk prioritization, and guided investigation workflows. Analysts can quickly move from alert to context to response, focusing on real threats instead of sorting through high volumes of low-value alerts.

Cost control is a core part of the platform. Selective ingestion and intelligent data tiering ensure organizations only pay for the data they actively analyze, while still retaining historical logs for audits, investigations, and compliance needs. This approach keeps SIEM costs predictable as data volumes g...

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Graylog Pricing and Plans

Starting price: Pricing available upon request

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

Graylog Features

Popular features found in Log Management
Anomaly Detection
Archiving & Retention
Audit Trail
Compliance Tracking
Event Logs
Real-Time Monitoring
Remediation Management
Server Logs
Threshold Alerts
Visual Analytics
More features of Graylog
Activity Dashboard
Activity Tracking
Alerts/Escalation
Alerts/Notifications
Analytics
API
Application Security
Audit Management
Behavioral Analytics
Charting
Compliance Management
Continuous Monitoring
Correlation Analysis
Customizable Dashboard
Customizable Reports
Dashboard
Dashboard Creation
Data Analysis Tools
Data Classification
Data Import/Export
Data Visualization
Diagnostic Tools
Email Alerts
Endpoint Management
Event Tracking
File Integrity Monitoring
Generative AI
HIPAA Compliant
Incident Management
Indexing
Issue Management
Issue Tracking
Log Analysis
Log Collection
Log Management
Log Parsing
Log Rotation
Monitoring
Network Monitoring
Pattern Detection and Recognition
PCI Compliance
Performance Metrics
Policy Management
Predictive Analytics
Prioritization
Real-time Alerts
Real-Time Analytics
Real-Time Data
Real-Time Notifications
Real-Time Reporting
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Risk Alerts
Risk Analysis
Role-Based Permissions
Search/Filter
Secure Data Storage
Security Auditing
Server Monitoring
Single Sign On
Tagging
Third-Party Integrations
Threat Intelligence
Uptime Reporting
User Management
Vulnerability Management

Graylog Integrations

Azure Files

NXLog

Okta

Microsoft 365

Google Cloud

AWS for Data

Graylog User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

Ratings Breakdown

69%

22%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.1

Value for money

4.7

Customer support

4.3

Functionality

4.4

Verified

Reviewer

Computer Software

201-500 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Good tool for centralizing logs, but difficult to configure

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The possibility of centralizing logs, besides being able to create deshboards

Cons:

Difficult to configure and manage, confusing

Ray D.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed December 2020

One of The Best Log Management Tools in Market

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Amazing documentation & really easy deployment made life easier for me. Data search also I found really easy & I have tried multiple products but graylog probably the most easiest one to follow

Cons:

Nothing much so far. It has been great for our company

Reasons for choosing Graylog

Cost & better search. Also i found graylog better integrates with our current infrastructure too

Rahul G.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

10000+ employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Reviewed December 2020

Graylog support

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Its easy to use and deploy. We have installed it over centos and its easy to deploy and start working on.

Cons:

The customer support structure needs to improve, we have been facing unknown issues for which rca was needed however there have been issues. The streams were showing running but they were struck. Also option should be there to easily search logs

Reasons for choosing Graylog

Cost

Abel L.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Reviewed June 2020

Logging done right

I love the product. I spread the word everywhere I go because I believe it has a future in the undustry.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Traditionally every IT/MSP business will use some sort of system to log data from all inputs. What I hated the most about other systems was that they really didn't improve on what was given to them (meaning logs). They either just held the logs or perhaps told me about errors I already knew. With graylog, we were able to get a wealth of additional info. Sure it requires some work writing extractors or pipelines, but at the end you get exactly what you are looking for. And with the available plugins, you can take what you had and improve. Simple example, in the past I would get an email of all errors but now I can get an email, Slack or push it as a ticket via API. Another great feature is the side-car addition. No more managing configs individually, you can manage and maintain the configs all from graylog. My wish is to introduce native plugins for other SaaS products. Recently they added ability to inject Okta logs. How about Cisco Duo or Umbrella. Both are in hot demand right now, might as well get that data too.

Cons:

It's great at what it does but it does have some limitations. Dashboards and graphs are not as flexible as lets say Grafana. Not that it should be, but if someone wants a pure dashboard system then this may not be for them.

Mbonjo R.

Verified reviewer

Computer & Network Security

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2023

Best and most popular open-source log management tool

Overall, Graylog is a powerful and an outstanding Software , I recommend it to users

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love this software for it's amazing performance, Graylog provides real-time log analysis, enabling you to identify and respond to potential issues quickly.

Cons:

I haven't encountered any deficiency using Graylog

Nathaniel B.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

Self-Employed

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Reviewed June 2020

Great features and a dedicated staff.

I haven't used Graylog for logging of large enterprise systems so I can't how it performs in those cases, but I do like the DIY feel for smaller projects. It is very customizable and easy to configure things how you like.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

I like Graylog because of how easy it is to get logs flowing into the platform. Most of my experience has been with the AWS Cloudtrail plugin, but syslog wasn't hard either. The documentation works for most typical cases. I also love the new update! The dashboards are beautiful and it's easy to get any statistic you want. It's come a long way which shows dedication and a want to always be improving.

Cons:

Most typical use cases are covered by the documentation, but if it isn't it can take some searching to figure out if there's a way to accomplish your goal. I have no experience with the enterprise or community support so I can't say how much that might help.

Sinisa D.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed June 2020

Enterprise grade log management

I started with free version several years back and grew the cluster into multiple nodes. Product itself is solid and easy to maintain. Keep the documentation in sync with new features.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Initial deployment is well documented but after that it's up to the admin to figure out how to utilize the software.

Cons:

Complexity grows with deployment size, which is expected from such software. Adding more predefined dashboards would save time for new admins while providing examples how to best utilize graylog.

Joe B.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2023

Graylog software review

They do have one of the best log data visualization tools

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I can customize the log data that will be visualized the way I want it and the analytics are mostly a true reflection

Cons:

It was difficult to get started with Graylog because I mostly use software documentation to set up new software but apart from the basic "how it works", I got a little lost. They should improve on their documentation and provide support

Verified

Reviewer

Information Technology and Services

51-200 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Reviewed July 2020

Graylog

Very good, we needed to collect our application logs for an audit, Graylog does the job perfectly!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Very easy to send logs to Graylog and collect them using sidecar.

Cons:

Building dashboards takes some time to understand, check out the marketplace for them

Reasons for choosing Graylog

Splunk was way too expensive

Verified

Reviewer

Logistics and Supply Chain

5001-10000 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2019

Great product but could use some additional documentation and examples

Overall the product is great and you can get away with a lot without having to purchase a license.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Open source, scalable, efficient, many powerful features, accepts all sorts of inputs for logs, open marketplace for users to share their content packs

Cons:

Large scale deployment documentation is missing (sure they give you ideas but it could really use a how to article or video). Could use some of the features from kibana.

Reasons for switching to Graylog

Kiwi syslog is ancient and provides near zero ways to analyze your data like graylog can

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