Graylog
Log monitoring software
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What is Graylog
Graylog is a centralized log management and analysis platform used to collect, parse, search, and alert on machine data from infrastructure, applications, and security sources. It is used by IT operations, SRE/DevOps, and security teams for troubleshooting, monitoring, and incident investigation. Graylog supports structured log processing via pipelines, role-based access controls, and dashboards, and it is commonly deployed self-managed in on-premises or cloud environments.
Centralized log collection and search
Graylog ingests logs from many sources using common protocols and collectors, then normalizes and indexes them for fast search and correlation. It supports stream-based routing to separate data by team, environment, or use case. This fits organizations that need a single place to query operational and security logs without relying on multiple point tools.
Flexible parsing with pipelines
Graylog pipelines provide rule-based processing to parse, enrich, and transform messages as they arrive. Teams can standardize fields, extract key attributes, and route messages into streams for targeted alerting and dashboards. This reduces reliance on application teams to emit perfectly structured logs and helps maintain consistent schemas across sources.
Self-managed deployment control
Graylog is commonly deployed in customer-controlled environments, which can align with data residency, network isolation, and compliance requirements. It supports role-based access controls and audit-relevant controls that help separate duties across teams. This deployment model can be preferable where managed SaaS monitoring is restricted or where log data must remain in a controlled boundary.
Operational overhead at scale
Running Graylog at high ingest volumes requires capacity planning for storage, indexing, and retention, plus ongoing tuning. Scaling and maintaining the underlying components (for example, index and storage backends) can add administrative burden compared with fully managed monitoring platforms. Costs and effort can increase as data volume and retention requirements grow.
Limited full-stack observability depth
Graylog focuses primarily on logs and related alerting/dashboards rather than end-to-end application performance monitoring. Organizations seeking deep distributed tracing, code-level diagnostics, or tightly integrated metrics/APM workflows may need additional tools. This can lead to a more fragmented workflow for teams that want a single platform for logs, metrics, and traces.
SIEM features vary by edition
Graylog is used for security monitoring and can support SIEM-like workflows, but advanced security content and capabilities depend on the specific edition and configuration. Building mature detection coverage typically requires custom rules, pipelines, and ongoing content maintenance. Teams expecting extensive out-of-the-box detections and packaged compliance reporting may need additional engineering effort.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Graylog Open | Free (SSPL-licensed) | Self-managed, source-available; includes core ingestion, search, dashboards, alerts. Download available from official site. |
| Graylog Enterprise | Starting at $15,000/yr (paid annually) | Enterprise log management for SecOps/ITOps/DevOps; advanced features (archival, compliance packs, data lake, enterprise support). Contact sales for exact tiers and custom pricing. |
| Graylog Security | Starting at $18,000/yr (paid annually) | SIEM-focused product: detection, investigations, UEBA, technical support included. Contact sales for exact pricing. |
| Graylog API Security | Starting at $18,000/yr (paid annually) | API security and threat detection product; contact sales for pricing. |
| Graylog Cloud | Contact sales / Get a tour | Managed cloud offering combining Enterprise & Security features; SLA, SOC2 Type II, 90 days live data, 1 year archive. Contact sales / get a tour for pricing. |
| Graylog Small Business (SMB License) | Program retired (ended Dec 31, 2025) | SMB License program discontinued; SMB license holders could renew once more before Dec 31, 2025 and otherwise roll back to Graylog Open. |
Seller details
Graylog, Inc.
Houston, Texas, USA
2009
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https://graylog.org/
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