Best Log Management Software in 2026
Updated
107 log management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
107ranked
9free plans on this page
$0.03/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Log Management Software 25 channels on this page · 99 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromIncluded ingestionLog retentionLog pipelinesArchive exportLive log tailingDeployment options Spec sheet Score
51 Last9 Logs Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retention14 daysLog pipelinesYesArchive exportYesLive log tailingYesDeployment optionscloud 5/8spec lines stated 6.9
52 Arekan Security Log Platform Free planYesPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesYesArchive exportnot statedLive log tailingnot statedDeployment optionsboth 3/8spec lines stated 6.9
53 Better Stack Free planYesPaid from$29/moIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesnot statedArchive exportnot statedLive log tailingnot statedDeployment optionsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.9
54 OpenText Security Log Analytics Free planNoPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesYesArchive exportYesLive log tailingnot statedDeployment optionsself-hosted 4/8spec lines stated 6.8
55 SolarWinds Papertrail Free planYesPaid from$5/moIncluded ingestion1 GB/dayLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesYesArchive exportYesLive log tailingYesDeployment optionscloud 7/8spec lines stated 6.8
56 Grafana k6 Free planYesPaid from$19/moIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retention30 daysLog pipelinesYesArchive exportYesLive log tailingYesDeployment optionsboth 7/8spec lines stated 6.8
57 Cynet Centralized Log Management Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesYesArchive exportnot statedLive log tailingnot statedDeployment optionscloud 2/8spec lines stated 6.7
58 LogTide Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesYesArchive exportYesLive log tailingYesDeployment optionsboth 4/8spec lines stated 6.7
59 Snare Central Free planNoPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesYesArchive exportYesLive log tailingYesDeployment optionsboth 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
60 izLog Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesnot statedArchive exportYesLive log tailingYesDeployment optionsself-hosted 3/8spec lines stated 6.6
61 Coralogix APM Free planNoPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesnot statedArchive exportnot statedLive log tailingnot statedDeployment optionsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
62 Ze Logs Free planYesPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retention90 daysLog pipelinesnot statedArchive exportnot statedLive log tailingYesDeployment optionscloud 4/8spec lines stated 6.6
63 Bilis Free planYesPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesnot statedArchive exportYesLive log tailingYesDeployment optionsboth 4/8spec lines stated 6.6
64 Event Log Explorer Free planYesPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesYesArchive exportYesLive log tailingYesDeployment optionsself-hosted 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
65 Devo Analytics Cloud Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesYesArchive exportYesLive log tailingnot statedDeployment optionscloud 3/8spec lines stated 6.5
66 Quickwit Free planNoPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesYesArchive exportYesLive log tailingnot statedDeployment optionsboth 4/8spec lines stated 6.5
67 logrok Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesYesArchive exportYesLive log tailingYesDeployment optionsself-hosted 4/8spec lines stated 6.4
68 Tailcove Free planYesPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retention14 daysLog pipelinesnot statedArchive exportnot statedLive log tailingYesDeployment optionsnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.4
69 loghq Free planYesPaid from$19/moIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesnot statedArchive exportnot statedLive log tailingYesDeployment optionsboth 4/8spec lines stated 6.4
70 LogicMonitor Free planNoPaid from$16/moIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesnot statedArchive exportnot statedLive log tailingnot statedDeployment optionsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.4
71 AWS CloudTrail Free planYesPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesNoArchive exportYesLive log tailingNoDeployment optionscloud 5/8spec lines stated 6.4
72 ChaosSearch Free planNoPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesYesArchive exportnot statedLive log tailingnot statedDeployment optionsboth 3/8spec lines stated 6.3
73 Fluxtail Free planNoPaid from$19/moIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retention30 daysLog pipelinesYesArchive exportnot statedLive log tailingYesDeployment optionscloud 6/8spec lines stated 6.3
74 http Logs Viewer Free planYesPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestionnot statedLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesnot statedArchive exportYesLive log tailingYesDeployment optionsnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.3
75 Graylog Enterprise Free planNoPaid fromnot statedIncluded ingestion10 GB/dayLog retentionnot statedLog pipelinesYesArchive exportYesLive log tailingYesDeployment optionsboth 6/8spec lines stated 6.3
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Included ingestion | Log retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Last9 Logs | 6.9 | No | — | — | — | — | 14 days |
| 52 | Arekan Security Log Platform | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 53 | Better Stack | 6.9 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | $29/mo | — | — |
| 54 | OpenText Security Log Analytics | 6.8 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 55 | SolarWinds Papertrail | 6.8 | No | $5/mo | Yes | $5/mo | 1 GB/day | — |
| 56 | Grafana k6 | 6.8 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | — | 30 days |
| 57 | Cynet Centralized Log Management | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | LogTide | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | Snare Central | 6.6 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 60 | izLog | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | Coralogix APM | 6.6 | No | $0.16/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 62 | Ze Logs | 6.6 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | — | — | 90 days |
| 63 | Bilis | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 64 | Event Log Explorer | 6.6 | Free plan | $209/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 65 | Devo Analytics Cloud | 6.5 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 66 | Quickwit | 6.5 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 67 | logrok | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 68 | Tailcove | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | 14 days |
| 69 | loghq | 6.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | — | — |
| 70 | LogicMonitor | 6.4 | No | $16/mo | No | $16/mo | — | — |
| 71 | AWS CloudTrail | 6.4 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 72 | ChaosSearch | 6.3 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 73 | Fluxtail | 6.3 | No | $19/mo | No | $19/mo | — | 30 days |
| 74 | http Logs Viewer | 6.3 | No | €20/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 75 | Graylog Enterprise | 6.3 | No | $1,250/mo | No | — | 10 GB/day | — |
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