Google Cloud Logging vs Kiwi Syslog Server
Google Cloud Logging
cloud.google.comKiwi Syslog Server
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| Figure | Google Cloud Logging | Kiwi Syslog Server |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.01/mo | $999/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 13 | 3 |
| Spec score · Log Management Software | 9.5 (#2) | 8.9 (#14) |
| Archive export | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment options | cloud | self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Official integrations include Cloud Monitoring, Error Reporting, Cloud Trace, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage and BigQuery. | SolarWinds lists Loggly, Network Performance Monitor, Papertrail, Security Event Manager, and Splunk as integrations. |
| Live log tailing | Yes | Yes |
| Log pipelines | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Cloud Logging is a fully managed, real-time log management service for storage, search, analysis, and alerting at exabyte scale. | Kiwi Syslog Server is on-premises software for managing syslog messages, SNMP traps, and Windows event logs. |
Plans
Google Cloud Logging
- Logging storage (non-vended network logs)$0.50, paid once
- Vended network logs storage$0.25, paid once
- Logging retention beyond default period$0.01 a month
- Free allotmentFree
- Log AnalyticsFree
- Log RouterFree
- Logs RouterFree
- Extended retention$0.01 a month
- Logging retention$0.01 a month
- Vended network logs storage$0.25, paid once
Kiwi Syslog Server
- Free EditionFree
- Licensed Edition$999 a month
- Kiwi Syslog Server Licensed Edition$999, paid once
In their own words
Google Cloud Logging
Google Cloud Logging is a managed cloud service for storing, searching, analyzing and alerting on logs. Logs Explorer supports query-based searches, sorting, histogram views, field exploration and saved queries. Log Analytics uses BigQuery for SQL analysis, and log data can also be accessed in BigQuery alongside other business data. Google Cloud platform logs are ingested without setup; GKE workload logs are captured automatically, while the Ops Agent collects VM workload logs. Logs Router can send logs to external systems through Pub/Sub, and Cloud Storage can hold archives. Regional log buckets keep and process workload data in a selected region, with configurable access controls and retention. The service integrates with Cloud Monitoring, Error Reporting and Cloud Trace. Cloud Audit Logs records administrative activity and resource access, and its entries are immutable; the product page states 400 days of audit-log retention at no additional cost. Standard logging storage includes the first 50 GiB per project per month free, and new Google Cloud customers are offered $300 in credits. The listed deployment is cloud; platforms include API, Linux and web.
Kiwi Syslog Server
Kiwi Syslog Server is self-hosted software for collecting and managing syslog messages, SNMP traps, and Windows event logs in a central console. It gathers data from network devices and Linux, UNIX, and Windows systems, with filters for hostname, IP address, priority, time, source, and message text. Rules can send email alerts, run scripts, forward messages, or write logs to files or ODBC databases. Its scheduler can archive and clean up logs, including compressing, encrypting, moving, renaming, and deleting them. SolarWinds lists integrations including Loggly, Network Performance Monitor, Papertrail, Security Event Manager, and Splunk. Kiwi Syslog Server NG supports secure TCP syslog using TLS and certificate-based server authentication. The complete trial runs for 14 days without a credit card. The listed Free Edition is free, but SolarWinds currently marks it “Coming Soon”; it is limited to five network devices, a 500 message buffer, and 10 display windows. The Licensed Edition is listed at $999, paid once.