Log Analysis Software head-to-head

Compare any two log analysis software

First tool #1 Splunk Enterprise · 9.0 #2 Datadog Logs · 8.1 #3 Elastic Observability · 7.7 #4 Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics · 7.5 #5 Sumo Logic · 7.4 #6 SolarWinds Loggly · 7.0 #7 Amazon CloudWatch Logs · 6.9 #8 Google Cloud Logging · 6.9 #9 Grafana Loki · 6.6 #10 Oracle Log Analytics · 6.5 #11 ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer · 6.5 #12 Azure Monitor · 6.1 #13 OpenSearch · 6.0 #14 Sematext Logs · 5.9 #15 Logz.io Log Management · 5.8 #16 VictoriaLogs · 5.7 #17 OpenObserve · 5.6 #18 Mezmo · 5.6 #19 Graylog Enterprise · 5.5 #20 Coralogix SIEM · 5.5 #21 Grafana Cloud Application Observability · 5.4 #22 Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring · 5.4 #23 syslog-ng · 5.4 #24 Better Stack · 5.3 vs Second tool #1 Splunk Enterprise · 9.0 #2 Datadog Logs · 8.1 #3 Elastic Observability · 7.7 #4 Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics · 7.5 #5 Sumo Logic · 7.4 #6 SolarWinds Loggly · 7.0 #7 Amazon CloudWatch Logs · 6.9 #8 Google Cloud Logging · 6.9 #9 Grafana Loki · 6.6 #10 Oracle Log Analytics · 6.5 #11 ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer · 6.5 #12 Azure Monitor · 6.1 #13 OpenSearch · 6.0 #14 Sematext Logs · 5.9 #15 Logz.io Log Management · 5.8 #16 VictoriaLogs · 5.7 #17 OpenObserve · 5.6 #18 Mezmo · 5.6 #19 Graylog Enterprise · 5.5 #20 Coralogix SIEM · 5.5 #21 Grafana Cloud Application Observability · 5.4 #22 Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring · 5.4 #23 syslog-ng · 5.4 #24 Better Stack · 5.3 Compare

Every tool in the ranking is in the list, #1 to #24.

Top matchups The top four, head-to-head

• Splunk Enterprise#1 · 9.0 vs Datadog Logs#2 · 8.1 1 win0 even0 wins Splunk Enterprise leads on 1 of 1 checks, Datadog Logs on 0, and 0 are even. Free plan only on Splunk Enterprise Splunk Enterprise vs Datadog Logs →
• Datadog Logs#2 · 8.1 vs Elastic Observability#3 · 7.7 0 wins1 even0 wins Datadog Logs leads on 0 of 1 checks, Elastic Observability on 0, and 1 are even. Datadog Logs vs Elastic Observability →
• Splunk Enterprise#1 · 9.0 vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics#4 · 7.5 1 win0 even1 win Splunk Enterprise leads on 1 of 2 checks, Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics on 1, and 0 are even. Free plan only on Splunk Enterprise Splunk Enterprise vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics →
• Datadog Logs#2 · 8.1 vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics#4 · 7.5 0 wins1 even1 win Datadog Logs leads on 0 of 2 checks, Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics on 1, and 1 are even. Log alerts only on Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics Datadog Logs vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics →
• Elastic Observability#3 · 7.7 vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics#4 · 7.5 0 wins1 even1 win Elastic Observability leads on 0 of 2 checks, Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics on 1, and 1 are even. Log alerts only on Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics Elastic Observability vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics →

Every top-8 matchup 17 comparisons, grouped by tool

• Splunk Enterprise#1 · 9.0
  • vsSplunk Enterprise vs Datadog Logs8.1
  • vsSplunk Enterprise vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics7.5
  • vsSLSplunk Enterprise vs SolarWinds Loggly7.0
• Datadog Logs#2 · 8.1
  • vsDatadog Logs vs Splunk Enterprise9.0
  • vsDatadog Logs vs Elastic Observability7.7
  • vsDatadog Logs vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics7.5
  • vsDatadog Logs vs Sumo Logic7.4
  • vsSLDatadog Logs vs SolarWinds Loggly7.0
  • vsDatadog Logs vs Google Cloud Logging6.9
• Elastic Observability#3 · 7.7
  • vsElastic Observability vs Datadog Logs8.1
  • vsElastic Observability vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics7.5
  • vsSLElastic Observability vs SolarWinds Loggly7.0
• Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics#4 · 7.5
  • vsDynatrace Log Management and Analytics vs Splunk Enterprise9.0
  • vsDynatrace Log Management and Analytics vs Datadog Logs8.1
  • vsDynatrace Log Management and Analytics vs Elastic Observability7.7
  • vsDynatrace Log Management and Analytics vs Sumo Logic7.4
  • vsSLDynatrace Log Management and Analytics vs SolarWinds Loggly7.0
  • vsDynatrace Log Management and Analytics vs Amazon CloudWatch Logs6.9
  • vsDynatrace Log Management and Analytics vs Google Cloud Logging6.9
• Sumo Logic#5 · 7.4
  • vsSumo Logic vs Datadog Logs8.1
  • vsSumo Logic vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics7.5
  • vsSLSumo Logic vs SolarWinds Loggly7.0
• SLSolarWinds Loggly#6 · 7.0
  • vsSolarWinds Loggly vs Splunk Enterprise9.0
  • vsSolarWinds Loggly vs Datadog Logs8.1
  • vsSolarWinds Loggly vs Elastic Observability7.7
  • vsSolarWinds Loggly vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics7.5
  • vsSolarWinds Loggly vs Sumo Logic7.4
  • vsSolarWinds Loggly vs Amazon CloudWatch Logs6.9
  • vsSolarWinds Loggly vs Google Cloud Logging6.9
• Amazon CloudWatch Logs#7 · 6.9
  • vsAmazon CloudWatch Logs vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics7.5
  • vsSLAmazon CloudWatch Logs vs SolarWinds Loggly7.0
• Google Cloud Logging#8 · 6.9
  • vsGoogle Cloud Logging vs Datadog Logs8.1
  • vsGoogle Cloud Logging vs Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics7.5
  • vsSLGoogle Cloud Logging vs SolarWinds Loggly7.0

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