SolarWinds Loggly vs Google Cloud Logging

SLSolarWinds Loggly7.0Visit Google Cloud Logging6.9Visit

Higher score SL SolarWinds Loggly #6 in Log Analysis Software 7.0/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free plan✓ 1 of 1 features Visit SolarWinds

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Google Cloud Logging #8 in Log Analysis Software 6.9/10 Free plan · paid from $0.50 Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Google Cloud

• SolarWinds Loggly fits best

  Teams wanting straightforward hosted log search

• Google Cloud Logging fits best

  Google Cloud teams needing searchable, routed logs

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Side by side

Feature	SLSolarWinds Loggly 7.0/10 Visit ↗	Google Cloud Logging 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.0	6.9
Ranking	#6 in Log Analysis Software	#8 in Log Analysis Software
Best for	Teams wanting straightforward hosted log search	Google Cloud teams needing searchable, routed logs
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs	Docs, Community
Integrations	4 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features SolarWinds Loggly 1/1 · Google Cloud Logging 0/1
Log alerts	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Log retention	Lite and Standard: 7 days; Enterprise and Pro: longer periods, not specified on this page	Not published
Query language	Proprietary	Not published
Free ingestion limit	0.2 GB/day	Not published
Log source integrations	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Ingests logs through syslog and HTTP/S Lucene queries support Boolean operators, ranges, and regular expressions Saved-search alerts, dashboards, and automatic parsing support investigation	Search logs with Logs Explorer, SQL-based analysis, and live tailing Route filtered log entries to Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub Create log-based metrics and alerting policies
Cons	Lite is limited to basic, lower-volume, non-critical logging Lite and Standard retain logs for 7 days Enterprise and Pro retention periods are not specified	Paid ingestion is $0.50/GiB after the monthly free allotment Usage-based pricing can make ingestion costs harder to predict Its managed cloud deployment may not suit teams seeking open-source software
Our verdict	SolarWinds Loggly is a cloud-hosted service for collecting and analyzing logs from applications, systems, and other sources. It suits teams that want centralized access for troubleshooting and monitoring, from smaller organizations to… Read the review →	Google Cloud Logging collects, stores, searches, analyzes, monitors, and routes log data. It automatically collects logs from Google Cloud resources and accepts logs from applications, on-premises systems, and other cloud providers. Google… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• SolarWinds Loggly — where it wins

  • Ingests logs through syslog and HTTP/S
  • Lucene queries support Boolean operators, ranges, and regular expressions
  • Saved-search alerts, dashboards, and automatic parsing support investigation

  Where it doesn't

  • Lite is limited to basic, lower-volume, non-critical logging
  • Lite and Standard retain logs for 7 days
  • Enterprise and Pro retention periods are not specified

• Google Cloud Logging — where it wins

  • Search logs with Logs Explorer, SQL-based analysis, and live tailing
  • Route filtered log entries to Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and Pub/Sub
  • Create log-based metrics and alerting policies

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid ingestion is $0.50/GiB after the monthly free allotment
  • Usage-based pricing can make ingestion costs harder to predict
  • Its managed cloud deployment may not suit teams seeking open-source software

• SLSolarWinds Loggly7.0/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A hosted log service with flexible search, field exploration, dashboards, and query-based alerts.

  Visit SolarWindsFull verdict →
• Google Cloud Logging6.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $0.50

  A strong fit for Google Cloud teams that need searchable, routed logs with SQL analysis.

  Visit Google CloudFull verdict →