Google Cloud Logging comparisons
Google Cloud Logging is compared head-to-head with ELK Stack, Splunk Enterprise and Amazon CloudWatch Logs and more: 7 head-to-heads in Log Management Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Google Cloud Logging head-to-head
- Google Cloud Logging vs ELK Stack
- Google Cloud Logging vs Splunk Enterprise
- Google Cloud Logging vs Amazon CloudWatch Logs
- Google Cloud Logging vs Elastic Observability
- Google Cloud Logging vs Sumo Logic
- Google Cloud Logging vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging
- Google Cloud Logging vs IBM Cloud Logs
Google Cloud Logging vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Log retention | Log pipelines | Archive export | Deployment options | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Google Cloud Logging | Yes | $0.01/GB/mo | 30 days | Yes | Yes | Cloud | 9.2 |
| 1 | ELK Stack | Yes | 30 days | Yes | Yes | Both | 9.4 | |
| 2 | Splunk Enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Self-hosted | 9.3 | ||
| 4 | Amazon CloudWatch Logs | No | $0.03/GB usage-based | Yes | Yes | Cloud | 9.1 | |
| 5 | Elastic Observability | Yes | Yes | Both | 9.0 | |||
| 6 | Sumo Logic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cloud | 8.9 | ||
| 7 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging | Yes | $0.05/GB/mo | 30 days | Yes | Yes | Cloud | 8.8 |
| 8 | IBM Cloud Logs | No | 7 days | Yes | Yes | Cloud | 8.7 |
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