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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Log Analysis with LogDNA

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AIBM Log Analysis with LogDNA is a fully centralized log management solution.N/A

    SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ASolarwinds® Kiwi Syslog® Server is a syslog management tool for network and systems engineers. It receives syslog messages and SNMP traps from network devices (routers, switches, firewalls, etc.), and Linux®/Unix® hosts. Users can filter and view these messages based on time, hostname, severity, etc., and set up custom alerts. Kiwi Syslog Server has built-in actions to react appropriately to syslog messages. There are also log archival and clean-up features to help comply with security policies.

    $319

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    IBM Log Analysis with LogDNASolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
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    One Time Price
    $319.00
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    IBM Log Analysis with LogDNASolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Score7.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Log Analysis with LogDNASolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Log Analysis with LogDNASolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    IBM Log Analysis with LogDNA is well suited if you are using other IBM cloud product ecosystems. It's very mature and supports HIPAA-compliant configurations if you need to store PI/PHI data. We particularly use it for audit requirements but understand the limitation with the retention period is for 30 days only. Also you need to configure if your IBM cloud service doesn't have any log collection or report tool. Log collection agents are widely supported for most of infrastructure in cloud.
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    SolarWinds
    To monitor syslog events Kiwi syslog much helpful and needed .Its saving human efforts and cost.Easy to check on GUI panel flow and status of server ,start and stop services we can do them from GUI panel it self . Recent version also no need C++ libraries to install .We can store the ingested events and archive based on our threshold criteria .We can import and export INI file which contain everything what we have configured
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Easier integration with other IBM cloud resources
    • Flexible access control setup using RBAC
    • Supports other infrastructure as well, like Kubernetes and VMs
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    SolarWinds
    • Collection of SNMP traps a reliable and stable collection server for these is crucial to troubleshooting and time to ROS. Kiwi excels at this.
    • Easy to install set up and train users on.
    • The free version is a good free tool and handy to use for personal labs and other smalle use cases.
    • SNMP traps to user readable format is great, sometimes syslog and smnp messages can be hard to interpret and read with out a knowledge of how to do this.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Ability to create KPI charts and metrics dashboards out of the box
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    SolarWinds
    • Minimalistic; If you're looking for something with analysis features look elsewhere.
    • Operating System support is Windows only.
    • Some management features cannot be configured via web interface.
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    Usability
    IBM
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    SolarWinds
    Kiwi Syslog has the best usability of any syslog server. While not being able to offer the most features, the ones it does have are intuitive and easy to work with. Everything that it has is where you think it should be. If you can't find it in the menus, it doesn't exist.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    Because the solution is so simple to use and implement, support wasn't very necessary. The one time I did call them to better understand where logs were stored, they were very helpful and friendly. Kiwi has been around for some time and not a lot has changed over the years, so support for it is pretty straightforward and quick.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    If you use other IBM product ecosystems, IBM Log Analysis with LogDNA is the obvious choice, as it supports seamless integration and better access control with IBM cloud access group setups. IBM Log Analysis with LogDNA was flexible and has wide support for various infrastructure implementations and is also controlled by the same IAM access setup. It can be configured for any IBM cloud services or platform logs or for infrastructure by installing the agent.
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    SolarWinds
    PRTG is a great package and very useful, but the jump from the free 100 sensor price model to the first tier of the paid model is WAY too expensive. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is very inexpensive and provides us with the results we needed for log monitoring.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Most of IBM cloud services support easier integration for log analysis.
    • We are able to achieve compliance with various audit log reports, which improves governance and control over various cloud resources we have.
    • Also IBM Log Analysis with LogDNA helps in troubleshooting and analysis for application logs in real time. This helps with improved issue resolution timings.
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    SolarWinds
    • 100 ROI overall business prospective
    • Every time we have to monitor disk space ,Because sometime its will not work properly
    • Saves recourses expenses
    • Large and small scale project very helpful
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    ScreenShots

    SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server Screenshots

    Screenshot of Manage syslog messages and SNMP traps from network devices, including Linux, UNIX, and Windows systems from a single console.Screenshot of Trigger email alerts, run scripts, log to file or ODBC database, forward messages, and more.Screenshot of Schedule automated log archival and cleanup to help you comply with SOX, HIPAA, PCI DSS, etc.Screenshot of View graphs of syslog statistics over specific time periods.Screenshot of Filter and monitor log messages on an intuitive syslog viewer web console with multiple custom views.Screenshot of Perform advanced message filtering by host name, host IP address, priority, or time of day.