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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Logz.io

    Score7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Logz.io in Boston offers their enterprise-grade log analytics application, oriented towards providing data security and eliminating the need for capacity management.

    $0.84

    per ingested GB 3 day of log retention

    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

    Per Instance

    Pricing
    Logz.ioSolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
    Editions & Modules
    Log Management - Community
    $0
    1 day of log retention.
    Log Management - Pro
    $.92
    per ingested GB. 7 days retention.
    Distributed Tracing - Pro
    $5
    Per million spans.
    Infrastructure Monitoring - Pro
    $12
    per month per 1000 time-series metrics.
    Log Management - Enterprise
    Custom
    Cloud SIEM - Enterprise
    from $1.49
    per ingested GB. Price includes Logz.io Log Management
    One Time Price
    $319.00
    Per Instance
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Logz.ioSolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Logz.io
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    67%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Logz.ioSolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Logz.ioSolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Logz.io
    Logz.io is an effective solution if your alerting needs are fairly straightforward and you don't need long-term retention of logs with easy access. If being able to maintain easy access to logs longer than this is necessary, another solution might be better. If you need a high degree of precision with alerting triggers and the ability to suppress alerts, you will need to combine Logz.io with an integration to get this or you might consider a different solution.
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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
    Logz.io
    • Well documented and easy to set up.
    • Their alerting mechanism is really great especially when it comes to application monitoring.
    • Our data analysis in Kibana is made easy with the solution for Logz.io.
    • The issue checking and fixing is escalated quickly and is reported in time.
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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
    Logz.io
    • Its price can be very high, so you should have good control of it to avoid exaggerated figures.
    • Some functions can be confusing.
    • It has limits to create subaccounts, which is a big problem for large companies.
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Logz.io
    Really easy to use and ship the logs Good customer support Easy integration with the modules
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Logz.io
    I initially struggled trying to ensure the correct data was returned in the Kibana search, but I found it overall easy to use. Some of the UI is not as seamless as I'd expect, like changing the environment completely resets your search criteria and filters, which is annoying since it's a common use case to search something in multiple environments
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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
    Logz.io
    Their support team is the best in the world! They supported us in most of the critical times and helped to resolve the issue in real time. Also their email support is well maintained and never a mail is missed unanswered. Kudos to the support team of logz.io for maintaining professionalism.
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    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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    Implementation Rating
    Logz.io
    Implementation of logzio is easy. Exporting the logs with filebeat agent is our main key source.
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    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Logz.io
    Logz.io is more affordable, less work to maintain, and has more features. It was an easy choice. After my last team had to manage their own ELK stack, this was a no brainer. It helps us be focused on our core competencies.
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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
    Logz.io
    • about the investment, this tool is helping in our day to day activities
    • easy to troubleshoot the errors
    • simple and powerful
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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.