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    SolarWinds Papertrail

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAustin based SolarWinds acquired log management tool Papertrail in April, 2015.N/A

    TIBCO LogLogic

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ALogLogic, now from TIBCO (since the 2012 acquisition), is security information and event management (SIEM) software.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    SolarWinds
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    SolarWinds PapertrailTIBCO LogLogic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (19 ratings)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    SolarWinds PapertrailTIBCO LogLogic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SolarWinds
    As a 3rd party endpoint, SolarWinds Papertrail did exactly what it needed to. My hesitation is on the technical aptitude of the colleague receiving the recommendation, as the overall level of command line skill/understanding would have to be high. Web applications are a great solution here, but MOST of them already provide some sort of logging output. The scenario would definitely be in the situation where logging wasn't readily available in the current solution space. IF something like SolarWinds Papertrail was needed, it's probably the de facto thing that I would recommend.
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    TIBCO Software Inc.
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    Pros
    SolarWinds
    • Free configuration on how Papertrail will alert you
    • Easy to setup with your server/application
    • Very intuitive and easy to use
    • Fair pricing policy/plan
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    TIBCO Software Inc.
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    Cons
    SolarWinds
    • The CLI was a bit clunky and required some Linux-y thought to get right (obviously more designed with scripting in mind)
    • Tracking logs in real time (think something like `tail`) wasn't wildly intuitive
    • Accessing/searching archives required a lot of CLI-style pulling/extracting/reg-exing
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    TIBCO Software Inc.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SolarWinds
    We are definitely going to continue using Papertrail. It's been a lifesaver.
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    TIBCO Software Inc.
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    Usability
    SolarWinds
    It's extremely easy to use. I and new colleagues have never had any issues configuring this tool or setting it up, it works almost out of the box with very simple instructions to follow to configure it to our own environment. I would highly recommend it on that ability alone.
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    TIBCO Software Inc.
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    Support Rating
    SolarWinds
    I honestly have never had the need to use the support team, as we have not run into any issues so far. If we did however, judging from how the tool itself works, I don't doubt that the team would provide excellent support for any issues that we may possibly run into.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SolarWinds
    CloudWatch, by itself, is terrible at search. CloudWatch Insights works great and has powerful search capabilities, but it's more difficult to set up alerts. Also, because Insights charges per search, you have the potential to accumulate a large bill if you need to do many searches. I like that SolarWinds Papertrail has a known monthly cost.
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    TIBCO Software Inc.
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    Return on Investment
    SolarWinds
    • SolarWinds Papertrail cost compared to the benefits it provides is a win.
    • When the logs are flooded, and the monthly limits are reached, the failure to post new logs may be a significant drawback.
    • The great search/filter capabilities is key for speedy and precise debugging of incidents that may happen during testing and operation.
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    TIBCO Software Inc.
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