SparkLogs
SparkLogs is a cloud-first log management and observability platform for collecting, querying, and retaining telemetry.
What SparkLogs is
SparkLogs is a cloud-first log management and observability platform for collecting, querying, and retaining telemetry. Its SQL-like, type-aware LQL supports interactive histograms and exploration across billions of events. Data can arrive through the SparkLogs Agent or authenticated Ingest Keys, with tooling for OpenTelemetry, Grafana Alloy, Vector, Fluent Bit, filebeat, Logstash, Beats, and supported APIs. AutoExtract identifies standard fields in raw messages, while AutoClassify groups similar messages into patterns. The platform includes live log tailing, pipelines, archive export, and AI-assisted fleet investigations using logs and system state. It is available through web and native apps on MacOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android, with cloud, private-cloud, and self-hosted options. SparkLogs Cloud costs $100 a month; Private Cloud costs $440 a month; Self-Hosted Querying costs $2,000 a month.
Good
- Free plan under 25 GB monthly
- LQL querying with histograms
- Multiple ingestion integrations
- Cloud and self-hosted options
- Up to 365 days Cloud retention
Watch out
- Not yet SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified
- Agent currently supports Windows only
- Paid Cloud plan costs 100.00 USD monthly
- MacOS and Linux agents are roadmap items
Who it suits
SparkLogs suits teams managing large telemetry volumes, fleet investigations, and structured log exploration. It also fits organizations wanting cloud, private-cloud, or self-hosted deployment choices.
Verdict
SparkLogs combines broad ingestion, typed querying, automated message processing, and several deployment models. Review the agent limitation, certification status, and plan pricing when selecting it.
Plans and prices
From SparkLogs's own pricing page, checked 28 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SparkLogs Cloud | $100 a month | Free forever under 25 GB/month · 300 GB ingested included per month · $0.39/GB after included amount · Unlimited querying · Up to 365 days retention · monthly |
| Private Cloud | $440 a month | 30-day free trial (5 TB) · 2 TB ingested included per month · $0.22/GB after included amount · Unlimited querying · Up to 20 years retention · monthly |
| Self-Hosted Querying | $2,000 a month | 60-day free trial (5 TB) · 20 TB ingested included per month · $0.10/GB after included amount · Unlimited querying · Up to 20 years retention · monthly |
The facts
Each one read from SparkLogs's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access control
- The service provides workspace isolation, role-based access control, least-privilege authorization, and per-workspace credentials.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Agent limitation
- The official SparkLogs Agent currently supports Windows 10 or later and Windows Server 2016 or later on x64; macOS and Linux agents are on the roadmap.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Archive export
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Automatic processing
- AutoExtract detects standard fields and extracts structured values from raw messages, while AutoClassify groups similar messages into patterns.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Compliance status
- SparkLogs says it is not yet SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Data residency
- Telemetry can be stored and queried in five selectable regions: United States, Canada, Europe, United Kingdom, or Australia.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Deployment options
- bothchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Included ingestion
- 300checked 23 Sep 2026
- Ingestion options
- Users can send data through the first-party SparkLogs Agent or authenticated Ingest Keys used with collectors, SDKs, and APIs.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Supported ingestion tooling includes OpenTelemetry, Grafana Alloy, Vector, Fluent Bit, filebeat, Logstash, Beats, and APIs for HTTPS JSON, Elasticsearch bulk, and Loki push.checked 28 Sep 2026
- IT fleet intelligence
- SparkLogs provides logs, system state, and query tools for AI-assisted fleet root-cause investigations.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Live log tailing
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Log pipelines
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Log retention
- 365checked 23 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 100checked 23 Sep 2026
- Private cloud
- Private Cloud stores and processes telemetry in the customer's own Google Cloud project and supports direct BigQuery access.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Querying
- Its LQL query language is SQL-like and type-aware, with interactive histograms and exploration across billions of events.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Security
- SparkLogs states that connections use TLS 1.2 or newer and data at rest uses AES-256 encryption.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Structured log parsing
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Support
- SparkLogs invites questions, ideas, and feedback through its Discord community, and provides a security and compliance contact path.checked 28 Sep 2026
- What it does
- SparkLogs is a cloud-first, petabyte-scale log management and observability platform.checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Native apps
- The platform is accessible through the web and native apps for MacOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android.checked 28 Sep 2026
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