Syslog Watcher
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Syslog Watcher, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Syslog Watcher's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Professional | $245 a month | 50 syslog originators · 500,000 messages/hour · 1 year technical support · 1 year updates and upgrades · Perpetual license with 1 year of maintenance included |
| Enterprise | $385 a month | 250 syslog originators · 5,000,000 messages/hour · 1 year technical support · 1 year updates and upgrades · Perpetual license with 1 year of maintenance included |
| Ultimate | $585 a month | Unlimited syslog originators · Unlimited messages/hour · 1 year technical support · 1 year updates and upgrades · Perpetual license with 1 year of maintenance included |
| Free License | Free | up to 3 devices · 5,000 msg / hour · personal and internal business use · no expiry · self-service documentation support |
| Professional License | $245, paid once | up to 50 devices · 500,000 messages/hour · one-time payment · 1 year of maintenance |
| Enterprise License | $385, paid once | up to 250 devices · 5,000,000 messages/hour · one-time payment · 1 year of maintenance |
| Ultimate License | $585, paid once | unlimited syslog originators · unlimited messages/hour · one-time payment · 1 year of maintenance |
The facts
Each one read from Syslog Watcher's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Alerts and reports
- It can email alerts for incoming messages matching filters, send alerts through HTTP requests, and generate scheduled reports.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Archive
- The product can keep a daily synchronized compressed archive, optionally encrypted, in remote storage or the cloud.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Archive export
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Collection
- It accepts syslog over UDP, reliable TCP, and encrypted TLS, including BSD and IETF formats and CEF.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Compliance support
- The maker says the product supports log collection and retention relevant to PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, GDPR, and CCPA, while noting that compliance also depends on how the server is operated.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment options
- bothchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Download integrity
- The maker says executable files are digitally signed, installer SHA checksums are provided, and releases are checked with VirusTotal before publication.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- It forwards filtered syslog over UDP, TCP, or TLS to other syslog servers or SIEMs, and exports through ODBC or to CSV, XML, and JSON files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License limits
- The pricing page says each license key covers one server installation and that originators beyond the licensed number are ignored while messages over the hourly cap are dropped until the next hour.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Live log tailing
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Log pipelines
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Network compatibility
- The maker lists compatibility with network vendors including Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, SonicWall, Meraki, Ubiquiti, MikroTik, Sophos, Juniper, Aruba, and Extreme.checked 9 Oct 2026
- On-premises data
- Collected logs stay on the user's Windows server unless forwarding or a cloud archive destination is explicitly configured.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Syslog Watcher is Windows software for collecting, storing, analyzing, alerting on, and forwarding network device messages.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Storage and search
- Its SQLite-based storage supports retention limits, indexing by originator and severity, and search through millions of messages.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Structured log parsing
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- Technical support is included during a 30-day evaluation and with active paid maintenance, with email and ticket support stated on the maker's pages.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Supported operating systems
- The download page specifies 64-bit Windows, listing client Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11 and Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
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