18.4
Grafana Cloud Application Observability is a cloud application monitoring product that uses OpenTelemetry and Prometheus data to help software…
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
Best Log Analysis Software in 2026
Log analysis software collects and searches event records so you can investigate errors, review activity and set log alerts. The comparison covers hosted services, APIs and software for Linux, Windows, macOS or self-hosted deployment. Compare free plans, paid starting prices, retention, query language, alert tools, free ingestion limits and log-source integrations.
28.2
Grafana Loki is a log aggregation system for storing and querying logs from applications and infrastructure.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinux
38.1
Free planOpen sourceAPILinuxmacOS
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Google Cloud Logging
Google Cloud Logging is a cloud service for storing and working with logs through a web interface.
Free planiOSWebAPILinux8.0From $0.01 a month - 5
Better Stack
Better Stack is a platform for incident management, on-call work, uptime monitoring, status pages, telemetry, error tracking, and real user monitoring.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.6From $29 a month - 6
Sumo Logic
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS7.6Free plan - 7
Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Amazon CloudWatch Logs collects and stores logs from AWS services and resources, applications, on-premises systems, and other clouds.
Free planWebAPI7.5$0.03 usage-based - 8
Azure Monitor
WebAPILinuxmacOS7.0 - 9
ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer
Free planWebLinuxSelf-hostedWindows6.9From $795 a year - 10
Elastic Observability
Elastic Observability brings logs, metrics, application traces, user experience data, and other telemetry together for application and infrastructure monitoring.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.8 - 11
Logz.io Log Management
WebAPI6.7From $0.92 a month - 12
Mezmo
Mezmo is a paid observability and log-management platform from Mezmo, founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Jose, California.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.7 - 13
OpenSearch
OpenSearch is a community-driven, open-source suite for ingesting, searching, visualizing, and analyzing data.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS6.7Free plan - 14
Oracle Log Analytics
Oracle Log Analytics is an OCI cloud service for collecting and investigating logs from applications and infrastructure, whether they run in the cloud or on premises.
Free planWebAPILinuxWindows6.7Free plan - 15
VictoriaLogs
VictoriaLogs is an open-source database designed to store and analyze logs.
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.5Free plan - 16
Graylog Enterprise
Graylog Enterprise centralizes log management for IT teams, parsing, enriching, and analyzing logs across an environment in real time.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.2From $15,000 a year - 17
Splunk Enterprise
Splunk Enterprise is a self-hosted platform for collecting, searching, monitoring and analyzing data from across a data ecosystem.
Self-hosted6.2 - 18
OpenObserve
OpenObserve is a web-based log management product with pipelines, structured log parsing, live log tailing, and archive export.
Free planWeb6.1Free plan - 19
Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring
WebLinuxWindows5.8From $15 a month - 20
Datadog Logs
Web5.6From $0.05 a month - 21
Coralogix SIEM
Coralogix SIEM is a cloud-deployed security information and event management service accessed through the web.
Web5.5$0.42 usage-based - 22
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Choosing well
Check how you will access logs
The listed platform options include web, API, Linux, Windows, self-hosted and macOS. Pick a deployment that matches your servers and the devices you use for review.
No Android app is listed in the platform facts. A web interface or API may still be useful from an Android browser, so verify the service's access options.
Compare free use and starting prices
A free plan appears in the facts for services such as Amazon CloudWatch Logs, Azure Monitor, Better Stack, Google Cloud Logging, Grafana Cloud Application Observability and Grafana Loki.
Paid starting prices vary, and trial periods are offered by services including Azure Monitor, Coralogix SIEM, Datadog Logs and Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics. Check what the free plan or trial includes before sending production logs.
Check retention and ingestion limits
Log retention affects how far back you can investigate an incident. Compare the retention period offered by a plan with your review and compliance needs.
Free ingestion limits can restrict testing or smaller deployments. Look at the limit alongside paid ingestion pricing before estimating ongoing cost.
Match queries, alerts and sources
Compare the query language with the skills of the people who will search the logs. Log alerts can help flag a condition without a manual search.
Log-source integrations determine which services and devices can send records directly. Confirm the integrations you need before selecting a platform.
Review code and hosting requirements
Open-source code is available from items in this category, while other options use hosted or paid models. If you need to read or change the code, check the licence and deployment terms.
Self-hosted deployment can place more responsibility on your team for running the service. Hosted options may fit teams that prefer a web-managed setup.
Questions people ask
Can I start with a free plan?
Yes. A free plan is offered by items in this category, including Amazon CloudWatch Logs, Azure Monitor, Better Stack, Google Cloud Logging and Grafana Loki.
Which platforms are covered?
The platform facts cover web, API, Linux, Windows, self-hosted and macOS. Confirm support for your intended deployment before choosing.
What should I compare besides price?
Compare log retention, query language, log alerts, free ingestion limits and log-source integrations, along with deployment options.
Do these tools offer trials?
A free trial is offered by items such as Azure Monitor, Coralogix SIEM, Datadog Logs and Dynatrace Log Management and Analytics.