Grafana Loki
8.9#1 in log management softwareFrom $19 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitGrafana Loki vs Kiwi Syslog Server
Kiwi Syslog Server
7.6#19 in log management softwareFree planFree planWebSelf-hostedWindows
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Grafana Loki | Kiwi Syslog Server |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment options | self-hosted | self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Official documentation lists Grafana Alloy as the recommended collector and describes OpenTelemetry, Promtail, Fluent Bit, Fluentd, Vector, Logstash and other clients. | SolarWinds lists Loggly, Network Performance Monitor, Papertrail, Security Event Manager, and Splunk as integrations. |
| Live log tailing | Yes | Yes |
| Log pipelines | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Loki is a log aggregation system designed to store and query logs from applications and infrastructure. | Kiwi Syslog Server is on-premises software for managing syslog messages, SNMP traps, and Windows event logs. |
Grafana Loki plans
- Grafana Cloud Logs FreeFree
- Grafana Loki OSS self-hostedFree
- Loki (self-hosted)Free
- Grafana Cloud Logs Pro$19 a month
- Grafana Cloud Logs Enterprise—
Kiwi Syslog Server plans
- Free EditionFree
- Licensed Edition$999 a month
- Kiwi Syslog Server Licensed Edition$999, paid once
Pick Grafana Loki if…
Loki suits teams that need to aggregate and query application or infrastructure logs and can manage a self-hosted deployment or use Grafana Cloud Logs. Its label-based indexing and LogQL are central considerations for selecting it.
Pick Kiwi Syslog Server if…
It suits organizations that need self-hosted collection and handling of network and system logs. Teams should note the current Free Edition availability status and the Windows requirements for Kiwi Syslog Server NG.