# Syslog-ng Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Syslog-ng Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on January 10, 2026

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Syslog-ng

## What is Syslog-ng?

The syslog-ng Premium Edition delivers the log data critical to understanding what is happening in your IT environment. Whether its user activity, performance metrics, network traffic, or any other log data, syslog-ng can collect and centralize it. You can remove data silos and gain full-stack visibility of your IT environment.

## What is Syslog-ng used for?

[Log Management](https://www.capterra.com/log-management-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 3 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

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Neutral

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Negative

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Starting price

$2800

Per User, One Time

Free trial  
available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Syslog-ng

4.3 (3)

VS.

[4.5 (241)](https://www.capterra.com/p/172277/ManageEngine-Firewall-Analyzer/reviews/)

Starting Price

$2800

Per User, One Time

Starting Price

$395

Other, One Time

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.0 (3)

Ease Of Use

4.5 (241)

Value For Money

3.3 (3)

Value For Money

4.6 (213)

Customer Service

3.0 (2)

Customer Service

4.7 (228)

## Syslog-ng alternatives

Highest Rated

[5.0 (16)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10022288/Logmanager/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

100%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.5 (212)](https://www.capterra.com/p/164872/Netwrix-Auditor/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

95%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.7 (26)](https://www.capterra.com/p/175185/Log360/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

100%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.1 (8)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10009082/Log360-Cloud/#reviews)

Starting price

$300.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

100%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/156013/Syslog-ng/alternatives/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Event Logs

4.5 (2)

50.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process

Log Collection

5.0 (2)

100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Collects and aggregates data from various systems within the IT environment

Server Logs

5.0 (2)

50.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Log files automatically created for all activities performed by servers, such as a history of web page requests

Archiving & Retention

5.0 (1)

100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Moving and separately storing data that is not actively used or continuous storage of data for compliance purposes

Compliance Tracking

5.0 (1)

100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Track and report regulatory data to either internal management or external stakeholders

Data Visualization

1.0 (1)

100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Graphical representation of data

Syslog-ng 8 features

Moving and separately storing data that is not actively used or continuous storage of data for compliance purposes

Track and report regulatory data to either internal management or external stakeholders

Graphical representation of data

A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process

Collects and aggregates data from various systems within the IT environment

A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.

Log files automatically created for all activities performed by servers, such as a history of web page requests

Continuously scan servers on a designated network to monitor health and search for any irregularities or failures

Features

3.3 (3)

3.3

Based on 3 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

3.3 (3)

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$2,800

Per User,One Time

Value for money

3.3 (3)

3.3

Based on 3 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

3.0 (2)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

3.0 (2)

3.0

Based on 2 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.3

Based on 3 reviews

Filter by rating

5(2)

4(0)

3(1)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

GB

Guillermo B.

Consultant

Computer & Network Security

### "Same as SYSLOG but with a commercial support for Compliance "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

September 2, 2024

We use to had SYSLOG-NG due to the support feature but actually we did not get an extra value over the normal SYSLOG

Pros

It's open source, And it's a commercial supported version of linux/unix syslog something that is a plus for a corporation

Cons

There is not much feature over the normal basic syslog included in your operating system

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

TM

Tony M.

Director

Financial Services

### "Syslog-ng is the best syslog service available"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

June 30, 2022

Fantastic experience with syspog-ng. I Have been pleasantly surprised with the capabilities.

Pros

Robust with ability to secure log streams. Allows central Collection, routing and filtering for f logs based on facilities and priorities as well a regex as well as other ways.

Cons

It does take a bit of learning to understand the configuration file syntax.

Reasons for choosing Syslog-ng

More robust and better value

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

IT Manager

Non-Profit Organization Management

### "Syslog-ng best for Large Enterprise Network Infrastructure"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

October 10, 2021

previously we use the syslog opensource with the stanard log, we have problem with collect windows log, but this syslog-ng has the agent and can send the log to centralized server well, we can centralized all the log from windows server.

Pros

cool features that I like the most its can integrated with another such as BackBox, Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service on AWS, CPTRAX for Windows, HackGuard, SecureLink, Sematext Cloud, strongDM, Swimlane, Telegraf, and Thycotic Cloud Access Controller.

Cons

yes its perfect already for this, its very powerful, i recommend if you have mixed infrastructure.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Popular comparisons

[Graylog vs Syslog-ng](https://www.capterra.com/compare/156013-183539/Syslog-ng-vs-Graylog) 

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