Logs & Observability · Reviewed 27 Oct 2026

Graylog

Graylog is a SIEM and log management platform for lean teams.

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Graylog at a glance

Overview

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Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

Graylog is a SIEM and log management platform designed for lean IT and security teams, offering real-time analysis, alerting, and compliance capabilities S67. It solves the problem of noisy alerts and complex, costly SIEM tools by providing pre-built content, AI assistance, and predictable pricing S67 S10. The platform delivers practical value through centralized log visibility, faster investigations, and flexible deployment across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments S1 S67.

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Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: Graylog is a SIEM and enterprise log management platform S67.
  • Core purpose: It helps lean teams manage logs, detect threats, and meet compliance without excessive cost or complexity S67 S10.
  • Intended users: IT operations, DevOps, security teams, and compliance auditors S10.
  • Product scope: A platform offering log management, SIEM, and security analytics across cloud and self-managed deployments S1 S67.
  • Positioning: Graylog positions itself as a cost-effective, scalable alternative to traditional SIEMs S1 S67.
  • Claimed distinction: It claims full feature parity across environments and AI-assisted capabilities S10 S67.
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Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
IT operations teamsMonitor system health and analyze logs in real time to act faster S1.
Security analystsDetect threats and investigate incidents with context-rich detection S1.
Compliance and audit teamsRetrieve exact records for auditors without full restores S10.
DevOps/SRE teamsManage Kubernetes clusters and containerized environments S1.
Lean security teamsReduce alert fatigue and prioritize threats with risk scoring S67.

Features

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Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
Real-time log analysisParse, enrich, and analyze logs across the entire environment in real time S10.
AI dashboard summariesConverts complex visualizations into plain-language insights for faster decision-making S1.
Data lake integrationStores years of logs on AWS or Azure Blob without counting against license S10.
Pre-built compliance contentActivates framework-specific dashboards, parsing rules, and alerts from day one S10.
Threat prioritizationGroups alerts into incidents weighted by asset value and risk amplifiers S67.
MCP server integrationConnects Graylog with preferred LLMs for AI-assisted analysis and automation S10.
Forwarder health monitoringSurfaces input issues before they become data gaps S10.
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Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
AWS Security HubIntegrationForward log alerts and detection signals for centralized incident response S1.
AWS Security LakeIntegrationFilter, preview, and retrieve data directly, reducing noise and storage costs S10.
Qualys and TenableIntegrationIngest vulnerability scan data for unified threat and vulnerability visibility S1.
REST APIAPIProvides flexible API access for centralized log visibility S1.
MCP serverAI interfaceConnects Graylog with preferred LLMs for AI-assisted analysis S10.
AWS PrivateLinkIntegrationSecure private connectivity keeping data off the public internet S1.

Pricing

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Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
OpenFree S144Source-available, self-managed S67No volume limit S144
Enterprise$15,000 per year S144Data tiering, archive, SSO and LDAP, AI dashboard summaries S144From 10 GB/day or 100 GCUs/year S144
Security$18,000 per year S144Adds SIEM detection, anomaly detection, investigations S144From 10 GB/day or 100 GCUs/year S144
Graylog CloudContact sales S144Default 90 days live data, 1 year retention S144Not published S144

Competition

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Competitive landscape

Domains competing for the same organic search demand.

Sampled competitors

CompetitorFirst-page appearancesSampled queriesAverage positionQueries observed
capterra.com.sg111graylog
reddit.com114graylog
go2docs.graylog.org115graylog
github.com115graylog open
youtube.com116graylog
hub.docker.com116graylog open
gartner.com117graylog
medium.com119graylog open

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

Independent review sources discovered

No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.

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AI visibility

Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.

AI-assistant referral traffic

  • Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 2.5%
MonthSource
—All AI assistants

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Site-stated AI capabilities

Page typeEvidenceSource
otherSIEM and Log Management for the AI Era.https://graylog.org/
otherMost platforms are built for a team and a budget you don’t have. Results or resources — something gets compromised. Graylog is built for the people covering security, IT, and audit: one platform, at a cost of ownership that makes sense. And AI that explains itself instead of asking to be trusted.https://graylog.org/
otherThe SIEM and Log Management Platform for the AI Erahttps://graylog.org/
otherGraylog 7.2: AI-Ready Triage, Smarter Platform Management, and the New Graylog Collector](https://graylog.org/post/graylog-7-2-ai-ready-triage-smarter-platform-management-and-the-new-graylog-collector)https://graylog.org/
otherLearn More →https://graylog.org/
featuresUser and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Anomaly Detection uses machine learning to detect unusual behavior in real time. It continuously learns what "normal" activity looks like, helping security teams spot insider threats, credential misuse, and data leaks before they happen. Unlike rule-based systems, Graylog adapts to new risks, catching threats that traditional detection methods miss.https://graylog.org/feature/anomaly-detection/
featuresUEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics) Anomaly Detection is a security solution that uses machine learning to identify unusual behaviors in real-time. It helps detect insider threats, credential misuse, and data leaks by continuously learning what normal activity looks like.https://graylog.org/feature/anomaly-detection/
featuresUEBA uses machine learning to refine detection models, reducing false positives by continuously learning from data. This minimizes alert fatigue for security teams and ensures only real threats trigger alerts.https://graylog.org/feature/anomaly-detection/
featuresUser and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Anomaly Detection uses machine learning to detect unusual behavior in real time. It continuously learns what "normal" activity looks like, helping security teams spot insider threats, credential misuse, and data leaks before they happen. Unlike rule-based systems, Graylog adapts to new risks, catching threats that traditional detection methods miss.https://graylog.org/feature/anomaly-detection/
featuresAI-driven analytics identify credential misuse and data exfiltration before damage occurs.https://graylog.org/feature/anomaly-detection/
featuresMachine Learning eliminates alert fatigue by dynamically refining detection models.https://graylog.org/feature/anomaly-detection/

These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.

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Marketing opportunities

Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.

OpportunityRecommended actionEvidence
Competitor gap1 first-page appearances across graylog

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Website evidence gaps

  • integrations: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.

Trust and proof

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Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

PlatformPageHow it was foundNote
G2Graylog Reviews & Product DetailsGrounded web search3/21/2024 3.5 out of ... I like that Graylog reads logs, and the filtering options they offer. It is easy to deploy to the client's environment. Customer support in Graylog ... ### 116 Graylog Reviews 4.4 out of 5
GetAppGraylog 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives / GetAppGrounded web search## Graylog reviews Overall rating 4.6 /5 32 Positive reviews 84 Rating breakdown - Value for money - Ease of use - Features - Customer support - Likelihood to recommend 8.44/10 Rating distribution 5 4 3 2 1 22 7 3
The HFT Guy250 GB/day of logs with Graylog: Lessons LearnedGrounded web search1. debugging & postmortem 2. security and activity analysis 3. regulations ... 1) ElasticSearch cannot do join nor processing (ala mapreduce) 2) Log fields have weak typing 3) Many applications send erroneous or poorly formatted data (e.g. nginx)
graylog.orgGraylog / SIEM & Enterprise Log ManagementGrounded web searchgets compromised. Graylog is built for the people covering security, IT, and audit: one platform, at a cost of ownership that makes sense. And AI that explains itself instead of asking to be trusted. ... ## REVIEWER RATING 4.6 out of 5 across 52 reviews

Customer proof

Proof typeNamed customer or sourceEvidence
Case studyGameforgecustomer case study — Graylog is helping Gameforge’s application developers and system administrators manage more than 20 games being delivered across more than 2,000 servers. (Graylog Helps Gameforge Transform DevOps Success Into Happy Gamers)
Case studyPROScustomer case study — activities, the PROS operations team needed a cost-effective log solution to allow operations to easily conduct fast and scalable searches to drill down into the log data. (CUSTOMERS WITH MEANINGFUL DATA (PROS Case Study))

Independent mentions

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

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Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownership"Graylog helped us replace legacy SIEM headaches with a lightweight, centralized platform that’s easy to use and easy to scale. Our team feels empowered, not overwhelmed. "source
Contact and supportNot published on the collected pages.—
Legal and privacyCancel Save My Preferencessource
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type 2–certified environment for compliance and assurancesource
Uptime and status pageAI-assisted compliance, detection, and response your team can operate, powered by the Verascend™ Incident System.source
Domain registered2009-08-10—
Domain expires2027-08-10—

Not found on the collected pages: contact and support. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.

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Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
Graylog / SIEM & Enterprise Log ManagementChangelogPublic product change history. (source)Not dated
Graylog / SIEM & Enterprise Log ManagementProduct updateProduct update is publicly available. (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.

Technical

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Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)Available as cloud, self-managed, on-premises, and hybrid S67.S67
Platforms and appsFull feature parity across AWS, GCP, Azure, on-premises, and hybrid S10.S10
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)Offers REST API access and MCP server integration S1 S10.S1 S10
Data ownership and exportData lake stores logs on AWS or Azure Blob S10.S10
Performance and reliability claims99.9% uptime SLA for cloud S1.S1
Release activityGraylog 7.2 and 7.1 releases announced S67.S67
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Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
Domain registered2009-08-10 — Cloudflare, Inc.
Domain expires2027-08-10
TLS certificateLet's Encrypt, valid, expires 2026-12-11
Security headersHSTS, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy
Server headercloudflare
Mail handled bysmtp.google.com
Nameserverssreeni.ns.cloudflare.com, yichun.ns.cloudflare.com

Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s); rdap: exceeded the overall budget; wayback: exceeded the overall budget; tls: exceeded the overall budget; dns: exceeded the overall budget; headers: exceeded the overall budget. A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.

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Technical site audit

A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.

Scout — Bounded technical crawl

  • Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
  • Technical health: 96/100
  • Critical issues: 0
  • Warnings: 10
  • Notices: 2

Issues

SeverityIssueValueAffected URL
warningPage should have one primary H10https://graylog.org/
warningPage should have one primary H13https://graylog.org/open-vs-paid/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed232https://graylog.org/try-graylog/
warningPage should have one primary H10https://graylog.org/try-graylog/
warningPage should have one primary H10https://graylog.org/arti/
warningTitle length should be reviewed4https://graylog.org/blog/
warningSlow HTML response3022https://graylog.org/post/may-the-logs-be-with-you-graylog-7-1-is-here/
warningTitle length should be reviewed88https://graylog.org/post/graylog-7-2-ai-ready-triage-smarter-platform-management-and-the-new-graylog-collector/
warningTitle length should be reviewed72https://graylog.org/post/how-to-use-data-lakes-to-reduce-siem-costs-and-strengthen-investigations/
warningTitle length should be reviewed2https://graylog.org/feature/ai/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed208https://graylog.org/feature/ai/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://graylog.org/feature/ai/

Crawled pages

StatusTitleH1sWordsResponseURL
200Graylog \SIEM & Enterprise Log Management0176640 ms
200Simplified SIEM & Robust Cybersecurity for Enterprises1199845 mshttps://graylog.org/products/security/
200Advanced Log Management & Real-Time Analysis1202035 mshttps://graylog.org/products/enterprise/
200Centralized Log Management \Advanced Features & Tools1213556 ms
200Graylog Cloud: Secure & Cost-Effective Log Management1130045 mshttps://graylog.org/products/cloud/
200Paid vs. Open: Smarter, Scalable, Secure.3114126 mshttps://graylog.org/open-vs-paid/
200Try Graylog065838 mshttps://graylog.org/try-graylog/
200Arti \Graylog Concierge049349 ms
200Blog1115627 mshttps://graylog.org/blog/
200May the Logs Be With You: Graylog 7.1 Is Here113903,022 mshttps://graylog.org/post/may-the-logs-be-with-you-graylog-7-1-is-here/
200Graylog 7.2: AI-Ready Triage, Smarter Platform Management, and the New Graylog Collector1141723 mshttps://graylog.org/post/graylog-7-2-ai-ready-triage-smarter-platform-management-and-the-new-graylog-collector/
200How to Use Data Lakes to Reduce SIEM Costs and Strengthen Investigations1123523 mshttps://graylog.org/post/how-to-use-data-lakes-to-reduce-siem-costs-and-strengthen-investigations/
200AI2197338 mshttps://graylog.org/feature/ai/
200Graylog Access Control & Audit Logs – Secure & Compliant1172125 mshttps://graylog.org/feature/access-control-audit-logs/
200Graylog UEBA Anomaly Detection \Real-Time Threat Prevention1171535 ms

This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.

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Search Console and Analytics

First-party search and behavioral data connection state.

Modeled acquisition channels

ChannelEstimated share
direct32.4%
search53.0%
search organic53.0%
search paid0.0%
social1.3%
social organic0.9%
social paid0.4%
referrals9.5%
paid referrals0.5%
mail0.8%
gen ai2.5%
affiliate0.0%
other0.0%

First-party connections

IntegrationStatusData available after connection
Google Search ConsoleNot connectedClicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices
Google AnalyticsNot connectedOrganic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices

No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.

Limits and method

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Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention specific competitors by name. Evidence gaps include lack of detailed pricing for Graylog Cloud, no explicit customer counts, and limited independent review data beyond Gartner Peer Insights. Open questions remain about the full scope of AI capabilities and the specifics of the Verascend Incident System S67.

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Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 6 collected pages from graylog.org, including product pages, pricing, and feature pages. The evidence catalog includes 180 entries from static and browser rendering rendering, with external proof search for Gartner reviews. Limitations: not all 15 pages were collected, and some external review content was not scraped in full.

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