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| Product | Graylog by Graylog View product | Datadog Log Management by Datadog View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Graylog covers high-throughput log ingestion and real-time processing pipelines for centralized log aggregation and IT troubleshooting. Compare top Log Management tools. | Looking for Log Management software? Datadog Log Management by Datadog provides Live Tail and SIEM correlation for observability. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | Centralized Log Management & Operational Analytics Platform | Cloud-Scale Log Analytics & Centralized Ingestion Hub |
| Best for | Technology, Healthcare, Financial Services, Education, Government, Manufacturing, Higher Education | Enterprise IT, DevOps, Security Operations, FinTech, Healthcare |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises; Cloud SaaS; Self-hosted; On-premises software; Self-hosted Linux VM; Graylog Cloud SaaS | Cloud (SaaS); Agentless & Agent Ingestion; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & agent ingestion |
| Data residency | Customer-controlled for self-hosted; US and EU for Graylog Cloud | US; EU; Global |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: yes |
| Supported platforms | LinuxDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGCP | KubernetesDockerLinuxWindowsAWSAzureGCP |
| Compliance | GDPRHIPAAPCI DSSSOC 2 (Cloud) | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001FedRAMP ModerateHIPAAGDPRPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | ElasticsearchOpenSearchKafkaMongoDBDockerKubernetesSyslogBeats | AWS CloudWatchAzure Event HubGCP Pub/SubKubernetesDocker |
| Industries | TechnologyHealthcareFinancial ServicesEducationGovernmentManufacturing+1 more | Enterprise ITDevOpsSecurity OperationsFinTechHealthcare |
| Regions | Global | GlobalUSEU |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Graylog | Datadog |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, USA | New York, New York, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 5,000+ |
| Founded | 2009 | 2010 |
Overview
What it is
Graylog
Graylog covers high-throughput log ingestion and real-time processing pipelines for centralized log aggregation and IT troubleshooting. Compare top Log Management tools.Datadog Log Management
Looking for Log Management software? Datadog Log Management by Datadog provides Live Tail and SIEM correlation for observability. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
Graylog
Centralized Log Management & Operational Analytics PlatformDatadog Log Management
Cloud-Scale Log Analytics & Centralized Ingestion HubBest for
Graylog
Technology, Healthcare, Financial Services, Education, Government, Manufacturing, Higher EducationDatadog Log Management
Enterprise IT, DevOps, Security Operations, FinTech, HealthcarePricing
Pricing model
Graylog
Contact VendorDatadog Log Management
Contact VendorFree trial
Graylog
Free trial: yesDatadog Log Management
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Graylog
Datadog Log Management
Deployment details
Graylog
On-premises; Cloud SaaS; Self-hosted; On-premises software; Self-hosted Linux VM; Graylog Cloud SaaSDatadog Log Management
Cloud (SaaS); Agentless & Agent Ingestion; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & agent ingestionData residency
Graylog
Customer-controlled for self-hosted; US and EU for Graylog CloudDatadog Log Management
US; EU; GlobalKey features
What it offers
Graylog
- High-throughput log ingestion
- Real-time processing pipelines
- OpenSearch/Elasticsearch indexing
- Customizable dashboards
- Alerting engine
- Data enrichment
- Centralized log aggregation
- IT troubleshooting
Datadog Log Management
- Logging without Limits
- Automated log parsing
- Live Tail
- Long-term cloud archiving
- On-demand Log Rehydration
- SIEM correlation
- Log Management
- Observability
Platform & access
API access
Graylog
API access: yesDatadog Log Management
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Graylog
SSO: yesDatadog Log Management
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Graylog
RBAC: yesDatadog Log Management
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Graylog
Multi-tenant: yesDatadog Log Management
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Graylog
Mobile app: noDatadog Log Management
Mobile app: yesSupported platforms
Graylog
Datadog Log Management
Compliance
Graylog
Datadog Log Management
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Graylog
Datadog Log Management
Industries
Graylog
Datadog Log Management
Regions
Graylog
Datadog Log Management
Vendor
Company
Graylog
GraylogDatadog Log Management
DatadogHeadquarters
Graylog
Houston, Texas, USADatadog Log Management
New York, New York, USACompany size
Graylog
201-500Datadog Log Management
5,000+Founded
Graylog
2009Datadog Log Management
2010