Liven up your logging with Graylog!
December 09, 2019
Liven up your logging with Graylog!

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Graylog
We use Graylog to collect messages from a variety of different systems like network switch and routers to wifi controllers. We use Graylog to group and create graphs to show specific information. We also use Graylog to send messages to us to alert of certain activities. Graylog is widely used in our office because it is cost-effective and the ability to be tweak for each team.
Pros
- The ability to add and remove information to the messages. This makes it so you can customize each message and get the information you really want.
- Being able to search for different criteria allows finding the exact data you want without having to manually filter the data.
- Searching tends to be quick and is able to process large amounts of data quickly so you don't have to wait forever for your data.
Cons
- The graphs and visualizations are limited on the dashboard if there were more options it would be better for different kinds of data.
- Graylog is just less expensive than some other options which meant it fit into our budget otherwise we might not be able to justify a higher cost.
- Being able to track issues that we normally couldn't track using other tools is a bonus to help us know of any issues we have and can fix before an outage or failure that could potentially cost money.
- We have had to spend more time than I would like to understand and customize Graylog which has taken time away from other tasks and projects.
Graylog does what other similar products that cost more do, but the more expansive one typically has more features or are multiple products wrapped in one. We went with Graylog because it does everything we need it too, and the price was less than other and fit into our budget. If cost were not an issue, I would probably go with a product that had more features and could do more just in case we might use them in the future.
Do you think Graylog delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Graylog's feature set?
Yes
Did Graylog live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Graylog go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Graylog again?
Yes
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