Log Management · head to head
Coralogix vs Stackdriver
Stackdriver
Log Management
Google Cloud Operations - Monitoring and Logging
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Coralogix no self-hosted option; cloud-only SaaS requiring use of customer's AWS, Azure, or GCP infrastructure; Stackdriver stackdriver is now branded Google Cloud Observability and cloud.google.com/stackdriver redirects to the Observability product page
- They diverge on capability: Coralogix covers Log aggregation, Stackdriver covers Log management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Coralogix and Stackdriver actually diverge.
| Attribute | Coralogix | Stackdriver |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Cloud-hosted (AWS, Azure, GCP) | Web, Api |
| Founded | 2015 | 2006 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (usage-based), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Log Management).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Coralogix
- Log aggregation
- Machine learning analytics
- Alerts
- Distributed tracing
Only in Stackdriver
- Log management
- Metrics collection
- Real-time monitoring
- Error reporting
Both cover
- API
- Webhooks
- REST
- Web support
- Api support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Coralogix
- Enterprises requiring infinite log retention across logs, metrics, and tracesnot Stackdriver
- Organizations with cross-signal correlation needs (logs, metrics, traces unified)not Stackdriver
Stackdriver
- Centralised logging, metrics and traces for workloads running on Google Cloudnot Coralogix
- Alerting and uptime checks on cloud servicesnot Coralogix
- Running managed Prometheus-compatible monitoring at scalenot Coralogix
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Coralogix
- No self-hosted option; cloud-only SaaS requiring use of customer's AWS, Azure, or GCP infrastructure
- Pricing is purely usage-based per GB with no flat-rate subscription option; suitable for unpredictable workloads but no cost ceiling
Stackdriver
- Stackdriver is now branded Google Cloud Observability and cloud.google.com/stackdriver redirects to the Observability product page
- Cloud Logging charges $0.50 per GiB ingested, with only the first 50 GiB per project per month free
- Logs kept beyond 30 days cost an extra $0.01 per GiB per month on top of the ingestion charge
- Monitoring metric ingestion starts at $0.2580 per MiB, with only the first 150 MiB per billing account free
- Alerting policies are billed at $0.35 per month for each metric reference in the policy
- Uptime checks cost $0.30 per 1,000 executions and synthetic monitors $1.20 per 1,000 executions, with only 100 synthetic executions per billing account free
- Monitoring read API calls cost $0.50 per million time series returned beyond the first million per billing account
- Log volume is measured before indexing on the actual size of log entries, so verbose logging directly drives cost
Pricing, plan by plan
Coralogix
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Coralogix review.
Stackdriver
Free- FreeFree
- Log management
- Metrics collection
- Real-time monitoring
Which should you pick?
Choose Coralogix if
- You need log aggregation.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Cloud-hosted (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- You also want machine learning analytics.
Choose Stackdriver if
- You need log management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want metrics collection.
Questions people ask
- Is Coralogix or Stackdriver better?
- Neither clearly leads. Coralogix starts at Free and Stackdriver at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Coralogix or Stackdriver?
- Coralogix starts at Free and Stackdriver at Free.
- Does Coralogix or Stackdriver run on more platforms?
- Coralogix runs on Cloud-hosted (AWS, Azure, GCP). Stackdriver runs on Web, Api.
- Can I use Coralogix for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Coralogix best used for?
- Coralogix is most often used for enterprises requiring infinite log retention across logs, metrics, and traces, organizations with cross-signal correlation needs (logs, metrics, traces unified). Of those, enterprises requiring infinite log retention across logs, metrics, and traces and organizations with cross-signal correlation needs (logs, metrics, traces unified) are not what Stackdriver is typically brought in for.
- What can Coralogix do that Stackdriver cannot?
- Coralogix covers Log aggregation, Machine learning analytics, Alerts, Distributed tracing. Stackdriver covers Log management, Metrics collection, Real-time monitoring, Error reporting. Both handle API, Webhooks, REST, Web support.