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Elastic vs Graylog Plus

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Elastic

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Graylog Plus

Software

Enterprise Log Aggregation and SIEM

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Elastic the 99.95% monthly uptime SLA is only offered on the Platinum and Enterprise subscription tiers of Hosted deployments, not on lower tiers, per elastic.co, August 2026; Graylog Plus pricing is not published on the product pages

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Elastic and Graylog Plus actually diverge.

Attributes where Elastic and Graylog Plus differ
AttributeElasticGraylog Plus
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
PlatformsWebWeb, Api
FoundedUnknown2011

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Elastic

Nothing recorded that Graylog Plus does not also cover.

Only in Graylog Plus

  • Log aggregation
  • SIEM capabilities
  • Advanced parsing
  • Compliance
  • API
  • Webhooks
  • REST
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Elastic

No use cases recorded yet. See the Elastic review.

Graylog Plus

  • Centralised log collection, search and analysisnot Elastic
  • SIEM and threat detection through Graylog Securitynot Elastic
  • Self-hosting log management on your own infrastructurenot Elastic
  • API security monitoringnot Elastic
  • Compliance reporting from retained log datanot Elastic

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Elastic

  • The 99.95% monthly uptime SLA is only offered on the Platinum and Enterprise subscription tiers of Hosted deployments, not on lower tiers, per elastic.co, August 2026

Graylog Plus

  • Pricing is not published on the product pages
  • Split across several editions, Graylog Open, Enterprise, Security and API Security, so log management and SIEM are separate purchases
  • The open edition is source-available rather than fully open source, and the guided setup, prebuilt content and AI assistance are Enterprise features

Pricing, plan by plan

Elastic

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Elastic review.

Graylog Plus

On request
  • Starter$undefined/month
    • Log aggregation
    • SIEM capabilities
    • Advanced parsing

Which should you pick?

Choose Elastic if

Nothing in the data separates Elastic from Graylog Plus on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Elastic review

Choose Graylog Plus if

  • You need log aggregation.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want siem capabilities.
Graylog Plus review

Questions people ask

Is Elastic or Graylog Plus better?
Neither clearly leads. Elastic starts at On request and Graylog Plus at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Elastic or Graylog Plus?
Elastic starts at On request and Graylog Plus at On request.
Does Elastic or Graylog Plus run on more platforms?
Elastic runs on Web. Graylog Plus runs on Web, Api.
What can Elastic do that Graylog Plus cannot?
Graylog Plus covers Log aggregation, SIEM capabilities, Advanced parsing, Compliance.
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