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Elastic vs Loggly

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Elastic

Software

Search AI powered by Elasticsearch

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Loggly logo

Loggly

Software

Cloud-Based Log Management and Analytics

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Loggly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Loggly the free Lite plan caps ingest at 200 MB per day with 7 day retention

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Elastic and Loggly actually diverge.

Attributes where Elastic and Loggly differ
AttributeElasticLoggly
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelUnknownusage-based
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Api
FoundedUnknown2009

Identical on both: 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 Loggly does not also cover.

Only in Loggly

  • Log aggregation
  • Real-time search
  • Custom dashboards
  • Alert management
  • 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.

Loggly

  • Cloud-hosted log aggregation for small and mid-sized engineering teamsnot Elastic
  • Alerting on log patterns via email, webhook, PagerDuty or Slacknot Elastic
  • Log analysis alongside SolarWinds infrastructure and application monitoringnot 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

Loggly

  • The free Lite plan caps ingest at 200 MB per day with 7 day retention
  • API access and archiving to Amazon S3 start on the Pro plan at $159 per month billed annually
  • Federated identity management is an Enterprise feature, starting at $279 per month billed annually
  • The Standard plan at $79 per month is limited to 1 GB per day and 3 source groups
  • Maximum retention is 90 days and only on Enterprise; Standard is fixed at 15 days

Pricing, plan by plan

Elastic

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Elastic review.

Loggly

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Log aggregation
    • Real-time search
    • Custom dashboards

Which should you pick?

Choose Elastic if

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

Elastic review

Choose Loggly if

  • You need log aggregation.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want real-time search.
Loggly review

Questions people ask

Is Elastic or Loggly better?
Neither clearly leads. Elastic starts at On request and Loggly at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Elastic or Loggly?
Loggly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Elastic and Free for Loggly.
Does Elastic or Loggly run on more platforms?
Elastic runs on Web. Loggly runs on Web, Api.
Can I use Loggly for free?
Yes. Loggly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Elastic starts at On request.
What can Elastic do that Loggly cannot?
Loggly covers Log aggregation, Real-time search, Custom dashboards, Alert management.
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