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Loggly vs Rollbar

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Loggly

Logging

Cloud-Based Log Management and Analytics

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Rollbar

Logging

Real-Time Error Tracking and Debugging

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Loggly the free Lite plan caps ingest at 200 MB per day with 7 day retention; Rollbar the free plan allows 5,000 occurrences a month with 30 day retention
  • They diverge on capability: Loggly covers Log aggregation, Rollbar covers Error tracking.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Loggly and Rollbar actually diverge.

Attributes where Loggly and Rollbar differ
AttributeLogglyRollbar
Pricing modelusage-basedfreemium
Founded20092012

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Logging).

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 Loggly

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

Only in Rollbar

  • Error tracking
  • Real-time alerts
  • Error grouping
  • Source maps

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.

Loggly

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

Rollbar

  • Tracking application errors and exceptions across deploymentsnot Loggly
  • Grouping and alerting on production error occurrencesnot Loggly

Where each one falls short

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

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

Rollbar

  • The free plan allows 5,000 occurrences a month with 30 day retention
  • Retention is a paid ladder rather than a setting, at up to 90 days on Essentials and up to 180 on Advanced
  • Advanced alerting, the RQL analytics query language and SCIM provisioning are excluded from the free plan
  • Enterprise requires a $4M annual plan minimum
  • No price is published for Essentials or Advanced, so only the free tier has a visible cost

Pricing, plan by plan

Loggly

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

Rollbar

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 5K occurrences per month
    • 1K replays
    • Real-time alerts
  • Essentials$null/month
    • 10K-50M occurrences
    • 4K credits included
    • 90-day retention
  • Advanced$null/month
    • 8K credits
    • Adaptive alerts
    • RQL and Metrics API
  • Enterprise$null/month
    • 80M+ events
    • Direct Slack support
    • Priority SLAs

Which should you pick?

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

Choose Rollbar if

  • You need error tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want real-time alerts.
Rollbar review

Questions people ask

Is Loggly or Rollbar better?
Neither clearly leads. Loggly starts at Free and Rollbar at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Loggly or Rollbar?
Loggly starts at Free and Rollbar at Free.
Does Loggly or Rollbar run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Loggly for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Loggly best used for?
Loggly is most often used for cloud-hosted log aggregation for small and mid-sized engineering teams, alerting on log patterns via email, webhook, pagerduty or slack, log analysis alongside solarwinds infrastructure and application monitoring. Of those, cloud-hosted log aggregation for small and mid-sized engineering teams and alerting on log patterns via email, webhook, pagerduty or slack are not what Rollbar is typically brought in for.
What can Loggly do that Rollbar cannot?
Loggly covers Log aggregation, Real-time search, Custom dashboards, Alert management. Rollbar covers Error tracking, Real-time alerts, Error grouping, Source maps. Both handle API, Webhooks, REST, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Rollbar: How much does Rollbar cost?

Free plan is $0 with 5K occurrences per month. Essentials, Advanced, and Enterprise plans do not have published pricing and require contact with sales.

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Rollbar: Is there a free trial?

Yes, a 14-day full access trial is available with 200K occurrences, 10K replays, and 15K credits.

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Rollbar: How are overages handled?

Three overage protection options are available: stop processing at plan limits, enable on-demand billing at standard rates, or set a custom overage budget cap.

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