Logging · head to head
Loggly vs Sumo Logic
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Loggly the free Lite plan caps ingest at 200 MB per day with 7 day retention; Sumo Logic neither the Essentials nor the Enterprise Suite package lists a price on the pricing page; both link to Contact Sales
- They diverge on capability: Loggly covers Real-time search, Sumo Logic covers Metrics collection.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Loggly and Sumo Logic actually diverge.
| Attribute | Loggly | Sumo Logic |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 2010 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (usage-based), 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
- Real-time search
- Alert management
Only in Sumo Logic
- Metrics collection
- Real-time analytics
Both cover
- Log aggregation
- Custom dashboards
- 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 Sumo Logic
- Alerting on log patterns via email, webhook, PagerDuty or Slacknot Sumo Logic
- Log analysis alongside SolarWinds infrastructure and application monitoringnot Sumo Logic
Sumo Logic
- Cloud-native log analytics across applications and infrastructurenot Loggly
- Running a SIEM with MITRE ATT&CK mapped detections and UEBAnot Loggly
- Compliance and audit readiness reporting from log datanot 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
Sumo Logic
- Neither the Essentials nor the Enterprise Suite package lists a price on the pricing page; both link to Contact Sales
- Quoted per GB figures assume an annual commitment, an average of 1 GB of log ingest per day and a US deployment region
- Pricing varies by the AWS deployment region chosen, so the same volume costs differently in Dublin, Frankfurt, Sydney or Tokyo
- Flex pricing bills per TB scanned rather than per GB ingested, so query activity drives the bill
- Feature activation is subject to minimum volume, minimum user counts and service requirements confirmed at the time of the transaction
- The API is limited to four calls per section, ten concurrent in-flight requests, and query processing times out after two minutes
- Self-serve credit card purchase is capped at $25,000; larger purchases must go through sales or a reseller
Pricing, plan by plan
Loggly
Free- FreeFree
- Log aggregation
- Real-time search
- Custom dashboards
Sumo Logic
Free- FreeFree
- Log aggregation
- Metrics collection
- Real-time analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Loggly if
- You need real-time search.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want alert management.
Choose Sumo Logic if
- You need metrics collection.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want real-time analytics.
Questions people ask
- Is Loggly or Sumo Logic better?
- Neither clearly leads. Loggly starts at Free and Sumo Logic at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Loggly or Sumo Logic?
- Loggly starts at Free and Sumo Logic at Free.
- Does Loggly or Sumo Logic 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 Sumo Logic is typically brought in for.
- What can Loggly do that Sumo Logic cannot?
- Loggly covers Real-time search, Alert management. Sumo Logic covers Metrics collection, Real-time analytics. Both handle Log aggregation, Custom dashboards, API, Webhooks.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Sumo Logic: How much does Sumo Logic cost?
Sumo Logic does not publish specific pricing on its pricing page. Essentials plan is available via self-serve credit card for up to $25,000, with Enterprise Suite requiring sales contact for quotes.
SourceSumo Logic: How is Sumo Logic priced?
Sumo Logic uses a credit-based pricing model. Logs are measured by GB scanned during queries, metrics by Data Points per Minute, and traces up to 5GB per day on Essentials.
SourceSumo Logic: Is there a free trial?
Yes, Sumo Logic offers a 30-day free trial for the Essentials plan, which is available via self-serve credit card signup.
SourceSumo Logic: What are the data retention limits?
The Essentials plan supports up to 365 days of log retention, 300 log monitors, 500 metric monitors, and 5GB per day trace storage.
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