Log Management · head to head
Stackdriver vs Coralogix
Stackdriver
Log Management
Google Cloud Operations - Monitoring and Logging
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Stackdriver stackdriver is now branded Google Cloud Observability and cloud.google.com/stackdriver redirects to the Observability product page; Coralogix no self-hosted option; cloud-only SaaS requiring use of customer's AWS, Azure, or GCP infrastructure
- They diverge on capability: Stackdriver covers Log management, Coralogix covers Log aggregation.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Stackdriver and Coralogix actually diverge.
| Attribute | Stackdriver | Coralogix |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Api | Cloud-hosted (AWS, Azure, GCP) |
| Founded | 2006 | 2015 |
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 Stackdriver
- Log management
- Metrics collection
- Real-time monitoring
- Error reporting
Only in Coralogix
- Log aggregation
- Machine learning analytics
- Alerts
- Distributed tracing
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.
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
Coralogix
- Enterprises requiring infinite log retention across logs, metrics, and tracesnot Stackdriver
- Organizations with cross-signal correlation needs (logs, metrics, traces unified)not Stackdriver
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Stackdriver
Free- FreeFree
- Log management
- Metrics collection
- Real-time monitoring
Coralogix
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Coralogix review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Stackdriver if
- You need log management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want metrics collection.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Stackdriver or Coralogix better?
- Neither clearly leads. Stackdriver starts at Free and Coralogix at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Stackdriver or Coralogix?
- Stackdriver starts at Free and Coralogix at Free.
- Does Stackdriver or Coralogix run on more platforms?
- Stackdriver runs on Web, Api. Coralogix runs on Cloud-hosted (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Can I use Stackdriver for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Stackdriver best used for?
- Stackdriver is most often used for centralised logging, metrics and traces for workloads running on google cloud, alerting and uptime checks on cloud services, running managed prometheus-compatible monitoring at scale. Of those, centralised logging, metrics and traces for workloads running on google cloud and alerting and uptime checks on cloud services are not what Coralogix is typically brought in for.
- What can Stackdriver do that Coralogix cannot?
- Stackdriver covers Log management, Metrics collection, Real-time monitoring, Error reporting. Coralogix covers Log aggregation, Machine learning analytics, Alerts, Distributed tracing. Both handle API, Webhooks, REST, Web support.