CrowdStrike Observability vs syslog-ng comparison

CrowdStrike and One Identity are both solutions in the Log Management category. CrowdStrike is ranked #38 with an average rating of 7.5, while One Identity is ranked #17 with an average rating of 10.0. CrowdStrike holds a 0.5% mindshare in Log Management, compared to One Identity’s 2.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of CrowdStrike users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of One Identity users who would recommend it.

CrowdStrike Observability

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between CrowdStrike Observability and syslog-ng based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

CrowdStrike Observability

Ranking in Log Management

38th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

syslog-ng

Ranking in Log Management

17th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

3.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of CrowdStrike Observability is 0.5%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of syslog-ng is 2.4%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Log Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
syslog-ng	2.4%
CrowdStrike Observability	0.5%
Other	97.1%

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HectorRios

IT COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS at Américas BPS

Has provided reliable alerts and helped identify infrastructure issues through detailed reporting

The best features of CrowdStrike Observability include the way they show issues to the client or agent, and their data collection method is interesting because they use an agent-less approach in some cases, collecting data from infrastructure such as firewalls. Additionally, they have the agent, but the presentation in the management console is excellent as we have observability end-to-end with the servers and all the services configured in the use cases. The intelligent alerting feature is excellent and configured on our console, being highly effective as it detects real alerts and just warnings or real issues. Identifying performance bottlenecks is important because they collect numerous MD5 or hash keys including movements or playbooks. The way they organize that in the console is excellent, allowing you to have reports detecting issues, which not only includes detection but also provides solutions to those issues.

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RyanVargas

Senior Director and Senior Systems Engineer (Dual Role), IT Infrastructure and Security at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

It's a user-friendly open-source solution that can replace or augment a commercial product in some cases

I rate syslog-ng 10 out of 10. It's free and easy to use. It has built-in tools that help us index the various logs sent to it. It's a solid log product. If you're looking for a SIEM solution, syslog-ng will work as a stopgap measure at beginning of the project. It can also work as an injector for a true SIEM solution. You can send all the logs to syslog-ng and forward all the data to the SIEM solution after you've cleaned up the data and got the pertinent information. It's a good front end for a commercial SIEM solution, which becomes more expensive as you load more data into it. I would highly recommend syslog-ng for that use case. However, if you lack the expertise, you might need to go with a cloud-based SIEM instead. You need some in-house expertise or an outside consultant to manage it and set it up.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"CrowdStrike Observability offers strong predictive analytics capabilities, and the intelligent alerting system helps minimize noise and optimize IT resources effectively."

"The price is worth it."

"The intelligence database provided by CrowdStrike is very impressive."

"The best features of CrowdStrike Observability include the way they show issues to the client or agent, and their data collection method is interesting because they use an agent-less approach in some cases, collecting data from infrastructure such as firewalls."

"In the logs and the trajectory, it shows detailed information about where the source of infection comes from, how it travels, and how to reach there."

"The log aggregation and correlation of data are notable features that enhance our operations."

"The intelligent alerting feature is excellent and configured on our console, being highly effective as it detects real alerts and just warnings or real issues."

"The intelligence database provided by CrowdStrike is very impressive."

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"The ability to extract and store the logs is the most valuable feature of syslog-ng."

"Syslog-ng has built-in features that we can use to create alerts for a SIEM solution. It isn't a true SIEM solution, but it's sufficient for the time being."

"We chose syslog-ng because it is easy to install, easy to maintain, easy to update, and due to the fact that all data arrive in raw format, we can manipulate it as we want."

"Syslog-ng provides easy access to all my logs. It helps me show managers and other clients precisely where an incident occurred. I also like it because you can integrate syslog-ng with multiple solutions to allow real-time monitoring."

"Syslog-ng has a separate config file in addition to the core configuration."

"For us, the most valuable feature is the use of compound search for searching logs at a specific time, by a specific user, or specific behavior."

Cons

"Technical support received a rating of 4 out of 10."

"The pricing is very high and small companies cannot afford it. They should reduce the price because the backend infrastructure is the same."

"Integration with Huawei should be more straightforward."

"We had some difficulties at the beginning, but at this moment they are improving, so probably in some months I will give them a ten."

"For reporting or log management, having a longer duration for backup without needing to purchase a paid subscription would be beneficial. Currently, there is a default ninety-day backup period."

"For reporting or log management, having a longer duration for backup without needing to purchase a paid subscription would be beneficial."

More CrowdStrike Observability cons

"It's hard to find people who know how to use syslog-ng. I often find problems with configurations, and solutions aren't integrated correctly with syslog-ng. For example, there might be data with extra decimals, or the collector agents are incorrectly named. It isn't a problem with the solution; it's a lack of professionals."

"The filtering has room for improvement."

"There is always the potential for additional integration and protocol extensions."

"There is room for improvement in terms of observability."

"Syslog-ng has built-in features that we can use to create alerts for a SIEM solution. It isn't a true SIEM solution, but it's sufficient for the time being."

"In syslog-ng, I think a GUI would be beneficial. I am unsure if the premium module has a GUI to administer it."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Syslog-ng is open-source."

"Syslog-ng is a free open-source solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

Government

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CrowdStrike Observability?

From a technical standpoint, the solution performs excellently without significant flaws. The solution includes advanced log management and distributed tracing features.

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What is your primary use case for CrowdStrike Observability?

The main use cases for CrowdStrike Observability include distributed tracing and log management capabilities.

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What advice do you have for others considering CrowdStrike Observability?

The reviewer works as a system integrator and reseller, dealing with various security products including Fortinet, Palo Alto, FortiNDR, FortiXDR, ADC, and EDR. Their clients actively use FortiNDR a...

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What needs improvement with syslog-ng?

We currently do not use that feature. We currently have just an open-source release, not a premium release. My boss has indicated that he wants to buy a premium syslog-ng version next month. I thin...

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What is your primary use case for syslog-ng?

In Italy, we have to be compliant with the Garante for privacy. We have to log every login, logout, or login failure made by a system administrator. We store all syslog data of the infrastructure. ...

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What advice do you have for others considering syslog-ng?

When it comes to parsing, I can parse both structured and unstructured data, though our data are only structured. Currently, we collect all data we receive as raw data. Each file is stored for each...

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Overview

Unify security, log management, and observability with the new CrowdStrike Falcon LogScale module, the next evolution of Humio, including the all-new managed Falcon Complete LogScale service.

CrowdStrike

Optimizing SIEM
syslog-ng is the log management solution that improves the performance of your SIEM solution by reducing the amount and improving the quality of data feeding your SIEM.

Rapid search and troubleshooting
With syslog-ng Store Box, you can find the answer. Search billions of logs in seconds using full text queries with Boolean operators to pinpoint critical logs.

Meeting compliance requirements
syslog-ng Store Box provides secure, tamper-proof storage and custom reporting to demonstrate compliance.

Big data ingestion
syslog-ng can deliver data from a wide variety of sources to Hadoop, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and Kafka as well as many others.

Universal log collection and routing
syslog-ng flexibly routes log data from X sources to Y destinations. Instead of deploying multiple agents on hosts, organizations can unify their log data collection and management.

Secure data archive
syslog-ng Store Box provides automated archiving, tamper-proof encrypted storage, granular access controls to protect log data. The largest appliance can store up to 10TB of raw logs.

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Sample Customers

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Tecnocom, University of Victoria, University of Exeter, Datapath

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