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We performed a comparison between Nagios Log Server 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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Pros
"A great feature of the solution involves its internal portal.""It provides an easy way to identify errors and spot issues, making troubleshooting more efficient.""The initial setup of Nagios Log Server was easy and straightforward.""One of the most valuable features is the dashboard because the UI was effective and easy to use. The alert systems are good as well. We had no failovers and had high availability. We can search the queries fast as well in Nagios Log Server.""The product is scalable."

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"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.""The ability to extract and store the logs is the most valuable feature of syslog-ng.""Syslog-ng has a separate config file in addition to the core configuration.""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.""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."

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Cons
"The customization and dashboards have shortcomings and need to be improved to make the tool look more presentable.""The configurations during initial setup could be improved. If they could be agentless, as in the case of the Ansible product, it would be better. I would like to be able to analyze the network bandwidth.""The support could be better.""As we are talking about a product which is open to the public, the pricing makes it challenging for us to profit off of its marketing.""It would be beneficial for Nagios to incorporate a tool that goes beyond log management and includes features to monitor overall system health and assess the effectiveness of antivirus solutions."

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"There is room for improvement in terms of observability.""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.""There is always the potential for additional integration and protocol extensions.""The filtering has room for improvement.""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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We found the pricing to be quite affordable."
  • "For a single instance, the price is around $4,000."
  • "On a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap, I rate the pricing an eight or nine."
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  • "Syslog-ng is a free open-source solution."
  • "Syslog-ng is open-source."
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    Top Answer:It provides an easy way to identify errors and spot issues, making troubleshooting more efficient.
    Top Answer:My company pays around 500 to 1,000 USD per year toward the licensing cost of the solution. For support, we need to pay extra to Nagios. The solution's price is low. On a scale of one to ten, where… more »
    Top Answer:It would be beneficial for Nagios to incorporate a tool that goes beyond log management and includes features to monitor overall system health and assess the effectiveness of antivirus solutions.
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:The pricing is in the middle. I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, with one being expensive and ten being cheap.
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in terms of observability. Additionally, a possible new feature could be Kafka integration.
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    Overview

    Nagios Enterprises delivers official products, services, and solutions for and around Nagios – the industry standard in enterprise-grade IT infrastructure monitoring. With millions of users worldwide, Nagios is the undisputed champion in the IT monitoring space. Our team of dedicated professionals works to ensure total customer satisfaction with all the services we provide. Our extensive network of partners helps extend Nagios services and solutions to new organizations and markets worldwide to meet a variety of business needs. Nagios Enterprises was founded in 2007 by Ethan Galstad. Ethan created what would later become known as Nagios in 1999, and currently serves as the President of Nagios Enterprises.

    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.

    Sample Customers
    IBM, impulse, wipro, comteco
    Tecnocom, University of Victoria, University of Exeter, Datapath
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government8%
    Retailer8%
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    Computer Software Company13%
    Government13%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise62%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise60%
    Buyer's Guide
    Nagios Log Server vs. syslog-ng
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Nagios Log Server vs. syslog-ng and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Nagios Log Server is ranked 36th in Log Management with 5 reviews while syslog-ng is ranked 17th in Log Management with 5 reviews. Nagios Log Server is rated 7.8, while syslog-ng is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Nagios Log Server writes "A scalable and affordable tool for monitoring data centers ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of syslog-ng writes "It's a user-friendly open-source solution that can replace or augment a commercial product in some cases". Nagios Log Server is most compared with Wazuh, Graylog, LogRhythm SIEM, SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, whereas syslog-ng is most compared with SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server, Graylog, Grafana Loki, Logstash and Splunk Enterprise Security. See our Nagios Log Server vs. syslog-ng report.

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