We performed a comparison between Quest InTrust and syslog-ng based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Splunk, Datadog, Wazuh and others in Log Management."I would rate the technical support very well as they are knowledgeable and quick to respond."
"The ability to extract and store the logs is the most valuable feature of syslog-ng."
"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."
"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."
"Syslog-ng has a separate config file in addition to the core configuration."
"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."
"It was very complex. There was poor native correlation. "
"It needs to have better reporting. "
"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."
"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."
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Quest InTrust is ranked 54th in Log Management while syslog-ng is ranked 17th in Log Management with 5 reviews. Quest InTrust is rated 8.0, while syslog-ng is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Quest InTrust writes "Technical support is knowledgeable and quick to respond". 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". Quest InTrust is most compared with Change Auditor for Windows File Servers, whereas syslog-ng is most compared with SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server, Graylog, Grafana Loki, Logstash and Elastic Security.
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