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SolarWinds Log Analyzer vs VMware Aria Operations for Logs comparison

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Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds Log Analyzer
Ranking in Log Management
55th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Aria Operations for ...
Ranking in Log Management
20th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of SolarWinds Log Analyzer is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Aria Operations for Logs is 1.1%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Aria Operations for Logs1.1%
SolarWinds Log Analyzer0.5%
Other98.4%
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

Alessandra Amorim - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Manager - Managed Services at Yssy
Can be used to monitor a specific log or do specific actions, but its initial setup is not so easy
I have some customers using SolarWinds Log Analyzer to put some conditions on monitoring information from Windows servers and Linux servers. They use SolarWinds Log Analyzer to see if these conditions appear, and if they appear, generate a notification so that they can investigate what happened…
DineshKumar21 - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Manager at DXC Technology
Comprehensive monitoring has improved performance, capacity planning, and multi-source log analysis
VMware Aria Operations for Logs would be used to completely monitor the health of your environment. Second is to understand your existing capacity and forecast your capacity for the next year or so. Third would be on performance management, understanding how the environment is performing, and what has to be done to optimize it. We use VMware Aria Operations for Logs for these purposes. We also use VMware Aria Operations for Logs to monitor non-VMware components as well. VMware Aria Operations for Logs is now part of a bigger suite with several modules added. You have an option to collect logs from various sources and then you can do some sorts of analytics from it as well. All of this can be done with VMware Aria Operations for Logs.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"SolarWinds Log Analyzer works for specific conditions, like when someone needs to monitor a specific log or do specific actions."
"Log Insight correlates with the VMware product log, and it can assemble the logs you want, making it easier to find the output, incident, or keyword you want to search."
"It is very scalable and can handle a large workload."
"The solution is quite user-friendly."
"The most valuable features are log centralization and long-term retention for logs."
"It is a scalable solution; I can say that I agree with the claims that it can be scaled, it is an awesome product, and organizationally it is able to cover our needs completely."
"I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten."
"The system's management and its alerts are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"VMware Aria Operations for Logs is a very stable product."
 

Cons

"SolarWinds Log Analyzer should deliver more integrated products so you can manage the console and easily configure the solution."
"The solution is a very good tool, but it has a lot of limitations."
"Technical support should be improved."
"In vRealize login files, we have limitations regarding log partitions."
"The pricing of the solution could be improved."
"My experience, however, is that Log Insight is not user friendly."
"The solution isn't user-friendly for admins."
"It needs better integration with third-party analytics tools."
"What I'd like to improve in vRealize Log Insight is the licensing model. VMware provides vRealize Log Insight along with the VMware Cloud Foundation, but customers who would like to go for the native VMware would have to procure vRealize Log Insight separately. Today, vRealize Log Insight is offered on two different licenses, one is based on the number of VMs, and the other is based on the number of physical codes on the machine. If VMware can provide a bundle offer for customers who procure more than ten licenses, where you can have an option to run, for example, three hundred machines on vRealize Log Insight with no extra cost, this would encourage more people to adopt the solution. What I'd like to see in the next release of vRealize Log Insight is for a cloud option to be available, which would be a pay-as-you-go licensing model that would allow me to pick and choose what I'll monitor. For example, I have one thousand and three hundred critical servers, and the seven hundred servers for basic development, I don't want to monitor on vRealize Log Insight today, so I should be able to pick what I need to monitor on the solution and only pay for that specific instance. If VMware can apply these changes, it would help VMware customers to procure more or adopt more of vRealize Log Insight even in smaller projects."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"SolarWinds Log Analyzer is a cheap product."
"Pricing could always be lower. If it were free, I would be more satisfied."
"The pricing has been updated recently."
"Pricing is good because it is part of the suite package. It comes in a bundle for us."
"The product's price is reasonable, but when it comes to SQL licensing, it's a bit expensive."
"I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"The license cost for any other monitoring tool is too high compared to this product."
"I think it is a reasonably priced product."
"It is not cheap. But it is worth it."
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Top Industries

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Healthcare Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

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Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise13
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Log Insight?
VMware Aria Operations for Logs does have device licenses. The license is perpetual and you do not have to pay monthly as it is a one time purchase. The only thing is if you are looking for support...
What needs improvement with vRealize Log Insight?
VMware periodically provides upgrades and updates to the product. They are also extending support to various third party hardware as well. I am not sure whether they have any ready made APIs for cl...
What is your primary use case for vRealize Log Insight?
We have been using this for the last five years.
 

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