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reviewer1530855 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a media company with 10,001+ employees
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Good correlation and alerting capabilities, helpful community support, and easy to install
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the correlation and the alerting."
  • "I would like to see some kind of visualization included in Graylog."

What is most valuable?

I like the correlation and the alerting. If I have multiple monitoring systems and I alert Graylog, Graylog will collect them and analyze them, and issue one alert.

We are only approximately four months into production and have not explored all of the features this solution offers. So far, it has everything we wanted.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see some kind of visualization included in Graylog. The report is plain, they could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Graylog for approximately five months.

We are using the latest version.

How are customer service and support?

Graylog community is very good.

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Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We are also using Zenoss.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's an open-source solution that can be used free of charge.

What other advice do I have?

I would definitely recommend Graylog to others who are interested in using it.

At this point with the features that I have used, I would rate Graylog a ten out of ten.

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it_user1270395 - PeerSpot reviewer
Entrepreneur at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Excellent, simple log management; user friendly and open source
Pros and Cons
  • "Open source and user friendly."
  • "Lacks sufficient documentation."

What is our primary use case?

I use this solution regularly for analyzing incidents, collecting them to figure out what's going on. For now, I'm using it myself but would like to also deploy for some of my customers in the near future. I'm an entrepreneur in a security solutions company and a customer of Graylog. 

What is most valuable?

I like the simplicity of the solution, the fact that it's open source and user friendly.

What needs improvement?

It would be helpful if they would work more on the documentation because it's not very clear and ideally I'd like to be able to do more myself, but would need some additional guidelines and material for that.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for a year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I believe it's a scalable solution but haven't tested it yet. 

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support is a weak point in this product. It's not so easy to contact them and they don't answer immediately. Sometimes it takes a lot of time and the wait is difficult. If I had enough documentation I might not need the support. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was relatively straightforward. I was able to deploy it myself in a couple of days. For now, I'm the only user. I know it can be scaled for free for up to five users and I'll test that soon. 

What other advice do I have?

This is a good product and I would rate it an eight out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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it_user805368 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer, DevOps at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
The Stream Alert feature is a highlight of the product, and it is shipped with the build
Pros and Cons
  • "This had increased productivity for the dev and support teams, because we are directly notifying them."
  • "There should be some user groups and an auto sign-in feature.​"

How has it helped my organization?

This had increased productivity for the dev and support teams, because we are directly notifying them. Now, they have to come to dev for every issue. 

What is most valuable?

The Stream Alert feature is a highlight of this. As for similar products, there are separate integrations, but Graylog ships this with the build.

What needs improvement?

There should be some user groups and an auto sign-in feature.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Not yet.

How are customer service and technical support?

We are not using any technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No.

How was the initial setup?

It was pretty straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

None, as we are not using an enterprise solution.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We had evaluated ELK Stack, but found Graylog more useful for our use case.

What other advice do I have?

I will say that if you are using this, then explore all the features. You will find this like a swiss army knife.

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reviewer1751748 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Has good dashboards and alerts, but more customization is always useful
Pros and Cons
  • "We're using the Community edition, but I know that it has really good dashboarding and alerts."
  • "More customization is always useful."

What is our primary use case?

We use it for central log management and log aggregation. We use it for non-security events.

What is most valuable?

We're using the Community edition, but I know that it has really good dashboarding and alerts.

What needs improvement?

More customization is always useful.

For how long have I used the solution?

It has been about three years. I'm currently not using the tool myself, but my team is using it.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

We're not using the Enterprise license. We're using the Community edition, and support is not offered with it.

How was the initial setup?

It was easy to set up. 

What about the implementation team?

We did it ourselves.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We're using the Community edition.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

This decision was already made before I got to the organization.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others. It is for small and medium organizations.

I would rate it a seven out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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