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# Syslog-ng

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> Centralize your log management infrastructure by deploying syslog-ng as a single solution across their distributed IT infrastructure.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 3 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Syslog-ng?

The log management target market is Fortune 1000 size firms that operate large and heterogenous IT infrastructures.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 3 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 3.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 3.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 3.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Balabit
- **Location**: Budapest, Hungary
- **Founded**: 2000

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: $2,800.00
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Syslog-ng PE is licensed on a per-host basis, identified by their IP addres
- **Target Audience**: 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop)
- **Available Countries**: Hungary

## Features

- Archiving & Retention
- Data Visualization Software
- Event Logs
- Log Collection
- Server Logs

## Support Options

- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [Log Management Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/30856/log-management/software)

## Alternatives

1. [ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer](https://www.capterra.ae/software/172277/manageengine-firewall-analyzer) — 4.5/5 (241 reviews)
2. [Datadog](https://www.capterra.ae/software/135453/datadog-cloud-monitoring) — 4.6/5 (357 reviews)
3. [Splunk Enterprise](https://www.capterra.ae/software/94317/splunk) — 4.6/5 (259 reviews)
4. [Corner Bowl Server Manager](https://www.capterra.ae/software/204338/corner-bowl-server-manager) — 4.8/5 (67 reviews)
5. [Logmanager](https://www.capterra.ae/software/1068855/Logmanager) — 5.0/5 (16 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Same as SYSLOG but with a commercial support for Compliance" — 5.0/5

> **Guillermo** | *2 September 2024* | Computer & Network Security | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: It's open source, And it's a commercial supported version of linux/unix syslog something that is a plus for a corporation
> 
> **Cons**: There is not much feature over the normal basic syslog included in your operating system
> 
> We use to had SYSLOG-NG due to the support feature but actually we did not get an extra value over the normal SYSLOG

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### "Syslog-ng best for Large Enterprise Network Infrastructure" — 3.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *10 October 2021* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: cool features that I like the most its can integrated with another such as BackBox, Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service on AWS, CPTRAX for Windows, HackGuard, SecureLink, Sematext Cloud, strongDM, Swimlane, Telegraf, and Thycotic Cloud Access Controller.
> 
> **Cons**: yes its perfect already for this, its very powerful, i recommend if you have mixed infrastructure.
> 
> previously we use the syslog opensource with the stanard log, we have problem with collect windows log, but this syslog-ng has the agent and can send the log to centralized server well, we can centralized all the log from windows server.

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### "Syslog-ng is the best syslog service available" — 5.0/5

> **Tony** | *30 June 2022* | Financial Services Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Robust with ability to secure log streams.  Allows central
Collection, routing and filtering for f logs based on facilities and priorities as well a regex as well as other ways.
> 
> **Cons**: It does take a bit of learning to understand the configuration file syntax.
> 
> Fantastic experience with syspog-ng.  I
Have been pleasantly surprised with the capabilities.

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