Graylog vs VMware Aria Operations for Logs comparison

Graylog and VMware are both solutions in the Log Management category. Graylog is ranked #15 with an average rating of 7.0, while VMware is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.3. Graylog holds a 6.7% mindshare in Log Management, compared to VMware’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Graylog users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

VMware Aria Operations for Logs and Graylog are products in the log management sector. VMware Aria Operations for Logs appears more favorable in deployment and customer service, while Graylog demonstrates competitiveness based on pricing and features.

Features: VMware Aria Operations is noted for comprehensive integration capabilities, seamless data aggregation, and in-depth analysis. Graylog offers open-source flexibility, real-time analysis capabilities, and the ability to extensively customize and scale solutions. Graylog also shows adaptability in complex environments.

Room for Improvement: VMware Aria Operations could improve reporting tools, enhance configuration processes, and provide a more intuitive interface. Graylog users highlight the need for better technical documentation, quicker support response times, and smoother installation experiences. Graylog receives more specific feedback on documentation compared to VMware’s usability focus.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware Aria Operations provides an easier deployment process and consistent customer support. Graylog is seen as requiring more technical expertise for setup, with variable support experiences. VMware's team is perceived as more responsive.

Pricing and ROI: VMware Aria Operations has higher initial costs but offers value through its features and stability, contributing to positive ROI. Graylog's pricing models are competitive but may need further investments for customization, influencing ROI differently, yet it's considered cost-effective for scalable deployments.

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Categories and Ranking

Graylog

Ranking in Log Management

15th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Aria Operations for ...

Ranking in Log Management

12th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Graylog is 6.7%, up from 5.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Aria Operations for Logs is 1.2%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Log Management

Featured Reviews

Ivan Kokalovic

DevOps Engineer at Proton Technologies

Facilitates backend service monitoring with efficient log retrieval and API flexibility

Graylog is valuable because it bridges technical knowledge to non-technical teams, presenting complex backend processes in a simple timeline. It boosts the knowledge of sales and customer support teams by allowing them to see the backend operations without needing to read the code. Its API is flexible for visualization, and its powerful search engine efficiently handles large volumes of log data. Moreover, its stability, fast search capabilities, and compatibility with languages like ANSI SQL enhance its utility in IT infrastructure.

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LarsChristensen

Advisory Solution Consultant at ServiceNow

Efficient troubleshooting with precise log filtering and an easy setup

The tool could benefit from improved filter settings and dashboarding. While there are dashboards available, they are often created by community members and may not work after updates. It would be beneficial to have a roadmap for these dashboards to ensure consistent functionality. It would also be advantageous if the tool could process even large amounts of data faster, though this may be more related to data movement challenges rather than the software itself.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is scalable. The solution is stable."

"The Graylog features that have proven to be most beneficial for our data analysis in particular are that we tend to use it as a big data store, so we have the correlation rules that, if something matches under certain conditions, it raises an alarm."

"Everything stands out as valuable, including the fact that I can quantify and qualify the logs, create pipelines and process the logs in any way I like, and create charts or data maps."

"One of the most valuable features is that you are able to do a very detailed search through the log messages in the overview."

"Allowing us to set up alerts and integrate with platforms we already use, such as Slack and OpsGenie to alert users of these errors proactively, is also a very useful feature."

"It is used as a log manager/SIEM. It provides visibility into the infrastructure and security related events."

"Graylog is valuable because it bridges technical knowledge to non-technical teams, presenting complex backend processes in a simple timeline."

"I like the correlation and the alerting."

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"The tool helps my company deal with security and log analysis, which are very important areas for us...It is a scalable solution."

"We are using it because we have a VMware product. It has its own built in dashboards for VMware products, and that's a good thing."

"I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten."

"It is a highly stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."

"Log Insight correlates with the VMware product log. It can assemble the logs you want, making it easier to find the output, incident, or keyword you want to search."

"I like the interface."

"vRealize Log Insight has been running without any issues."

"The virtualization solution supports data center virtualization, network and security."

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Cons

"Over six months, I had two similar issues where searches were performed on field "messages". It exhausted all the memory of the ES node causing an ES crash and a Graylog halt."

"More complex visualizations and the ability to execute custom Elasticsearch queries would be great."

"Graylog needs to improve their authentication. Also, the fact that Graylog displays logs from the top down is just ridiculous."

"The area in Graylog that needs to be improved or enhanced would be the integrations."

"The infrastructure cost is the main issue. I like the rest. If the infrastructure costs could be lower, it would be fantastic."

"I would like to see a date and time in the Graylog Grok patterns so that I can save time when searching for a log. I like how the streams and the search query work, but adding a date and time will allow me to pull out a log in a milli-second."

"I would like to see a default dashboard widget that shows the topology of the clusters defined for the graylog install."

"Its scalability gets complicated when we have to update or edit multiple nodes."

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"If data migration occurs during a search, it alters performance, causing delays."

"The product's price falls on the higher end of the spectrum, making it an area of concern."

"In vRealize login files, we have limitations regarding log partitions."

"The monitoring landscape is getting bigger. When it comes to infrastructure monitoring, we need more visibility. VMware needs to integrate more related applications and third-party products. That would make it more appealing to an audience beyond the VMware team."

"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."

"I think that it should be able to integrate with other third-party backup and recovery solutions, more that it does now."

"The solution should be more user-friendly. The user interface and dashboard could be simplified."

"I don't use the solution on a day to day basis, so I'm not sure what specifically can be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am using a community edition. I have not looked at the enterprise offering from Graylog."

"Having paid official support is wise for projects."

"You get a lot out-of-the-box with the non-enterprise version, so give it a try first."

"Consider Enterprise support if you have atypical needs or setup requirements."

"It's open source and free. They have a paid version, but we never looked into that because we never needed the features of the paid version."

"There is an open source version and an enterprise version. I wouldn't recommend the enterprise version, but as an open source solution, it is solid and works really well."

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

"We're using the Community edition."

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"The product's price is reasonable, but when it comes to SQL licensing, it's a bit expensive."

"Pricing could always be lower. If it were free, I would be more satisfied."

"The license cost for any other monitoring tool is too high compared to this product."

"I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

"I am not sure what the exact cost is. However, I believe the vRealize suite costs $2,500.00 per year."

"The pricing has been updated recently."

"The licensing cost for vRealize Log Insight is a little higher, so in terms of cost, it all depends upon what kind of environment you have. If you have a complete virtualized environment, or at least you're using a ninety-five percent virtualized environment, then vRealize Log Insight will play a very good role because it is a VMware component, so it has very tight integration with other VMware components and systems. This means you don't have to procure any other monitoring and management tool, and you don't need a separate automation tool. vRealize Log Insight will have an upper hand if your environment is purely virtualized on VMware. If you're using a mix of physical and virtual components, for example, a 50:50 ratio, then you need to have a third-party component to manage overall monitoring."

"I think it is a reasonably priced product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Educational Organization

Government

Computer Software Company

15%

Government

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

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By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Graylog?

The product is scalable. The solution is stable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Graylog?

I am not familiar with the pricing details of Graylog, as I was not responsible for that aspect. It was determined that we didn't need an enterprise plan, which is more suited for clients with less...

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What needs improvement with Graylog?

An improvement I would suggest is in Graylog's user interface, such as allowing for font size adjustments. A potential enhancement could be the integration with Ollama to run large language models ...

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What do you like most about vRealize Log Insight?

The events are notably more descriptive, aiding in security and event analysis. We've also integrated Sky Collector, providing valuable insights and solutions for troubleshooting.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Log Insight?

The cost of using VMware Aria Operations for Logs was very high, around two to three million dollars, although the exact figure is uncertain. The price was proving to be too much, especially with t...

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What needs improvement with vRealize Log Insight?

VMware Aria Operations for Logs is not a cost-effective tool. Changing any telemetry requires creating a new template, such as changes to the VM disk size. Always having to create a new template ma...

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Overview

Graylog is purpose-built to deliver the best log collection, storage, enrichment, and analysis. Graylog is:

Considerably faster analysis speeds.
More robust and easier-to-use analysis platform.
Simpler administration and infrastructure management.
Lower cost than alternatives.
Full-scale customer service.
No expensive training or tool experts required.

Graylog

Manage data at scale with centralized log management, deep operational visibility and intelligent analytics for troubleshooting and auditing across private, hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield, eBay, Cisco, LinkedIn, SAP, King.com, Twilio, Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Wildlands Adventure Zoo, Medic Mobile, IBM, Seventy Seven Energy, Baystate Health, Osis, Oxford University, Columbia University, Siemens, Cardinal Health, Ashdod Port, Vasakronan, Sydney Adventist Hospital, University of Derby

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