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We performed a comparison between Elastic Beats and SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"There's a whole spectrum of features on the solution that users can take advantage of. It's a very robust product.""The security aspects in general have been very useful to use."

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"We are very happy with the stability of the solution.""The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels.""The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is its performance and management. Additionally, the solution integrates well.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the alerting based on the security logs.""Simplicity is the most valuable feature."

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"At some level, the documentation, the information as far as the components, it's sometimes a little difficult to find the information necessary to implement aspects.""The dashboard is not user-friendly. The solution, in general, isn't great from a user's perspective."

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"I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs.""SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve by reducing the price.""I would like to see a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard.""Technical support could definitely be better.""I would like to see better search functions and better filters in the next release."

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  • "It wasn't cheap, but it was cost-effective compared to many of the other solutions."
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  • "We subscribe and pay directly on the website."
  • "The price of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve."
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    Top Answer:I would like to have the new logs visible in the background without the need to open a new browser. I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs.
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    3,156
    Reviews
    4
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    Kiwi Syslog Server
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    Overview

    Beats is the platform for single-purpose data shippers. They install as lightweight agents and send data from hundreds or thousands of machines to Logstash or Elasticsearch.

    A syslog server is a logging server that allows for the centralized collection of syslog messages, known as events, from a variety of networking devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls, in addition to servers running a variety of operating systems.

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    Elastic Beats doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Log Management while SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is ranked 30th in Log Management with 5 reviews. Elastic Beats is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Elastic Beats writes "A robust solution with a whole spectrum of features that's extremely scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server writes "Shows login failures and server issues but search functions and filters could be improved". Elastic Beats is most compared with , whereas SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is most compared with syslog-ng, SolarWinds Log Analyzer, Wazuh, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and Graylog.

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