We performed a comparison between SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server and syslog-ng based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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."
"We are very happy with the stability of the solution."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the alerting based on the security logs."
"Simplicity is the most valuable feature."
"Syslog-ng has built-in features that we can use to create alerts for a SIEM solution. It isn't a true SIEM solution, but it's sufficient for the time being."
"The ability to extract and store the logs is the most valuable feature of syslog-ng."
"Syslog-ng has a separate config file in addition to the core configuration."
"Syslog-ng provides easy access to all my logs. It helps me show managers and other clients precisely where an incident occurred. I also like it because you can integrate syslog-ng with multiple solutions to allow real-time monitoring."
"For us, the most valuable feature is the use of compound search for searching logs at a specific time, by a specific user, or specific behavior."
"Technical support could definitely be better."
"I would like to see better search functions and better filters in the next release."
"I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard."
"SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve by reducing the price."
"It's hard to find people who know how to use syslog-ng. I often find problems with configurations, and solutions aren't integrated correctly with syslog-ng. For example, there might be data with extra decimals, or the collector agents are incorrectly named. It isn't a problem with the solution; it's a lack of professionals."
"Syslog-ng has built-in features that we can use to create alerts for a SIEM solution. It isn't a true SIEM solution, but it's sufficient for the time being."
"The filtering has room for improvement."
"There is always the potential for additional integration and protocol extensions."
"There is room for improvement in terms of observability."
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SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is ranked 30th in Log Management with 5 reviews while syslog-ng is ranked 17th in Log Management with 5 reviews. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is rated 7.8, while syslog-ng is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server writes "Shows login failures and server issues but search functions and filters could be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of syslog-ng writes "It's a user-friendly open-source solution that can replace or augment a commercial product in some cases". SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is most compared with SolarWinds Log Analyzer, Wazuh, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, Graylog and ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer, whereas syslog-ng is most compared with Graylog, Grafana Loki, Logstash, Elastic Security and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. See our SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server vs. syslog-ng report.
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