We performed a comparison between syslog-ng and VMware Aria Operations for Logs 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."Syslog-ng has a separate config file in addition to the core configuration."
"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."
"The ability to extract and store the logs is the most valuable feature of syslog-ng."
"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."
"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."
"The system's management and its alerts are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"It is a highly stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."
"The solution is quite user-friendly."
"The tool helps my company deal with security and log analysis, which are very important areas for us...It is a scalable solution."
"vRealize Log Insight has been running without any issues."
"It is very scalable and can handle a large workload."
"The root cause analysis feature is very valuable."
"The interface of the solution is good."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in terms of observability."
"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."
"There is always the potential for additional integration and protocol extensions."
"The filtering has room for improvement."
"Integration with other vendors is something that could be improved, they could add more vendors."
"Documentation is lacking, including some guide as to how to use the expressions. It is not clear how to look for a log, for example. Some examples in the documentation might be helpful. I think that VMware had good documentation, but it's no longer hosted. The documentation is not as easy to understand as it was before."
"It needs better integration with third-party analytics tools."
"From an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made more user-friendly."
"I think that it should be able to integrate with other third-party backup and recovery solutions, more that it does now."
"It's great for VMware, but it would be good if they had third-party logins."
"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."
"Paid or free does not matter, but it is complex to find good training material for vRealize Log Insight."
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syslog-ng is ranked 17th in Log Management with 5 reviews while VMware Aria Operations for Logs is ranked 10th in Log Management with 24 reviews. syslog-ng is rated 8.6, while VMware Aria Operations for Logs is rated 8.2. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Aria Operations for Logs writes "Gives a clear forecast about existing machines, and has an automation feature that helps in reducing a lot of ambiguities and managing operational efficiencies". syslog-ng is most compared with SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server, Graylog, Grafana Loki, Logstash and Elastic Security, whereas VMware Aria Operations for Logs is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, Elastic Security, LogRhythm SIEM and Graylog. See our VMware Aria Operations for Logs vs. syslog-ng report.
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