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Best ApacheTail Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from log management software ranked against ApacheTail on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Logflare Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $10/mo8.6
    ApacheTail vs Logflare
  2. 2
    ELK Stack Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 8.3
    ApacheTail vs ELK Stack
  3. 3
    Amazon CloudWatch Logs Free plan apiWeb $0.03/mo8.2
    ApacheTail vs Amazon CloudWatch Logs
  4. 4
    SparkLogs Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $100/mo8.2
    ApacheTail vs SparkLogs
  5. 5
    Google Cloud Logging Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo8.1
    ApacheTail vs Google Cloud Logging
  6. 6
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging Free plan apiLinuxWebWin $0.05/mo8.0
    ApacheTail vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging
  7. 7
    Sumo Logic Free plan Web Free7.9
    ApacheTail vs Sumo Logic
  8. 8
    Oracle Log Analytics Free plan apiLinuxWebWin Free7.9
    ApacheTail vs Oracle Log Analytics
  9. 9
    Elastic Observability Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.5
    ApacheTail vs Elastic Observability
  10. 10
    Kiwi Syslog Server Free plan self-hosted $999/mo7.5
    ApacheTail vs Kiwi Syslog Server
  11. 11
    Logmanager Free plan Web $0.12/mo7.5
    ApacheTail vs Logmanager
  12. 12
    VictoriaLogs Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.5
    ApacheTail vs VictoriaLogs
  13. 13
    Better Stack Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $29/mo7.5
    ApacheTail vs Better Stack
  14. 14
    OpenObserve Free plan Web Free7.4
    ApacheTail vs OpenObserve
  15. 15
    groundcover Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo7.3
    ApacheTail vs groundcover
  16. 16
    XPLG Free plan self-hosted $83/mo7.3
    ApacheTail vs XPLG
  17. 17
    NXLog Free plan WebWinMacLinux $12.12/mo7.2
    ApacheTail vs NXLog
  18. 18
    SolarWinds Loggly Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin 7.2
    ApacheTail vs SolarWinds Loggly
  19. 19
    IBM Cloud Logs 7.1
    ApacheTail vs IBM Cloud Logs
  20. 20
    Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $0.03/mo7.1
    ApacheTail vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability

ApacheTail alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Logflare8.6Free plan$10/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
2ELK Stack8.3Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
3Amazon CloudWatch Logs8.2Free plan$0.03/moAPI, Web
4SparkLogs8.2No$100/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Google Cloud Logging8.1Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
6Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging8.0Free plan$0.05/moAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
7Sumo Logic7.9Free planFreeWeb
8Oracle Log Analytics7.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
9Elastic Observability7.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Kiwi Syslog Server7.5Free plan$999/moself-hosted
11Logmanager7.5Free plan$0.12/moWeb
12VictoriaLogs7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Better Stack7.5Free plan$29/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
14OpenObserve7.4Free planFreeWeb
15groundcover7.3Free plan$30/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
16XPLG7.3Free plan$83/moself-hosted
17NXLog7.2Free plan$12.12/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
18SolarWinds Loggly7.2Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19IBM Cloud Logs7.1No——
20Grafana Cloud Application Observability7.1Free plan$0.03/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about ApacheTail alternatives

What is the best alternative to ApacheTail?

Logflare, number 1 in log management software with a score of 8.6 out of 10. The others here: ELK Stack, Amazon CloudWatch Logs, SparkLogs and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to ApacheTail?

Logflare is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.