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Best AWS CloudTrail Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

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

AWS CloudTrail 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
8Elastic Observability7.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Kiwi Syslog Server7.5Free plan$999/moself-hosted
10Logmanager7.5Free plan$0.12/moWeb
11VictoriaLogs7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12Better Stack7.5Free plan$29/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
13OpenObserve7.4Free planFreeWeb
14groundcover7.3Free plan$30/moLinux, self-hosted, Web
15XPLG7.3Free plan$83/moself-hosted
16NXLog7.2Free plan$12.12/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
17SolarWinds Loggly7.2Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18IBM Cloud Logs7.1No——
19Oracle Log Analytics7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web, Windows
20Grafana Cloud Application Observability7.1Free plan$0.03/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about AWS CloudTrail alternatives

What is the best alternative to AWS CloudTrail?

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 AWS CloudTrail?

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.