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Best IBM Cloud Logs Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from log management software ranked against IBM Cloud Logs on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Logflare Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $10/mo8.6
    IBM Cloud Logs vs Logflare
  2. 2
    ELK Stack Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 8.3
    IBM Cloud Logs vs ELK Stack
  3. 3
    Amazon CloudWatch Logs Free plan apiWeb $0.03/mo8.2
    IBM Cloud Logs vs Amazon CloudWatch Logs
  4. 4
    SparkLogs Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $100/mo8.2
    IBM Cloud Logs vs SparkLogs
  5. 5
    Google Cloud Logging Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo8.1
    IBM Cloud Logs vs Google Cloud Logging
  6. 6
    Sumo Logic Free plan Web Free7.9
    IBM Cloud Logs vs Sumo Logic
  7. 7
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging Free plan $0.05/mo7.8
    IBM Cloud Logs vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging
  8. 8
    Elastic Observability Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.5
    IBM Cloud Logs vs Elastic Observability
  9. 9
    Kiwi Syslog Server Free plan self-hosted $999/mo7.5
    IBM Cloud Logs vs Kiwi Syslog Server
  10. 10
    Logmanager Free plan Web $0.12/mo7.5
    IBM Cloud Logs vs Logmanager
  11. 11
    VictoriaLogs Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.5
    IBM Cloud Logs vs VictoriaLogs
  12. 12
    Better Stack Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $29/mo7.5
    IBM Cloud Logs vs Better Stack
  13. 13
    OpenObserve Free plan Web Free7.4
    IBM Cloud Logs vs OpenObserve
  14. 14
    groundcover Free plan Linuxself-hostedWeb $30/mo7.3
    IBM Cloud Logs vs groundcover
  15. 15
    XPLG Free plan self-hosted $83/mo7.3
    IBM Cloud Logs vs XPLG
  16. 16
    NXLog Free plan WebWinMacLinux $12.12/mo7.2
    IBM Cloud Logs vs NXLog
  17. 17
    SolarWinds Loggly Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin 7.2
    IBM Cloud Logs vs SolarWinds Loggly
  18. 19
    Oracle Log Analytics Web 7.1
    IBM Cloud Logs vs Oracle Log Analytics
  19. 20
    Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free plan LinuxMacWebWin $0.03/mo7.1
    IBM Cloud Logs vs Grafana Cloud Application Observability
  20. 21
    Grafana Loki self-hosted 7.0
    IBM Cloud Logs vs Grafana Loki

IBM Cloud Logs 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
6Sumo Logic7.9Free planFreeWeb
7Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging7.8Free plan$0.05/mo—
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
19Oracle Log Analytics7.1No—Web
20Grafana Cloud Application Observability7.1Free plan$0.03/moLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
21Grafana Loki7.0No—self-hosted
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Questions about IBM Cloud Logs alternatives

What is the best alternative to IBM Cloud Logs?

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 IBM Cloud Logs?

Logflare is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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.