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Best Retrospective Alternatives in 2026

Updated

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

  1. 1
    ELK Stack Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 8.3
    Retrospective vs ELK Stack
  2. 2
    Sumo Logic Free plan Web Free8.0
    Retrospective vs Sumo Logic
  3. 3
    Amazon CloudWatch Logs Free plan apiWeb $0.03/mo8.0
    Retrospective vs Amazon CloudWatch Logs
  4. 4
    OpenObserve Free plan Web Free7.8
    Retrospective vs OpenObserve
  5. 5
    NXLog Free plan WebWinMacLinux $12.12/mo7.7
    Retrospective vs NXLog
  6. 6
    XPLG Free plan self-hosted $83/mo7.6
    Retrospective vs XPLG
  7. 7
    Splunk Enterprise Free trial self-hosted 7.5
    Retrospective vs Splunk Enterprise
  8. 8
    Elastic Observability Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 7.4
    Retrospective vs Elastic Observability
  9. 9
    Axiom Free plan Web Free7.4
    Retrospective vs Axiom
  10. 10
    Better Stack Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $29/mo7.4
    Retrospective vs Better Stack
  11. 11
    Logflare Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $10/mo7.4
    Retrospective vs Logflare
  12. 12
    Logmanager Free plan Web $0.12/mo7.3
    Retrospective vs Logmanager
  13. 13
    VictoriaLogs Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Retrospective vs VictoriaLogs
  14. 14
    ClickStack Web 7.2
    Retrospective vs ClickStack
  15. 15
    aiAxonIQ Log Management Free plan Web $49/mo7.2
    Retrospective vs aiAxonIQ Log Management
  16. 16
    Grafana Loki self-hosted 7.1
    Retrospective vs Grafana Loki
  17. 17
    Google Cloud Logging Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.01/mo7.1
    Retrospective vs Google Cloud Logging
  18. 18
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging Free plan $0.05/mo7.1
    Retrospective vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging
  19. 19
    SolarWinds Loggly Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin 7.0
    Retrospective vs SolarWinds Loggly
  20. 20
    HyperDX Web 6.9
    Retrospective vs HyperDX

Retrospective alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ELK Stack8.3Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Sumo Logic8.0Free planFreeWeb
3Amazon CloudWatch Logs8.0Free plan$0.03/moAPI, Web
4OpenObserve7.8Free planFreeWeb
5NXLog7.7Free plan$12.12/moWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux
6XPLG7.6Free plan$83/moself-hosted
7Splunk Enterprise7.5No—self-hosted
8Elastic Observability7.4No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Axiom7.4Free planFreeWeb
10Better Stack7.4Free plan$29/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
11Logflare7.4Free plan$10/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
12Logmanager7.3Free plan$0.12/moWeb
13VictoriaLogs7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
14ClickStack7.2No—Web
15aiAxonIQ Log Management7.2Free plan$49/moWeb
16Grafana Loki7.1No—self-hosted
17Google Cloud Logging7.1Free plan$0.01/moAPI, Linux, Web
18Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging7.1Free plan$0.05/mo—
19SolarWinds Loggly7.0Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
20HyperDX6.9No—Web
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Questions about Retrospective alternatives

What is the best alternative to Retrospective?

ELK Stack, number 1 in log management software with a score of 8.3 out of 10. The others here: Sumo Logic, Amazon CloudWatch Logs, OpenObserve and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Retrospective?

ELK Stack is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 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.