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Elastic Stack vs Graylog: catalog facts
Elastic Stack	Graylog
Freemium Components can be downloaded for free; hosted service and advanced features are paid.	Freemium Open source core is free to self-host, with paid Enterprise and Cloud tiers.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Long-established standard for central log analytics Ingests data from many sources and formats	Stream processing lets teams route and act on specific log patterns as they arrive Content packs speed up onboarding for common log sources
Several separate services to deploy and maintain Some features are only available from Elastic's paid offerings	Enterprise features and support require a paid tier Self-hosting a log platform at scale needs meaningful server resources
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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