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Graylog vs Elastic Stack: catalog facts
Graylog	Elastic Stack
Freemium Open source core is free to self-host, with paid Enterprise and Cloud tiers.	Freemium Components can be downloaded for free; hosted service and advanced features are paid.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Stream processing lets teams route and act on specific log patterns as they arrive Content packs speed up onboarding for common log sources	Long-established standard for central log analytics Ingests data from many sources and formats
Enterprise features and support require a paid tier Self-hosting a log platform at scale needs meaningful server resources	Several separate services to deploy and maintain Some features are only available from Elastic's paid offerings
Self-hosted, Downloadable app	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Closed 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 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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