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Paid vs. Open: Smarter, Scalable, Secure.

When Open Source Isn’t Enough Anymore

Graylog Open is a powerful, self-managed solution — and for many, it’s enough. But as your environment grows, DIY workarounds and manual processes can slow you down.

Graylog Enterprise and Graylog Security build on what you love with added automation, deeper visibility, and streamlined efficiency — all without losing flexibility or control.

Automate routine tasks and alerts
Accelerate search and analysis at scale
Pay only for active data, not everything you store
Deploy your way — on-prem, hybrid, or cloud
Upgrade without vendor lock-in or forced migrations

Scale smart. Run Graylog your way — when you’re ready.

6 Reasons To Upgrade

Cut Costs, Scale with Ease, and Get Commercial-Grade Security

1. Lower Costs — Without Losing Coverage

The Trade-Off: Dropping data to cut costs risks missing something critical.

With Graylog Subscription: Keep all your logs — not just the ones you can afford to store. Route processed lower-priority data to a built-in data lake that doesn’t count toward your license. Use Data-Lake-Preview to search standby data before bringing it into active storage. Restore only what you need with selective retrieval, and gain full visibility without second-guessing what you dropped.

2. High-Fidelity Detection — Without the Noise

The Trade-Off: More alerts often means more noise, not more insight.

With Graylog Subscription: Cut through the noise with smarter correlation and risk-based prioritization. Adversary Campaign Intelligence connects related alerts, surfaces high-risk behavior, and factors in asset value and recent vulnerabilities to calculate threat severity. And with Graylog Illuminate, you get ready-to-use parsers, dashboards, alerts, and detection rules for dozens of the most common IT and cybersecurity platforms — all curated and maintained by Graylog experts.

3. Fast Investigations — Without the Backlog

The Trade-Off: Deep investigations delay response — or get skipped entirely.

With Graylog Subscription: Pivot from alert to action in seconds. Timeline views, case management, and easy evidence capture help analysts move faster — without missing context. Investigate once. Generate full investigation reports instantly with our AI-assisted writer. Move on.

4. Always Audit-Ready — Without Manual Workarounds

The Trade-Off: Compliance eats up time with scripts and spreadsheets.

With Graylog Subscription: Meet regulatory requirements without the busywork. Role-based access control, audit logging, and automated compliance reports simplify enforcement, reduce risk, and free your team from manual processes.

5. Expert Onboarding — Without Starting Over

The Trade-Off: Stay stuck on an outdated setup, or risk breaking what works by upgrading alone.

With Graylog Subscription: Our onboarding isn’t one-size-fits-all. For existing Open users, we offer expert-led architecture reviews, deployment tuning, and best-practice guidance tailored to your current setup. You’ll streamline ingestion, boost performance, and get more value from what you’ve already built — faster.

6. Enterprise-Grade Support — Without the Risk of Going It Alone

The Trade-Off: Running an unsupported open source tool in production can put your team — and your compliance posture — at risk.

With Graylog Subscription: Paid subscriptions include 24/5 enterprise support with access to product experts who can help you resolve critical issues fast. You’ll also gain access to on-demand training through Graylog Academy, with the option to purchase live sessions, customized training, or a Technical Account Manager (TAM) for ongoing strategic guidance. Need deeper help? Professional services are also available to support complex use cases and accelerate results.

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Compare Features In Open vs. Paid

*Graylog Open only supports a very limited number of Parsers and Spotlights. Graylog Open users must first upgrade their 6.1+ instance to include the Enterprise plug-in before being able to install the Illuminate Content Hub.

Operational Efficiency & Productivity

Feature	Graylog Open	Graylog Enterprise	Graylog Security
DATA COLLECTION >>
Support for Syslog, CEF, GELF, BEATS, HTTP-JSON, IPFIX, Netflow, Plain Text	✓	✓	✓
Log Collection & Fleet Management	✓	✓	✓
Index Field Type Profiles	✓	✓	✓
Pipelines & Streams	✓	✓	✓
Data Normalization	✓	✓	✓
SEARCH >>
Visualization Widgets	✓	✓	✓
Save To Dashboard	✓	✓	✓
Guided Search	✓	✓	✓
Save & Share	✓	✓	✓
Filters	×	✓	✓
Parameters	×	✓	✓
DASHBOARDS & REPORTS >>
Customizable Data Visualization Widgets	✓	✓	✓
Save & Share	✓	✓	✓
Right-click Graylog & Custom Saved Searches	×	✓	✓
Scheduled E-mail Reports	×	✓	✓
Custom Reports	×	✓	✓
GRAYLOG CONTENT >>
REST API	✓	✓	✓
Content Pack Import/Export	✓	✓	✓
TCP Raw & TCP Syslog Outputs	✓	✓	✓
Direct Ingest	Basic	Advanced	Advanced
Direct Output	GELF Output STDOUT	GELF, STDOUT-Enterprise, Google Cloud Big Query	GELF, STDOUT-Enterprise, Google Cloud Big Query
Graylog Schema	Manual	Illuminate	Illuminate
Input Wizard	×	✓	✓
Illuminate Content Hub	×	✓	✓
Illuminate Content	Basic Parsers	Ops Content	All Content
DATA ENRICHMENT >>
Data Enrichment Connectors	✓	✓	✓
Support for IPinfo, MaxMind GeoIP Integration	✓	✓	✓
IPinfo GeoIP Data	×	Cloud	Cloud
Lookup Tables	Static	Dynamic	Dynamic
Asset Data	×	×	✓

Feature	Graylog Open	Graylog Enterprise	Graylog Security
DATA COLLECTION >>
Support for Syslog, CEF, GELF, BEATS, HTTP-JSON, IPFIX, Netflow, Plain Text	✓	✓	✓
Log Collection & Fleet Management	✓	✓	✓
Index Field Type Profiles	✓	✓	✓
Pipelines & Streams	✓	✓	✓
Data Normalization	✓	✓	✓
SEARCH >>
Visualization Widgets	✓	✓	✓
Save To Dashboard	✓	✓	✓
Guided Search	✓	✓	✓
Save & Share	✓	✓	✓
Filters	×	✓	✓
Parameters	×	✓	✓
DASHBOARDS & REPORTS >>
Customizable Data Visualization Widgets	✓	✓	✓
Save & Share	✓	✓	✓
Right-click Graylog & Custom Saved Searches	×	✓	✓
Scheduled E-mail Reports	×	✓	✓
Custom Reports	×	✓	✓
GRAYLOG CONTENT >>
REST API	✓	✓	✓
Content Pack Import/Export	✓	✓	✓
TCP Raw & TCP Syslog Outputs	✓	✓	✓
Direct Ingest	Basic	Advanced	Advanced
Direct Output	GELF Output STDOUT	GELF, STDOUT-Enterprise, Google Cloud Big Query	GELF, STDOUT-Enterprise, Google Cloud Big Query
Graylog Schema	Manual	Illuminate	Illuminate
Input Wizard	×	✓	✓
Illuminate Content Hub	×	✓	✓
Illuminate Content	Basic Parsers	Ops Content	All Content
DATA ENRICHMENT >>
Data Enrichment Connectors	✓	✓	✓
Support for IPinfo, MaxMind GeoIP Integration	✓	✓	✓
IPinfo GeoIP Data	×	Cloud	Cloud
Lookup Tables	Static	Dynamic	Dynamic
Asset Data	×	×	✓

Threat / Performance Detection, Investigation, & Response

Feature	Graylog Open	Graylog Enterprise	Graylog Security
EVENTS & ALERTS >>
Basic Triggers & Aggregations	✓	✓	✓
Alerting	✓	✓	✓
Notifications	Basic	Advanced	Advanced
Automated Script Triggers	×	✓	✓
Correlation Engine	×	✓	✓
Sigma Rules	×	×	✓
MITRE ATT&CK Framework	×	×	✓
UEBA ANOMALY DETECTION >>
User Activity	×	×	✓
Suspicious Data Movement	×	×	✓
File & System Integrity	×	×	✓
Network / Perimeter Threats	×	×	✓
Custom Detectors	×	×	✓
INVESTIGATIONS CASE MANAGEMENT >>
Evidence Collection	×	×	✓
AI Report Generation	×	×	✓
Investigation Timeline Visualization	×	×	✓
Investigations Analytics	×	×	✓
SOAR >>
Automation	×	×	✓
Guided Response	×	×	✓
Workflow	×	×	✓
3rd Party SOAR, Ticketing Integration (custom add-on)	×	×	✓

Feature	Graylog Open	Graylog Enterprise	Graylog Security
EVENTS & ALERTS >>
Basic Triggers & Aggregations	✓	✓	✓
Alerting	✓	✓	✓
Notifications	Basic	Advanced	Advanced
Automated Script Triggers	×	✓	✓
Correlation Engine	×	✓	✓
Sigma Rules	×	×	✓
MITRE ATT&CK Framework	×	×	✓
UEBA ANOMALY DETECTION >>
User Activity	×	×	✓
Suspicious Data Movement	×	×	✓
File & System Integrity	×	×	✓
Network / Perimeter Threats	×	×	✓
Custom Detectors	×	×	✓
INVESTIGATIONS CASE MANAGEMENT >>
Evidence Collection	×	×	✓
AI Report Generation	×	×	✓
Investigation Timeline Visualization	×	×	✓
Investigations Analytics	×	×	✓
SOAR >>
Automation	×	×	✓
Guided Response	×	×	✓
Workflow	×	×	✓
3rd Party SOAR, Ticketing Integration (custom add-on)	×	×	✓

Compliance & Risk Management

Feature	Graylog Open	Graylog Enterprise	Graylog Security
RISK MANAGEMENT >>
Asset-based Risk Scoring	×	×	✓
Events & Alerts Risk Scoring	×	×	✓
Adversary Campaign Intelligence	×	×	✓
Field Action Menus with Threat Intel Lookups and Watchlists	×	×	✓
Threat Coverage Analyzer	×	×	✓
Threat Coverage Visualization	×	×	✓
Vulnerability Scan Ingest	×	×	✓
COMPLIANCE >>
Compliance Reports	×	✓	✓
ACCESS CONTROL >>
Role-based	Internal	AD/LDAP	AD/LDAP
Teams Management	×	✓	✓
OIDC, OKTA, Auth0, AzureAD, Google, Keycloak, PingIdentity, OneLogin Support	×	✓	✓
Graylog User Audit Logs	×	✓	✓

Feature	Graylog Open	Graylog Enterprise	Graylog Security
RISK MANAGEMENT >>
Asset-based Risk Scoring	×	×	✓
Events & Alerts Risk Scoring	×	×	✓
Adversary Campaign Intelligence	×	×	✓
Field Action Menus with Threat Intel Lookups and Watchlists	×	×	✓
Threat Coverage Analyzer	×	×	✓
Threat Coverage Visualization	×	×	✓
Vulnerability Scan Ingest	×	×	✓
COMPLIANCE >>
Compliance Reports	×	✓	✓
ACCESS CONTROL >>
Role-based	Internal	AD/LDAP	AD/LDAP
Teams Management	×	✓	✓
OIDC, OKTA, Auth0, AzureAD, Google, Keycloak, PingIdentity, OneLogin Support	×	✓	✓
Graylog User Audit Logs	×	✓	✓

Cost Optimization & Scalability (Intelligent Data Management)

Feature	Graylog Open	Graylog Enterprise	Graylog Security
SCALABLE ARCHITECTURE >>
Multi-Cluster	✓	✓	✓
Enterprise Forwarder	×	✓	✓
Cluster-to-Cluster Forwarder	×	✓	✓
Cloud Forwarder	×	✓	✓
Data Node	×	✓	✓
DATA MANAGEMENT >>
Data Pipeline Management / Data Routing	×	✓	✓
Data Lake	×	✓	✓
Data Lake Preview	×	✓	✓
Selective Retrieval	×	✓	✓
Data Tiering - Hot, Warm, Archive	×	✓	✓
Searchable Snapshots	×	✓	✓

Feature	Graylog Open	Graylog Enterprise	Graylog Security
SCALABLE ARCHITECTURE >>
Multi-Cluster	✓	✓	✓
Enterprise Forwarder	×	✓	✓
Cluster-to-Cluster Forwarder	×	✓	✓
Cloud Forwarder	×	✓	✓
Data Node	×	✓	✓
DATA MANAGEMENT >>
Data Pipeline Management / Data Routing	×	✓	✓
Data Lake	×	✓	✓
Data Lake Preview	×	✓	✓
Selective Retrieval	×	✓	✓
Data Tiering - Hot, Warm, Archive	×	✓	✓
Searchable Snapshots	×	✓	✓

Customer Support

Feature	Graylog Open	Graylog Enterprise	Graylog Security
Documentation	✓	✓	✓
Graylog Academy	✓	✓	✓
Graylog Community	✓	✓	✓
Onboarding & Architecture Review Services	×	✓	✓
TAM Services (optional add-on)	×	✓	✓
Access To Professional Services (SOW required)	×	✓	✓
24x5 Global Technical Support	×	✓	✓

Feature	Graylog Open	Graylog Enterprise	Graylog Security
Documentation	✓	✓	✓
Graylog Academy	✓	✓	✓
Graylog Community	✓	✓	✓
Onboarding & Architecture Review Services	×	✓	✓
TAM Services (optional add-on)	×	✓	✓
Access To Professional Services (SOW required)	×	✓	✓
24x5 Global Technical Support	×	✓	✓

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What Our Customers Are Saying

"My overall experience with Graylog has been excellent. They were extremely helpful in providing us with the information we needed to make the decision to purchase Graylog Enterprise, including providing honest comparisons to other products we were considering. "

"Working with the Graylog team from start to finish has been nothing but fantastic. They assisted us with implementation, followed up to make sure the experience was what we expected, and offered us grace (i.e., free licensing) while we worked through some issues. Overall, it was just a fantastic experience. "

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