Graylog vs Elastic Stack (ELK)
Log Management pricing comparison · 2026
Graylog pricing ranges from $0–$1550/month, while Elastic Stack (ELK) uses custom pricing. Elastic Stack (ELK) is typically 100% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.
Graylog
Graylog is a powerful open-source log management platform trusted by 50,000+ organizations
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Elastic Stack (ELK)
Elastic Stack (ELK) pricing is entirely custom with no publicly listed tiers — all purchas
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
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Graylog Cloud - Security
$465K/yr
year 1 license · $1.6K/seat
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Pricing model unknown
no public list price found
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
Median annual
$750/yr
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Sources & confidence
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Where this data comes from
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Sources
5 sourced facts
3 hidden-cost · Vendr median · 1 review platform
Last verified
3w ago
Confidence
Medium confidence
Sources
2 sourced facts
2 hidden-cost
Last verified
1d ago
Confidence
Limited confidence
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What users say
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Graylog and Elastic Stack (ELK) both operate in the log management category. This page compares their list pricing.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Graylog | Elastic Stack (ELK) |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source (Free) | Free /free (self-hosted) | Custom |
| Graylog Cloud - Operations | $1.3K /$1,250/month for 10GB/day | — |
| Graylog Cloud - Security | $1.6K /$1,550/month for 10GB/day | — |
| Graylog Enterprise (Self-Hosted) | Custom | — |
| Graylog API Security | $1.5K /$1,500/month minimum | — |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
Graylog
4 scenarios$1,500
Startup - Open Source Self-Hosted (10GB/day)
2,500/month - Infrastructure: 3 Graylog nodes, 3 Elasticsearch nodes, MongoDB, load balancer ($1,000-2,000/month) + DevOps time 20 hours/month ($500-1,000). Total: $1,500-2,500/month for unlimited logs.
$3,000
Mid-Size SaaS - Graylog Cloud Operations (25GB/day)
3,500/month - Graylog Cloud Operations with 25GB/day ingestion, 30-day retention, HA, auto-scaling, email/chat support. Negotiate 10-15% discount on annual contract: $2,700-3,000/month.
$6,000
Security Team - Graylog Cloud Security (50GB/day)
7,500/month - Graylog Cloud Security with 50GB/day, 90-day retention, Sigma rules, threat intelligence, incident investigation, compliance reporting. Negotiate 15-20% discount: $5,000-6,000/month.
Elastic Stack (ELK)
2 scenarios$30,000/year
Mid-Size Self-Managed Enterprise Deployment
$150,000/year
Equivalent Elastic Cloud Deployment