Loggly vs Elastic Stack (ELK)
Log Management pricing comparison · 2026
Loggly pricing ranges from $0–$279/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.
Loggly
Loggly (by SolarWinds) is a cloud-based log management and analytics platform designed for
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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
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Pro
$48K/yr
year 1 license · $159/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
$261K/yr
Vendr · n=3 · limited data
No Vendr data
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Not in Vendr's deal flow
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Sources & confidence
Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.
Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources
7 sourced facts
5 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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Plans at a glance
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What users say
Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.
User reviews
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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats).
Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges.
Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
VS
Loggly and Elastic Stack (ELK) both operate in the log management category. This page compares their list pricing.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Loggly | Elastic Stack (ELK) |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | Free /Free | Custom |
| Standard | $79 /$79/month, billed annually | — |
| Pro | $159 /$159/month, billed annually | — |
| Enterprise | $279 /$279/month, billed annually (starting price) | — |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
Loggly
7 scenarios$49/month ($588/year)
Small Team - Lite Plan
Lite plan with 200MB/day and 7-day retention. Risk of hitting hard cap during traffic spikes causing data loss.
$159/month ($1,908/year)
Growing SaaS - Standard Plan
Standard plan with 1GB/day and 15-day retention. Monitor usage closely to avoid hard cap. Add $300/year for syslog forwarding to S3 for extended archival.
$279/month ($3,348/year)
Mid-Size Company - Pro Plan
Pro plan with 5GB/day and 30-day retention. Bursting allowed for traffic spikes. Consider Enterprise if consistently exceeding 5GB/day.
Elastic Stack (ELK)
2 scenarios$30,000/year
Mid-Size Self-Managed Enterprise Deployment
$150,000/year
Equivalent Elastic Cloud Deployment