SolarWinds Papertrail

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Build Difficulty: 5/5

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Overview

SolarWinds Papertrail is a cloud-based log management platform that aggregates logs from applications, devices, servers, and platforms to a central location. It provides lightning-fast search, live tail capabilities, and real-time log analysis to help teams quickly troubleshoot issues and track down customer problems. The platform enables team-wide access and integrates with popular communication tools for collaborative log management and incident response.

Features

25 features across 11 categories

Access(3)

API Access

Access logs via REST API

Browser Access

Access logs via web browser interface

Command-line Access

Access logs via command-line interface

Also in: Pipedrive, Nuclino, Internal-io

Alerting(1)

Alert Notifications

Get alerted instantly when log conditions are met

Also in: Splunk, Lacework, Dashlane

Analytics(2)

Log Analysis

Analyze logs to detect trends and identify issues

Log Velocity Analytics

Analyze log volume trends to troubleshoot spikes in the last 10 minutes or spot trends over two weeks

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Collaboration(1)

Team-wide Access

Allow team members to access logs without SSH/RDP knowledge or access

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Core Functionality(4)

Centralized Log Management

Manage all logs from one central location

Cloud Logging

Cloud-based log storage and management

Log Aggregation

Aggregates logs from applications, servers, network devices, services, and platforms to a central location

Log Aggregator

Aggregates logs from multiple sources

Also in: Perforce Akana API Management Platform, BrightPay, Roam Research

Integration(1)

APM Integration

Integration with Application Performance Monitoring tools

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Monitoring(4)

Cron Job Monitoring

Monitor and log scheduled cron jobs

Firewall Log Analyzer

Analyze and manage firewall logs

Live Tail

Real-time log streaming and monitoring capability

Tail Logging

Real-time tailing of log streams

Also in: Jira Service Management, Kubernetes Dashboard, Ironclad

Organization(1)

Flexible System Groups

Organize and group logs by systems

Also in: Hugging Face, Smartsheet, 1Password

Search(4)

Elegant Search

User-friendly search interface for log queries

Lightning Search

Search hours of logs typically in seconds with fast search functionality

Saved Searches

Save and reuse custom log search queries

Seek by Time

Navigate logs by specific time ranges

Storage(1)

Log Archiving

Archive logs for long-term storage and compliance

Visualization(3)

Context

Contextual information display for log entries

Log Viewer

Central event viewer for displaying and analyzing logs

Skim-ability

Easy-to-scan log display format

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for SolarWinds Papertrail. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a SolarWinds Papertrail alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 25 features.

Team size

Time horizon

Buy SolarWinds Papertrail

Better Value

Monthly costContact Sales

3-year totalVaries

Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000

Maintenance$180/mo

3-year total$18,480

Dev time~1 months

Buying SolarWinds Papertrail saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 25 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

3 known integrations

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