Splunk Cloud vs Graylog
Log Management pricing comparison · 2026
Splunk Cloud pricing ranges from $675–$2000/year, while Graylog ranges from $0–$1550/month. Splunk Cloud is typically 11% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.
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Splunk Cloud and Graylog both operate in the log management category. This page compares their list pricing.
Plan-by-Plan Pricing
| Plan | Splunk Cloud | Graylog |
|---|---|---|
| Ingest Pricing - 5GB/day | $675 /$8,100/year for 5GB/day | Free /free (self-hosted) |
| Ingest Pricing - 20GB/day | $2K /$24,000/year for 20GB/day | $1.3K /$1,250/month for 10GB/day |
| Workload Pricing (SVC-based) | Custom | $1.6K /$1,550/month for 10GB/day |
| Enterprise Custom | Custom | Custom |
| Graylog API Security | — | $1.5K /$1,500/month minimum |
Cost at Scale
Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.
Splunk Cloud
7 scenarios$8,100/year
Small Business - 5GB/day (Ingest Pricing)
5GB daily ingestion with 90-day retention. Consider alternatives like Logz.io ($1,825/year) or Loggly ($1,908/year) for 80% cost savings.
$24,000/year
Mid-Size SaaS Company - 20GB/day (Ingest Pricing)
20GB daily ingestion. Add $5,000/year for extended retention (180 days) and $3,000/year for premium support. Total: $32,000/year.
$180,000
Enterprise Security Team - 100GB/day (Workload Pricing)
250,000/year (custom quote) - 100GB daily ingestion using Workload (SVC) pricing model. Includes Enterprise Security app, premium support with TAM, professional services, and 12-month retention.
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.
Market Intelligence
Splunk Cloud
- Median annual cost
- $630
- Based on
- 8 deals
Graylog
- Median annual cost
- $750
- Based on
- 11 deals