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When comparing ELSA vs MindArray IPM, the Slant community recommends MindArray IPM for most people. In the question“What are the best log management, aggregation & monitoring tools?” MindArray IPM is ranked 26th while ELSA is ranked 47th. The most important reason people chose MindArray IPM is:
Indexes log data in real time
Specs
Typemonitoring
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Pros
Pro Open source
ELSA is free and open source, released under the GPL license.
Pro Real-time indexing of log data
Indexes log data in real time
Pro Customizable
Pro Robust search and filters
The search functionality and the filters are very robust.
Cons
Con Poor documentation
The project looks already old with a poor documentation and no clear information about the Web UI.
Con Does not work on CentOS
Installation fails on CentOS
Con No virtual appliance
No virtual appliance available.