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When comparing Syslog-ng vs Rsyslog, the Slant community recommends Rsyslog for most people. In the question“What are the best log management, aggregation & monitoring tools?” Rsyslog is ranked 9th while Syslog-ng is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Rsyslog is:
Rsyslog is a free and open source tool.
Specs
Typeaggregation
Typeaggregation
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Pros
Pro Free and open source
Syslog-ng is free and open source.
Pro Free and Open Source
Rsyslog is a free and open source tool.
Cons
Con No advanced filtering out of the box
Sylog-ng does not have any advanced filtering out of the box.
Con Difficult to configure
The config is not user friendly at all compared to syslog-ng
Con Not spread to many platforms
Rsyslog is only available for Linux and Solaris.