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Graylog pricing varies by team size and features, ranging from $15 to $18 per month in 2026. Your actual cost depends on the tier you choose, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

  • Free tier: No free tier available
  • Billing: Monthly and annual (save 15-20%)
  • Hidden costs: Add ~35% for implementation, support, and training
Last verified: February 2026 | Sources: 1 pricing pages and reviews
+40-60% above list price

Hidden Costs Breakdown

1

Self-hosted infrastructure costs $500-5,000+/month - Open Source is free software but requires servers, storage, and DevOps time (Elasticsearch cluster, MongoDB, Graylog nodes)

2

DevOps maintenance time 20-40 hours/month - Self-hosted deployments need ongoing updates, scaling, backup/restore, and troubleshooting (equivalent to $4,000-10,000 monthly labor cost)

3

Elasticsearch/OpenSearch licensing for Enterprise - Self-hosted Enterprise requires separate Elasticsearch or OpenSearch clusters with their own licensing and infrastructure costs

4

Extended retention storage costs - Graylog Cloud's 30-day default retention. Extending to 90-180 days adds storage costs; long-term archival to S3 costs $0.023/GB/month plus retrieval fees

5

Training and certification $1,000-3,000 per admin - Graylog's powerful but complex features (pipelines, streams, extractors) require formal training for effective administration

6

Professional services for migration $10,000-50,000+ - Migrating from Splunk, ELK, or legacy systems requires custom data ingestion pipelines, dashboard recreation, and rule migration

7

High availability setup doubles infrastructure costs - Production deployments require multi-node clusters (3+ Graylog nodes, 3+ Elasticsearch nodes) for redundancy

8

Bandwidth costs for cloud ingestion - Graylog Cloud charges for log ingestion, but egress from your infrastructure to Graylog's cloud incurs AWS/GCP/Azure bandwidth fees ($0.08-0.12/GB)

9

Security content licensing - While Graylog Security includes Sigma rules, integrating premium threat intelligence feeds (STIX/TAXII) costs $5,000-20,000/year per feed

10

Volume scaling beyond base tier - Graylog Cloud pricing jumps significantly: 10GB/day at $1,250/month, but 50GB/day can cost $5,000-6,500/month without volume discounts

Example: True Cost for 25 Users

License (25 × $18 × 12) $5,400/yr
Implementation (one-time) +$15,000–$50,000
Premium Support (20%) +$1,080/yr
Training (25 × $500) +$12,500
Admin (part-time) +$15,000–$25,000/yr
Year 1 Total $33,100–$68,640
That's 1.8–2.5× the advertised license price.

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What hidden costs should I budget for with Graylog?

Beyond the license fee, budget for implementation ($5K-$100K+), training ($500-$2K per user), premium support (15-20% of license), and admin costs. Most companies see 40-60% higher total cost than the listed price.

02 Does Graylog charge for implementation?

Graylog doesn't include implementation in the license cost. Implementation is typically done by partners and costs range from $5,000 for basic setup to $100,000+ for enterprise deployments with customization.

03 How much does Graylog support cost?

Basic support is included, but premium support (faster response times, 24/7 availability) typically adds 15-20% to your annual contract. This can be thousands of dollars per year for larger deployments.

04 Are there storage costs with Graylog?

Most Graylog plans include limited storage. Once you exceed the included amount, you'll pay overage fees which can range from $50-$500+ per month depending on data volume.

05 What add-ons cost extra with Graylog?

Many features marketed as part of Graylog are actually add-ons: advanced reporting, API access, integrations, and specialized modules. Each can add $10-$100+ per user per month.

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