Graylog vs nPro
A side-by-side comparison on deployment model, data residency, licensing basis and security coverage. Structural facts are verifiable against vendor documentation; the scored dimensions are our assessment.
Graylog
Graylog Inc.
7.8
Average across eight dimensions
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Licensing
- Free / ingest volume (Enterprise)
- Time to value
- Medium
- Segment
- SMB / mid-market
- G2
- —
nPro
NPRO TECH Sdn. Bhd.
8.1
Average across eight dimensions
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Licensing
- $4.50/agent/mo
- Time to value
- Fast
- Segment
- Mid-market / regulated enterprise
- G2
- —
Score by dimension
| Dimension | GL | NP |
|---|---|---|
| Data residency control | 9 | 10 |
| Pricing value | 8 | 9 |
| Detection accuracy | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Response speed | 7 | 7.5 |
| Ease of setup | 7.5 | 9 |
| Management UX | 8 | 7.5 |
| Integration depth | 8 | 6 |
| Security coverage | 7.5 | 8 |
Graylog
- +Noticeably easier to stand up and operate than Elastic for log management
- +Open-source edition is genuinely usable rather than a crippled trial
- +Strong search and alerting for the operational logging use case
- −Security-specific content is thinner than dedicated SIEM platforms
- −Enterprise edition returns to volume-based pricing
Best for Teams wanting solid self-hosted log management with a path toward SIEM
Watch out Check which security features require Enterprise before assuming the free tier suffices
nPro
- +ClickHouse backend rather than Elasticsearch — materially less tuning to operate
- +Flat per-agent licensing means log volume never affects the bill
- +Network monitoring included rather than sold as a separate product
- −Integration and app ecosystem is small compared with Splunk or Elastic
- −Behavioural analytics in development — not comparable to Securonix or Exabeam today
Best for Regulated organisations needing full residency control without operating an Elastic stack
Watch out No SaaS option; you need a Linux server somebody patches and monitors
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Data last verified 2026-09-16. nPro publishes this comparison. Where nPro appears as one of the platforms listed, its card is marked and its scores are our own assessment. Third-party review scores are sourced from public vendor profiles. Structural facts — deployment model, licensing basis, residency — are verifiable against each vendor's documentation.