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Why Enterprises Choose AxoSyslog Commercial Version vs. syslog‑ng™ Premium Edition?

Ready to explore syslog-ng™ PE alternatives? Learn why enterprises choose AxoSyslog Commercial Version - built by the original creators and maintainers of syslog-ng™ - over Premium Edition.
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Modernized log and data pipeline management with GUI, metrics, and automatic security curation.
Built for today’s environments. Support for containers and Kubernetes, new sources and destinationsup to 50% SIEM cost reduction.
Actively developed and professionally supported by the creators of syslog-ng™.

Modernized log and data pipeline management

AxoSyslog CV isn't just an alternative; it’s a complete modernization of your log management, with a GUI, out-of-the-box metrics, and integrations to modern sources and destinations. curation. It also comes with a Windows agent, WEC, cloud sources, and OpenTelemetry support, and other features that will transform the way you collect and work with your security data to improve the security posture of your company.

Cost Reduction

Automatic security data curation also enables Axoflow to automatically reduce 50-80% of data volumes, translating to up to 50% SIEM cost reduction.

Professional support

Axoflow is actively developed and professionally supported. We are not only the original creators of syslog-ng™ but we are still contributing to syslog-ng™ Open Source Edition.

Try AxoSyslog CV for your existing PE environment for free

Deploy AxoSyslog CV easily and realize immediate operational benefits for your existing PE environment by visualizing the data flows, infrastructure, and the health of your security data pipeline! Free for a 30-day trial!

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Axoflow vs. syslog-ng™ Premium Edition

See full comparison of how Axoflow Platform a modern, automated alternative to syslog-ng™ Premium Edition, stands out in key areas:

Feature
Axoflow Platform
syslog-ng™ Premium Edition
GUI
Visual interface to manage configuration
Visualization of the physical infrastructure layer
Collect and visualize host and pipeline metrics
Determine root cause events
Data curation, reduction
Automatic syslog data fixups
Automatic data identification
Automatic inventory
Automatic data parsing
Automatic data reduction
Customer-specific rules and custom configuration
Advanced data processing
Data routing
Dynamic policies
Static rules
Data Insights
Metrics
Metrics collection
Out-of-the-box pipeline health visualization
Out-of-the-box identification and analytics of data flows
Real-time data input / output tapping in the GUI
Visualize and repair data issues like malformed messages, missing frames, and headers
Alerting and reporting
Setup and maintenance
Automatic data discovery
Automatic updates to data field changes
No coding and training needed for users
Other
Support + professional services
Deployment options
SaaS, on-prem, air-gapped
on-prem, air-gapped
Latest release
Released every month
29 April 2025
(previously 20 November 2023)
Security certifications
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001

How AxoSyslog CV is similar to Premium Edition

Similar underlying technology

Axoflow is built on top of AxoSyslog, our syslog-ng™ fork.

Carrier-grade performance and scalability

Deployed at scale in the world’s most demanding IT environments.

Fully supported

The Axoflow Platform is fully supported and Axoflow also offers professional services and support for your log management deployments.

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Axoflow has been recognized

Tech Trailblazers Award

Runner up in Firestarter category

Cyber Security Excellence Awards

Gold Award in Security Data Layer category

Gold Award in Central Log Management category

Gold Award in the Excellence in Cybersecurity Innovation category

Software Analyst Cyber Research

Best In Automation Capabilities

Globee® Awards for Cybersecurity

Central Log Management - GOLD GLOBEE® AWARDS WINNER

Best Security Software - GOLD GLOBEE® AWARDS WINNER

Top InfoSec Innovator Awards

Market Innovator - SOC Optimization

Market Innovator - Security Data Pipeline Management

Software Analyst Cyber Research

Emerging Leader

Cyber Security Excellence Awards

Community Choice Winner

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50%
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Real-Time
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Up to
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