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SWATCH (Simple WATCHer) alternatives

  • LogSurfer

  • Logsurfer is a program for monitoring system logs in real-time, and reporting on the occurrence of events. It is similar to the well-known swatch program on which it is based, but offers a number of advanced features which swatch does not support.

    tags: web-log-analyzer
  • Retrospective Log Analyzer

  • Retrospective is a faster and better way for IT people to manage their enterprise log data on either Windows, Mac or Linux. It has been widely used by developers, system administrators, testers and support specialists dealing with all kinds of logs. The tool enables you to instantly search through distributed logs and get instant data transparency. In addition, if you need to keep a “real-time” eye on different logs, Retrospective offers you a “tail” feature that conveniently merges the different tailed logs into one unified view. »

    tags: file-search grep log-file-management log-file-monitoring log-search
  • Log Parser Lizard

  • Log Parser Lizard is a GUI for Microsoft Log Parser . Log Parser is a very powerful and versatile query software tool that provides universal query access (using SQL) to text-based data, such as log files, XML files, and TSV/CSV text files, as well as key data sources on the Microsoft Windows operating system, such as the Windows Event Log, IIS log, the registry, the File System, the Active Directory services and much more. You can also write and manage queries for Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL), OLEDB queries, Facebook Query Language (FQL) and you can even analyze big data in the cloud using Google BigQuery services. Because the command-line interface is not very intuitive, we have created Log Parser Lizard, a free GUI tool for managing queries and exporting results to Excel, charts, dashboards and even design your own report. In addition, we have added input filters for custom RegEx and log4net input log formats and also Android logs (with support for console input and regular expressions). You can also write and manage queries for Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL), OLEDB queries, Facebook Query Language (FQL) and you can even analyze big data in the cloud using Google BigQuery services. There are some helpful examples included in the installation package to help you start using Log Parser Lizard as your query software, web log analyzer and system log analyzer. »

    tags: data-analysis data-management data-mining data-visualization database-administration
  • Logwatch

  • Logwatch is a customizable log analysis system. Logwatch parses through your systems logs and creates a report analyzing areas that you specify. Logwatch is easy to use and will work right out of the package on most systems.

    tags: web-log-analyzer
  • Epylog

  • Epylog is a syslog parser which runs periodically, looks at your logs, processes some of the entries in order to present them in a more comprehensible format, and then mails you the output. It is written specifically for large network clusters where a lot of machines (around 50 and upwards) log to the same loghost using syslog or syslog-ng. It is an alternative to a similar package, called "logwatch."

    tags: web-log-analyzer
  • Pacosoft Log Analyzer

  • LogAnayzer is a text editor specifically designed to analyze log files faster and easier by allowing the user to create, store and apply rules. When a log line contains all the patterns of a rule a match is added to the index. The index can be used to browse trough the log file or to document the issue.

    tags: web-log-analyzer
  • Logcheck

  • Logcheck is a simple utility which is designed to allow a system administrator to view the logfiles which are produced upon hosts under their control.

    tags: Discontinued web-log-analyzer
  • Microsoft Log Parser Studio

  • Anyone who regularly uses Log Parser 2.2 knows just how useful and powerful it can be for obtaining valuable information from IIS (Internet Information Server) and other logs. In addition, adding the power of SQL allows explicit searching of gigabytes of logs returning only the data that is needed while filtering out the noise. The only thing missing is a great graphical user interface (GUI) to function as a front-end to Log Parser and a ‘Query Library’ in order to manage all those great queries and scripts that one builds up over time. »

    tags: Portable log-analytics web-log-analyzer