Microsoft Log Parser AlternativesLog & Web Log Analyzers like Microsoft Log Parser

Microsoft Log Parser is described as 'Command-line tool enabling SQL-like queries on log files, XML, CSV, Event Log, Registry, file system, and Active Directory on Windows for text data analysis' and is a Log Analyzer in the network & admin category. There are eight alternatives to Microsoft Log Parser for Linux, Windows and Mac. The best Microsoft Log Parser alternative is Logwatch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Microsoft Log Parser are Retrospective Log Analyzer, Specto, Log Parser Lizard and Logcheck.

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    Logwatch

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    Specto

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    Specto is a desktop application that will watch configurable events (such as website updates, emails, file and folder changes, system processes, etc) and then trigger notifications. For example, Specto can watch a website for updates (or a syndication feed, or an image, etc)...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Log Parser Lizard

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    Log Parser Lizard is a versatile GUI tool that provides query access (using SQL) to text-based data, such as log files, XML files, Event Logs, TSV/CSV text files, as well as databases like MS SQL Server, Google BigQuery, OLEDB (MySQL, Oracele, etc.).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Logcheck

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Microsoft Log Parser Studio

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    Log Parser Studio is a utility that allows you to search through and create reports from your IIS, Event, EXADB and others types of logs. It builds on top of Log Parser 2.2 and has a full user interface for easy creation and management of SQL queries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Log Parser Studio supports graphical analysis of tables, for example, as bar charts
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    Pacosoft Log Analyzer

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    SWATCH (Simple WATCHer)

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    SWATCH, the Simple WATCHer of Logfiles, started out as the "simple watchdog" for activly monitoring log files produced by UNIX's syslog facility. It has since been evolving into a utility that can monitor just about any type of log.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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