Best Log Management · head-to-head
Papertrail vs Logit.io
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for log management. Papertrail has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Price: Papertrail $0/mo vs Logit.io $9/mo — Papertrail is cheaper to start.
- Free tier: Papertrail Yes; Logit.io No.
- HIPAA: Papertrail —; Logit.io Yes.
Side by side
| Papertrail | Logit.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $0/mo (Free) | $9/mo (Development) |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| HIPAA (BAA) | — | Yes |
| SOC 2 | — | Yes |
| GDPR | — | Yes |
| Best for | Heroku-hosted apps needing instant, zero-config log aggregation | UK/EU companies needing ISO 27001, GDPR, and Cyber Essentials alongside log management |
Sources — Papertrail: getapp.com (verified 2026-06-14). Logit.io: logit.io (verified 2026-06-14).
Key features
Papertrail: Hosted syslog aggregation — supports UDP/TCP syslog from any device or app; 1-year long-term archive on all paid plans with encrypted log storage; Real-time tail and search with saved search alerts via email or webhooks; REST API for programmatic log access and search; Native Heroku add-on — zero-config log drain setup
Logit.io: Hosted ELK Stack and OpenSearch — managed Elasticsearch/OpenSearch with Kibana and Logstash; ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and Cyber Essentials certified; SIEM as a Service — integrated security event monitoring on top of log analytics; Managed Grafana and Prometheus for unified logs-plus-metrics observability; Affordable alternative to Splunk/Datadog: entry at $9/month with full compliance stack