Open Source Alternative · Log Management

Replace Papertrail with Grafana Loki.

Horizontally-scalable, cost-effective log aggregation inspired by Prometheus. Indexes labels, not full text. Pairs with Grafana for visualization.

You're losing ~R10 800 to ~R33 600/year.

10-user estimate across 2 published tiers of Papertrail.

Pricing approximated from vendor-advertised USD converted at current FX. Enterprise and negotiated pricing varies. Book a free audit for your exact number.

Papertrail vs Grafana Loki

Typical ZAR pricing across published tiers of Papertrail. Your open source alternative pays once. Setup cost. Then it runs free.

Papertrail · Standard
~R900/mo
~R10 800/year (10 users)
Papertrail · Professional
~R2 800/mo
~R33 600/year (10 users)
Your open source replacement
Grafana Loki. R0/month.

Horizontally-scalable, cost-effective log aggregation inspired by Prometheus. Indexes labels, not full text. Pairs with Grafana for visualization.

The migration, handled.

Downloading free software isn't the job. Running it in production is. That's the part we do.

Data migration

Export everything from Papertrail, transform, and import cleanly into Grafana Loki. Nothing lost.

Parallel running

Old system stays live while the new one takes shape. Cutover only when you're ready.

Integration & SSO

Wire it into your existing email, auth, and payment stack. No isolated island.

Hardening & backups

POPIA-ready config, automated backups, monitoring, and patch management from day one.

Team training

Hands-on onboarding until your people are comfortable. Not a PDF they won't read.

Ongoing support

SLA-backed maintenance so you're not Googling error messages at 2am.

Three weeks from now, you could already have switched.

The audit is free. We'll give you a fixed-price migration quote, a timeline, and the risks, in writing. You decide from there.