Audience
IT administrators, network engineers, MSPs, and homelab users who need a lightweight syslog server for routers, NAS devices, firewalls, and Linux systems.
About SyslogWatch
SyslogWatch is a native syslog server for macOS, Windows and Linux. Point any router, NAS, firewall or Linux box at your computer and events show up instantly - link flaps, failed logins, firmware warnings, VPN drops, cron failures. Supports RFC 3164 and RFC 5424 over UDP and TCP. Storage is local-first with no cloud account required.
Free tier covers live receiving, filtering, a 7-day local archive, and up to 3 alert rules. Pro adds unlimited archive with full-text search, unlimited alert rules, email notifications via your own SMTP, multi-host view, and CSV/JSON export. Enterprise adds local AI anomaly detection that learns a baseline from your own logs and flags spikes or previously unseen messages, running entirely on-device with zero cloud dependency.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
Free; Pro $99/year, Enterprise
Free Version:
Free Version available.
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Company Information
MeshWatch
Founded: 2026
Singapore
meshwatch.app/syslogwatch/
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