What NXLog does

NXLog is a private telemetry pipeline software vendor that collects, processes, transforms, enriches, and routes logs, metrics, and traces from heterogeneous IT, cloud, and OT environments. The company's core technical asset is a cross-platform agent supporting 60+ operating system versions (Windows, Linux, macOS, Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD across x32/x64 and ARM), capable of managing up to 100,000 agents on a single node, with native OpenTelemetry support and output compatibility for CEF, LEEF, GELF, Syslog, JSON, XML, and other formats consumed by SIEM and observability platforms. The product portfolio includes the NXLog Platform (unified pipeline with embedded Raijin schemaless storage and NXLog Manager analytics), the NXLog Enterprise Edition agent, and a free NXLog Community Edition that drives PLG-style adoption.

The company sells primarily through annual subscription licensing (Platform SaaS, Enterprise on-premise, MSSP licenses) with tiered support (SL0-SL4) and separate professional services for implementation. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales, a global channel partner/reseller program, and self-serve SaaS sign-up, reaching 600+ customers across 62 countries including Fortune 500 logos such as Verizon, J.P. Morgan, and Fujitsu. Verticals served include financial services, government/education, telecommunications, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, military/defense, legal, and entertainment/gambling, with named technology alliances and certifications spanning Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, RSA NetWitness, Red Hat, SUSE, and a 2026 strategic partnership with Logpoint targeting European digital sovereignty and NIS2 compliance.

The company is founder-led, with Botond Botyanszki as founder and managing partner and Balazs Ruttkay as COO, operating through two legal entities (NXLog Ltd. in Hungary and NXLog FZE in the UAE as the primary contracting entity). It is bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding, employs 11-50 staff, and has run a sustained quarterly product release cadence (Platform versions 1.9 through 1.13 between October 2025 and June 2026). The business model is freemium-to-enterprise: the Community Edition drives top-of-funnel awareness, the Enterprise Edition and Platform SaaS capture paid deployments, and MSSP licensing enables indirect channel reach.

Name

NXLog

Legal name

NXLog Ltd.

Website

https://nxlog.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NXLog provides a cross-platform telemetry pipeline that collects, transforms, and routes logs, metrics, and traces from 60+ operating systems to SIEM and observability platforms, serving 600+ enterprise and government customers across 62 countries via a freemium-to-subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Licensing: NXLog Platform and On-Premise Software products are offered on subscription basis for defined terms. Products include NXLog Platform (SaaS), NXLog Enterprise Edition, NXLog Manager, Raijin (log storage), and NXLog Community Edition (free). Subscription terms are non-divisible continuous commitments with pricing based on entire subscription term.
2. Professional Services: Additional services including technical support (SL0-SL4 levels), consulting, system architecture design, and implementation services provided under separate Statement of Work.
3. Support Services: Technical support tiers with varying response times and coverage (8x5 and 24x7 options) including included annual hours for general guidance.
4. MSSP Licenses: Special licensing for Managed Security Service Providers to provide managed security services to third-party customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NXLog sells a unified telemetry pipeline platform that collects, reduces, transforms, enriches, stores, and routes logs, metrics, and traces from heterogeneous IT environments. The portfolio comprises the NXLog Platform (centralized pipeline with embedded storage and analytics), NXLog Enterprise Edition (commercial agent), NXLog Community Edition (free agent), NXLog Manager (log management and analytics), and Raijin (schemaless database engine), sold primarily via subscriptions and supported by tiered technical support and professional services.

Product overview

NXLog offers a unified telemetry pipeline platform with a modular architecture. The core NXLog Platform serves as the central hub for collecting, processing, storing, and routing machine data. The portfolio includes NXLog Enterprise Edition (agent-based log collection) and NXLog Community Edition (free agent), NXLog Manager (log management and analytics with embedded analytics and search tools), and Raijin (high-performance telemetry storage). Professional Services provide implementation support. The platform supports 60+ OS versions and can manage 100,000 agents on a single node, enabling SIEM optimization, regulatory compliance, security monitoring, IT operations, and ICS/SCADA monitoring use cases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NXLog Platform: Centralized telemetry pipeline solution for collecting, processing, and routing log data with embedded storage capabilities.
• NXLog Community Edition
• NXLog Enterprise Edition
• NXLog Manager
• Raijin

Products and services

• NXLog Platform Unified telemetry pipeline solution that collects, reduces, transforms, enriches, and routes logs, metrics, and traces from diverse sources, with built-in storage and embedded analytics. Supports agent-based and agent-less collection modes and can manage up to 100,000 agents on a single node. Sold to enterprise customers via subscription.
• NXLog Enterprise Edition Enterprise-grade log collection agent supporting 60+ OS versions, with wide event source support and flexible deployment options for Windows, Linux, macOS, Solaris, AIX, and FreeBSD environments. Sold commercially to enterprise customers.
• NXLog Community Edition Free version of the NXLog Agent for log collection from various sources, used for evaluation and individual or small-scale deployments.
• NXLog Manager Log management and analytics component of the NXLog Platform, providing centralized management, data search, and embedded analytics for security and operations incident handling.
• Raijin High-performance, schemaless database engine used within the NXLog Platform to centralize, aggregate, and store telemetry data from diverse sources.
• Professional Services Technical consulting, system architecture design, and implementation services delivered under separate statements of work to support deployment and optimization of the NXLog Platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% reduction in SIEM costs through filtering duplicates and irrelevant events
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• LogpointflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026Logpoint and NXLog partnership to advance European digital sovereignty and enhance data control for organizations in regulated environments. The collaboration enables better control over security data collection, processing, and enrichment, particularly supporting compliance with EU regulations like NIS2.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology integration partnership providing data hosting, mailing systems, voice/video services, and development tools. NXLog maintains integration with Microsoft ecosystem including Windows event log collection and Microsoft Sentinel support.
• SplunkcoreTechnology or IntegrationNXLog is a Technology Alliance Partner with Splunk, providing certified integration for Splunk Universal Forwarder alternative and comprehensive log collection for Splunk environments.
• RSA NetWitnesscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner product relationship with RSA NetWitness for log collection and SIEM integration.
• Red HatcoreTechnology or IntegrationRed Hat Enterprise Linux certification, ensuring compatibility and support for RHEL environments.
• SUSEcoreTechnology or IntegrationSUSE Linux Enterprise Ready certification, ensuring compatibility and support for SUSE environments.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cribl: Cribl provides routing, shaping, and enrichment of log and telemetry data between sources and SIEM/observability backends — the closest direct competitor to NXLog's telemetry pipeline positioning.
• Graylog: Graylog is an open-core log management platform that competes with NXLog in centralized log collection, search, and analysis for IT operations and security use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Splunk: Splunk (now Cisco) offers log analytics, SIEM, and the Splunk Universal Forwarder — the dominant incumbent that NXLog integrates with and competes against on agent/forwarder functionality.
• Elastic: Elastic provides the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Beats) for log search and analytics. Logstash is a direct alternative to NXLog's log processing pipeline.
• Datadog: Datadog offers a unified observability and log management platform with its own log ingestion pipeline, competing broadly with NXLog on enterprise telemetry collection.
• Sumo Logic: Sumo Logic delivers cloud-native log analytics and SIEM with integrated log collection capabilities, listed as a direct NXLog integration partner and adjacent competitor.

Emerging players

• Fluentd: Fluentd is an open-source unified log collection layer widely used in cloud-native environments; NXLog explicitly compares itself against Fluentd in published guides.
• ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer: ManageEngine provides log management and SIEM tools including Windows event log collection, a direct alternative for SMB and mid-market log management use cases NXLog addresses.
• Wazuh: Wazuh is an open-source SIEM/XDR platform with integrated log collection and analysis capabilities that competes with NXLog in security-focused log management for cost-sensitive buyers.

Regional players

• Logpoint: Logpoint is a European SIEM vendor that entered a flagship partnership with NXLog in 2025 for NIS2 compliance and European digital sovereignty — overlapping with NXLog on SIEM data pipelines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/nxlog.official
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nxlog

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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