.NET Logging Library Competition Comparison

Feature/Product Kellerman Logger Smart Inspect iTech Logging LucidLog .Net Log4Net NLog Microsoft Logging Framework Object Guy Logging Framework
Multiple Logging Levels X X X X X X X X
Target Filter by Class/Namespace X
Custom Target Categories X
Custom Logging Target X X X X X
Log to Console X X X X X
Log to Debug X X X X X
Log to ANSI Colored Logging X X X
Log to Message Box X X X
Log to ASP.NET Trace X X
Log to ASP Response X X
Log to File X X X X X X X X
File Rolling by Size X X X
File Rolling by Time Period X X X
File Rolling by Max Entries X
File Truncation by Max Entries X
Multi-threaded file logging X X X
HTML File Logging X X Viewer
XML File Logging X X X X
CSV File Logging X Viewer X
Log to Memory Stream X X X X
Log to Trace X X X X X
Log to Event Log X X X X X X
Event Log Rolling X
Log to Email X X X X
Log to Remoting X
Log to Web Service X
Log to Telnet X
Log to UDP X
Log to TCP/IP X X X X X X
Log to ADO.NET Generic X X
Supports Stored Procedures X X
Automatic Stored Procedure Creation X
Automatic Log Table Creation X
Log to SQL Server X X X
Log to Oracle X X X
Log to MySQL X X X
Log to MS Access X X X
Database Log Rolling X
Reset Target Logs X
Log Output Formatting X X X X
Last Entry Performance Tracking X X
Call Stack Logging X X X
Call Stack Performance Tracking X X X
User and Machine Information X X X X X
Thread Information X X X X
Auto level increase on error X
Ability to Use a Config File X X X X X X X X
Load Config at run time X X X X X
Save Config at run time X
XML Configuration Editor X X
Runtime properties X X X Partial
Asyncronous Operation Mode X X X X X X X X
Syncronous Operation Mode X
Ignore Duplicate Entries X
Exception Object Logging X X X Partial X
Custom Object Logging X X X X
Datatable Object Logging X X
Dataview Object Logging X X
Remote Realtime Monitoring X X X X
Graphical Viewer X X X X X X
.NET Framework 1.1 X X X X X X X
.NET Framework 2.0 X X X X X X X X
Java X X
Delphi X
Features (Count of Xs) 49 24 13 23 37 33 11 17
Price $28.95 $229.00 $495.00 $149.00 Open Source Open Source Open Source Open Source
Tech Support Included Included $195/year Included Forums Forums Forums Author

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