SmartInspect Logging for Log4j and Java Developers

SmartInspect Logging for Log4j and Java Developers

Find out why hundreds of companies rely on SmartInspect for logging and monitoring their applications every day. SmartInspect is the perfect choice for any Java project.

SmartInspect, our advanced logging tool for Java applications, is in many ways similar to log4j – but just so much more powerful and flexible. Instead of just allowing logging of textual information like log4j, SmartInspect enables you to log objects, exceptions, images, files and much more.

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Additionally, SmartInspect ships with a rich and powerful viewer application, something that log4j cannot provide. It allows you to watch values, view graphs, trace threads and filter messages. Once you have used the SmartInspect Console, you will never want to return to log4j again.

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Five Reasons to Use SmartInspect Instead of Log4j

  • Log exceptions, objects, files, images, threads and more
    Instead of just logging text messages like you can do with log4j, you can log many different kinds of data with SmartInspect. Additionally to logging exceptions, objects, files and more, you can also trace resources, analyze call stacks, monitor threads and filter log entries with SmartInspect. And we ship the full source code of the SmartInspect Java library, too.

  • Powerful and rich viewer application: SmartInspect Console
    The SmartInspect Console is a rich and powerful viewer application to analyze your log files and to monitor your applications in real-time via TCP/IP. There is no similar application available for log4j and once you have used the Console to filter messages, view resource graphs and monitor your threads, you will never want to use log4j again.

  • Optimized for production usage, reliability and performance
    SmartInspect contains special features like the Backlog Queue, the Memory protocol and Sessions that are optimized for production usage and performance. You won't find these in other logging tools. Additionally, we use thousands of unit tests to guarantee the reliability and quality of our logging libraries to make them the perfect choice for your logging needs.

  • Fast to integrate into your projects and easy to use
    To get started with SmartInspect, you only need to add three lines of code to your project. Step by step tutorials show you how to use SmartInspect with Java and Eclipse or JBuilder. We additionally ship example projects for common use-cases and to highlight and explain more advanced features.

  • Friendly support, regular updates, great documentation and examples
    Do you have a question or a problem? SmartInspect licenses come with one year free support and upgrades. We are always happy to help and will answer any question within one business day. Additionally, SmartInspect ships with comprehensive and useful documentation and examples.

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