Sawmill (software)

This article is about the log analysis software. For the window manager, see Sawfish (window manager).

Sawmill was a software package for the statistical analysis and reporting of log files. Sawmill also incorporated real-time reporting and alerting.

Sawmill

Developer(s)	Flowerfire Inc.
Initial release	1998 (1998)
Final release	8.8.0 / February 14, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-02-14)
Written in	C
Operating system	Cross-platform
Available in	Spanish
Type	Web analytics, Log analysis
Website	sawmill.net

Sawmill supported approximately 850 server log file formats. It included a page-tagging server and a JavaScript page tag for analyzing client-side clicks (client requests), providing a comprehensive view of visitor traffic and on-site activity.

Sawmill Analytics was offered in three forms: a software package for user deployment, a system appliance for use on-premises, and an application for software as a service (SaaS). Sawmill analyzed devices or software packages to produce a log file that included web servers, firewalls, proxy servers, mail servers, network devices, syslog servers, and databases.

Branded versions of Sawmill include Sawmill for IronPort by Cisco Systems,^[1] InterGate Intelligence by Vicomsoft Ltd,^[2] and SonicWALL Aventail Advanced Reporting by SonicWALL.^[3]

Sawmill went out of business on 17 May 2021.^[4]

See also

• Log analysis
• List of web analytics software
• Sawzall (programming language)