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| Developer(s) | Flowerfire Inc. |
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| Initial release | 1998 |
| Stable release | 8.7.9
/ November 15, 2016 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Spanish |
| Type | Web analytics, Log analysis |
| Website | sawmill.net |
Sawmill is a software package for the statistical analysis and reporting of log files. Sawmill also incorporates real-time reporting and alerting. Sawmill has been available since 1997.
Sawmill provides support for approximately 850 server log file formats. Sawmill includes a page-tagging server and JavaScript page tag for the analysis of client side clicks (client requests) providing a total view of visitor traffic and on-site activity.
Sawmill Analytics is 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 analyzes devices or software packages to produce a log file that includes 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 was a second runner-up in the 2009 Streaming Media European Readers' Choice Awards.[4]
Sawmill is listed in the Ideal Observer's Web Analytics Tool Overview.[5]