Audit log software that shows before and after
Audit log software records every change made in a system: who made it, when, and what the record said before and after. Most audit trails only say a record was updated and leave you to guess the rest. PeopleMuster writes down the field, the old value and the new one.
Every create, update and delete is written down with the person who did it and the time it happened.
Updates carry the diff. An entry reads like Status: draft then submitted, which is what turns a log into an answer.
Quick filters cut to Today, This Week, and by entity type such as users, projects or checklists. Creates, updates and deletes each filter separately.
An advanced panel narrows by user, entity, action and date range, which is how you find a single change in a busy month.
The header counts today's activity, the active users behind it, and the entity taking the most changes.
The live log holds 2,696 entries across 270 pages. Real systems throw off more change than anyone expects.
The diff is what makes that volume usable. A log of 2,696 lines saying a record was updated is noise. A log that names the field and both values is a place to look things up.
Most of the time you'll open it for one reason. Two people disagree about what a record said last Tuesday, and the entry with both values settles it.
Deletes are the entries worth keeping an eye on. A record that vanished is the hardest thing to investigate anywhere else, and the delete filter shows who removed it and when.
One log covers the whole product. Timesheets, projects, checklists and user changes all land in the same trail, because every module runs on one database.
The audit log costs nothing on top. PeopleMuster is $3 per person a month with the activity log and every other module included.
What it does
- Field-level before and after
- An update entry names the field and both values, so the change is readable without opening the record.
- Filter by action
- Creates, updates and deletes separate, which finds a deletion fast.
- Filter by entity
- Users, projects and checklists each filter on their own, alongside a free date range.
- Volume worth reading
- 2,696 entries in the live instance, paginated, with counts for today's activity and the busiest entity.
What it needs before it works
- Nothing to switch on. Logging runs from the first day the product is used and needs no configuration.
- Reading it usually wants the right permission, since a full audit trail exposes changes across modules.
- Knowing roughly when something changed makes the date filter far quicker than paging.
- Knowing which kind of thing changed helps too. Filter to the entity first, then the day, and a long log gets short fast.
Questions people ask
What does audit log software record?
Who changed a record, when, and what it said before and after. In PeopleMuster an update names the field with its old and new value, so a status change reads as draft then submitted.
Can I find every change one person made last week?
Yes. Filter by user and a date range, and narrow further to creates, updates or deletes if you already know the shape of what you're hunting.
How much does the audit log cost?
Nothing extra. PeopleMuster is $3 per person a month with the audit log and every other module included, or $30 per person a year on annual billing. The first 14 days are free, with no card.