Elastic Security
- Starting price
- Free tier available
- Free trial
- Free tier + 14 days
- Deployment
- Cloud + self-host
- Best for
- Teams wanting an open, search-powered SIEM with consumption pricing and no per-endpoint fees
Elastic Security from Elastic is a siem tool — from Free tier available, rated 4.5/5 (~23 G2 reviews). Best for teams wanting an open, search-powered SIEM with consumption pricing and no per-endpoint fees.
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How Elastic Security scores
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Elastic Security vs the field
| Elastic Security | Microsoft Sentinel | Splunk Enterprise Security | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free tier available | $4.3/GB ingested (PAYG, East US) | Custom quote |
| Pricing model | per gb | per gb | quote |
| Free trial / tier | Free tier + 14 days | 31 days | 14 days |
| Best for | Teams wanting an open, search-powered SIEM with consumption pricing and no per-endpoint fees | Microsoft-centric orgs wanting a cloud-native SIEM with deep Entra/Defender integration | Large enterprises needing deep, mature SIEM with extensive integrations and log analytics |
| Deployment | Cloud + self-host | Cloud | Cloud + on-prem |
| G2 rating | 4.5/5 (23) | 4.4/5 (289) | 4.3/5 (222) |
| Capterra rating | — | — | — |
| Our score | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
✓ Pros
- No per-endpoint fees
- Transparent per-GB pricing
- Free self-managed option
✕ Cons
- Data-volume costs scale fast
- Tuning + management overhead
- Advanced AI gated to Complete tier
Key Elastic Security features
- Search-powered SIEM + analytics
- Built-in EDR + cloud security
- Prebuilt detection rules + MITRE ATT&CK
- ML anomaly detection
- Consumption-based pricing (no per-endpoint fee)
- Open + self-host or serverless
Elastic Security at a glance
Elastic Security from Elastic is a siem tool — from Free tier available, rated 4.5/5 (~23 G2 reviews). Best for teams wanting an open, search-powered SIEM with consumption pricing and no per-endpoint fees.
More on Elastic Security
Elastic Security from Elastic is a siem platform deploying Cloud + self-host. It is built for teams wanting an open, search-powered siem with consumption pricing and no per-endpoint fees. It holds 4.5/5 (~23 G2 reviews) and starts at Free tier available on a per gb model.
Key capabilities: Search-powered SIEM + analytics, Built-in EDR + cloud security, Prebuilt detection rules + MITRE ATT&CK, ML anomaly detection, Consumption-based pricing (no per-endpoint fee), Open + self-host or serverless.
Go deeper: pricing breakdown, full review, and the best Elastic Security alternatives (top picks: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security, Blumira).
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Elastic Security cost?
- Elastic Security starts at Free tier available. It's priced per gb. See the pricing page for every plan and limit.
- Does Elastic Security have a free trial or free version?
- Yes — Elastic Security has a free tier plus a 14 days free trial.
- How is Elastic Security deployed?
- Elastic Security is available as Cloud + self-host.
- Who is Elastic Security best for?
- Elastic Security is best for Teams wanting an open, search-powered SIEM with consumption pricing and no per-endpoint fees.
- Is Elastic Security any good?
- Elastic Security holds 4.5/5 across 23 reviews and scores 8.2/10 on our data-weighted ranking.
- What are the best Elastic Security alternatives?
- Top alternatives include Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security, Blumira. See the full alternatives list for pricing and scores.
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