We performed a comparison between Elastic Stack and Security Onion based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Elastic Stack is mainly used to monitor servers and APIs. It helps ensure the software's availability and sends notifications at the right time so the system is not down for a long time. The tool's stability and advanced features, such as anomaly detection, are the most valuable features. The benefit of using it is real-time monitoring."
"Prior to the latest updates, data lake management was a standout feature. The hybrid capability for on-premise and cloud integration was also crucial. Now, with Elastic Defense, the agent simplifies security monitoring, making it a key asset."
"The tool's most powerful aspect is its search engine capability. It's a highly effective and powerful solution for searching. We use it in professional and student projects at universities, and it delivers promising results."
"I have experienced a return on investment from the use of the solution."
"The tool is huge, and it performs brilliantly. I tested it for malware, and within two weeks of launching, the product alerted me about a network intrusion. This was a tough test for it, but it performed admirably. The alerting system is excellent, and searching through logs is incredibly efficient. What's impressive is that all three products or options are integrated into one solution. This means I don't need separate logging, monitoring, or antivirus solutions."
"I think the ecosystem is well supported, and for logs, it was faster compared to our previous previous log management."
"The biggest strength of Elastic Stack is its brilliant archiving capabilities."
"The machine learning capabilities are valuable."
"Security Onion is the most mature solution in the market."
"We use Security Onion for internal vulnerability assessment."
"The most valuable feature of Security Onion for security monitoring is its ability to find infected ports."
"It lacks a clear NDR (Network Detection and Response) feature. If Elastic could enhance this aspect, it would significantly boost its capabilities."
"The main issue related to Elastic Stack is in the area of its licensing."
"The solution is expensive, particularly the training and certification. If customers want to increase their use of Elastic Stack, they should consider reducing the cost of certification and training."
"Elastic Stack's search capabilities can be challenging, especially when searching for precise data from past years, such as two or ten years ago. Its indexing performance for exact data retrieval may decrease as the data volume grows. Therefore, I believe there is room for improvement in the product's search functionality. It needs to improve its pricing as well."
"The tool's pricing can be improved."
"Agent deployment is a little tough in the on-premise version."
"Elastic Stack should work on their dashboards and integration process."
"AI-enablement would be a big improvement in Elastic Stack...If there is room for an ML model in Elastic Stack, then it would be good."
"Security Onion's user interface could be improved."
"The product is not easy to learn."
"The initial setup of the solution is a little bit difficult."
Elastic Stack is ranked 16th in Log Management with 11 reviews while Security Onion is ranked 33rd in Log Management with 3 reviews. Elastic Stack is rated 8.4, while Security Onion is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Elastic Stack writes "A stable product that can be fine-tuned easily". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Security Onion writes "A mature and affordable solution that is easy to install and easy to update". Elastic Stack is most compared with Wazuh, Falcon LogScale, Grafana Loki, syslog-ng and Seq, whereas Security Onion is most compared with Wazuh, TheHive, Splunk Enterprise Security, Graylog and Kali Linux. See our Elastic Stack vs. Security Onion report.
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