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Executive Summary
Updated on Apr 24, 2023

We performed a comparison between Wazuh and Elastic Security based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

  • Ease of Deployment: While the deployment of both solutions is described as straightforward, some Wazuh users found that it could take a bit of time.
  • Features: Wazuh features cloud security agents, vulnerability detection, configuration assessment, and integrity monitoring that can be used in conjunction with threat detection. However, its lack of real-time monitoring for Unix systems and certain log integrations need to be improved. Elastic Security offers users flexibility with log indexing and a comprehensive view of their system. The solution needs to be more reactive to investigations and it lacks some AI and machine learning capabilities that users found a need for.
  • Pricing: Wazuh is an open-source solution, therefore it’s free. It also offers paid yearly support. Elastic Security’s licensing has mixed reviews, with some reviewers saying that the pricing is reasonable and some stating that it is expensive.
  • Service and Support: Wazuh provides free community support that users have rated favorably, while Elastic Security’s service team is described as lacking in communication and having a delayed response time.
  • ROI: Elastic Security’s users reported seeing an ROI that is reflected by the minimization of downtime, while those who use Wazuh found that it is difficult to measure the solution’s ROI.

Comparison results: Based on the parameters we compared, Wazuh comes out ahead of Elastic Security. While both offer valuable vulnerability detection, Elastic Security’s lack of AI capabilities and lack of tech support leave room for improvement.

To learn more, read our detailed Elastic Security vs. Wazuh Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"Sentinel's most important feature is the ability to centralize all the logs in one place. There's no need to search multiple systems for information.""I believe one of the main advantages is Microsoft Sentinel's seamless integration with other Microsoft products.""It is easy to implement (turn on) - does need a skilled analyst to develop queries and playbooks.""What is most useful, is that it has a good connection to the Microsoft ecosystem, and I think that's the key part.""Having your logs put all in one place with machine learning working on those logs is a good feature. I don't need to start thinking, "Where are my logs?" My logs are in a centralized repository, like Log Analytics, which is why you can't use Sentinel without Log Analytics. Having all those logs in one place is an advantage.""One of the most valuable features is that it creates a kind of a single pane of glass for organizations that already use Microsoft software. So, when they have things like Microsoft 365, it is very easy for them to kind of plug in or enroll those endpoints into the Azure Sentinel service.""The main benefit is the ease of integration.""The Log analytics are useful."

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"The most valuable feature for me is Discover.""The indexes allow you to get your results quickly. The filtering and log passing is the advantage of Logstash.""Elastic Security is very easy to adapt.""One of the most valuable features of this solution is that it is more flexible than AlienVault.""Elastic Security is a highly flexible platform that can be implemented anywhere.""It's not very complicated to install Elastic.""What customers found most valuable in Elastic Security feature-wise is the search capability, in particular, the way of writing the search query and the speed of searching for results.""It's a good platform and the very best in the current market. We looked at the Forester report from December 2022 where it was said to be a leader."

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"The configuration assessment and Pile integrity monitoring features are decent.""Wazuh offers an enhanced HDR version that outperforms its competitors.""Wazuh is free and easy to use. It is also adjustable, and we can use it on the cloud and on-premises.""Wazuh's most beneficial features for our security needs are flexibility, built-in rules, integration capabilities, and documentation.""It offers built-in modules for file integrity and vulnerability management.""If they support a solution, it is easy to do an integration.""It's very easy to integrate Wazuh with other environments, cloud applications, and on-prem applications. So, the advantage is that it's easy to implement and integrate with other solutions.""It's stable."

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Cons
"We do see continuous improvement all the time, however, I haven't got a specific feature that is lacking or not well designed.""I can't think of anything other than just getting the name out there. I think a lot of customers don't fully understand the full capabilities of Azure Sentinel yet. It is kind of like when they're first starting to use Azure, it might not be something they first think about. So, they should just kind of get to the point where it is more widely used.""Currently, the watchlist feature is being utilized, and although there have been improvements, it is still not fully optimized.""The solution should allow for a streamlined CI/CD procedure.""We'd like also a better ticketing system, which is older.""If Sentinel had a graphical user interface, it would be easier to use. I would also like it to be more customizable.""There is room for improvement in entity behavior and the integration site.""In terms of features I would like to see in future releases, I'm interested in a few more use cases around automation. I do believe a lot of automation is available, and more is in progress, but that would be my area of interest."

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"This solution is very hard to implement.""This type of monitoring is not very mature just yet. We need more real-time information in a way that's easier to manage.""In terms of what could be improved with Elastic, in some use cases, especially on the advanced level, they are not ready made, so you'll have to write some scripts.""If you compare this with CrowdStrike or Carbon Black, they can improve.""We had issues with scalability. Logstash was not scaling and aggregation was getting delayed. We moved to Fluentd making our stack from ELK to EFK.""They don't provide user authentication and authorisation features (Shield) as a part of their open-source version.""With Elastic, you have to build the use cases for the specific requirement. Other products have a simple integration and more use cases to integrate out-of-the-box solutions for SIEM.""We'd like to see some more artificial intelligence capabilities."

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"The implementation is very complex.""The support team could be more responsive and provide quicker replies during our working hours in Indonesia, which would be a significant improvement.""While it is scalable, it can suffer from reduced latencies.""A lack of certain features creates limitations.""The computing resources are consuming and do not make sense.""Wazuh is missing many things that a typical SIEM should have.""Wazuh needs more security and features, particularly visualization features and a health monitor.""The technical support can be improved. Wazuh has some bugs that need to be fixed. It would be good if we can have automation with respect to incidence responses."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It comes with a Microsoft subscription which the customer has, so they don't have to invest somewhere else."
  • "It is a consumption-based license model. bands at 100, 200, 400 GB per day etc. Azure Sentinel Pricing | Microsoft Azure"
  • "Good monthly operational cost model for the detection and response outcomes delivered, M365 logs don't count toward the limits which is a good benefit."
  • "I have had mixed feedback. At one point, I heard a client say that it sometimes seems more expensive. Most of the clients are on Office 365 or M365, and they are forced to take Azure SIEM because of the integration."
  • "It is kind of like a sliding scale. There are different tiers of pricing that go from $100 per day up to $3,500 per day. So, it just kind of depends on how much data is being stored. There can be additional costs to the standard license other than the additional data. It just kind of depends on what other services you're spinning up in Azure, or if you're using something like Azure log analytics."
  • "I am just paying for the log space with Azure Sentinel. It costs us about $2,000 a month. Most of the logs are free. We are only paying money for Azure Firewall logs because email logs or Azure AD logs are free to use for us."
  • "Sentinel is a bit expensive. If you can figure a way of configuring it to meet your needs, then you can find a way around the cost."
  • "Azure Sentinel is very costly, or at least it appears to be very costly. The costs vary based on your ingestion and your retention charges."
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  • "We use the open-source version, so there is no charge for this solution."
  • "We are using the free, open-source version of this solution."
  • "Elastic Stack is an open-source tool. You don't have to pay anything for the components."
  • "There is no charge for using the open-source version."
  • "This is an open-source product, so there are no costs."
  • "It's a monthly cost with Elastic SIEM, but I am not sure of the exact cost."
  • "It is easy to deploy, easy to use, and you get everything you need to become operational with it, and have nothing further to pay unless you want the OLED plugin."
  • "Compared to other products such as Dynatrace, this is one of the cheaper options."
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  • "Wazuh is open-source, so I think it's an option for a small organization that cannot go for enterprise-grade solutions like Splunk."
  • "There is not a license required for Wazuh."
  • "Wazuh is open-source, but you must consider the total cost of ownership. It may be free to acquire, but you spend a lot of time and effort supporting the product and getting it to a point where it's useful."
  • "Wazuh is open-source, therefore it is free. You can purchase support for $1,000 a year."
  • "Wazuh is totally free and open source. There are no licensing costs, only support costs if you need them."
  • "Wazuh has a community edition, and I was using that. It's free and open source."
  • "The current pricing is open source."
  • "Wazuh is free and open source."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Yes, Azure Sentinel is a SIEM on the Cloud. Multiple data sources can be uploaded and analyzed with Azure Sentinel and… more »
    Top Answer:It would really depend on (1) which logs you need to ingest and (2) what are your use cases Splunk is easy for… more »
    Top Answer:We like that Azure Sentinel does not require as much maintenance as legacy SIEMs that are on-premises. Azure Sentinel is… more »
    Top Answer:With Datadog, we have near-live visibility across our entire platform. We have seen APM metrics impacted several times… more »
    Top Answer:Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
    Top Answer:The pricing is fine. But the basic pricing should cover all the features you need. Elastic needs to add more features… more »
    Top Answer:One of the most beneficial features of Wazuh, particularly in the context of security needs, is the machine learning… more »
    Top Answer:They could include flexibility and customization capabilities by modifying for customers based on partner agreements… more »
    Top Answer:We use Wazuh to deliver security features in a venture capital company project focused on building a mobile application.
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Azure Sentinel
    Elastic SIEM, ELK Logstash
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    Overview

    Microsoft Sentinel is a scalable, cloud-native, security information event management (SIEM) and security orchestration automated response (SOAR) solution that lets you see and stop threats before they cause harm. Microsoft Sentinel delivers intelligent security analytics and threat intelligence across the enterprise, providing a single solution for alert detection, threat visibility, proactive hunting, and threat response. Eliminate security infrastructure setup and maintenance, and elastically scale to meet your security needs—while reducing IT costs. With Microsoft Sentinel, you can:

    - Collect data at cloud scale—across all users, devices, applications, and infrastructure, both on-premises and in multiple clouds

    - Detect previously uncovered threats and minimize false positives using analytics and unparalleled threat intelligence from Microsoft

    - Investigate threats with AI and hunt suspicious activities at scale, tapping into decades of cybersecurity work at Microsoft

    - Respond to incidents rapidly with built-in orchestration and automation of common tasks

    To learn more about our solution, ask questions, and share feedback, join our Microsoft Security, Compliance and Identity Community.

    Elastic Security is a robust, open-source security solution designed to offer integrated threat prevention, detection, and response capabilities across an organization's entire digital estate. Part of the Elastic Stack (which includes Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana), Elastic Security leverages the power of search, analytics, and data aggregation to provide real-time insight into threats and vulnerabilities. It is a comprehensive platform that supports a wide range of security needs, from endpoint protection to cloud and network security, making it a versatile choice for organizations looking to enhance their cybersecurity posture.


    Elastic Security combines the features of a security information and event management (SIEM) system with endpoint protection, allowing organizations to detect, investigate, and respond to threats in real time. This unified approach helps reduce complexity and improve the efficiency of security operations.

    Additional offerings and benefits:

    • The platform utilizes advanced analytics, machine learning algorithms, and anomaly detection to identify threats and suspicious activities.
    • It offers extensive integration options with other tools and platforms, facilitating a more cohesive and comprehensive security ecosystem.
    • With Kibana, users gain access to powerful visualization tools and dashboards that provide real-time insight into security data.

    Finally, Elastic Security benefits from a global community of users who contribute to its threat intelligence, helping to enhance its detection capabilities. This collaborative approach ensures that the solution remains on the cutting edge of cybersecurity, with up-to-date information on the latest threats and vulnerabilities.

    Wazuh is an enterprise-ready platform used for security monitoring. It is a free and open-source platform that is used for threat detection, incident response and compliance, and integrity monitoring. Wazuh is capable of protecting workloads across virtualized, on-premises, containerized, and cloud-based environments.

    It consists of an endpoint security agent and a management server. Additionally, Wazuh is fully integrated with the Elastic Stack, allowing users the ability to navigate through security alerts via a data visualization tool.

    • Wazuh’s agent can run on many different platforms, and is lightweight. It can successfully perform the tasks needed to detect threats in order to trigger responses automatically.
    • Wazuh manages the agents, can analyze agent data, and can scale horizontally.
    • Elastic Stack is where alerts are indexed and stored.

    Wazuh Capabilities

    Some of Wazuh’s most notable capabilities include:

    • Intrusion detection: Wazuh’s agents can detect hidden files, cloaked processes, or unregistered network listeners, as well as inconsistencies in system call responses. Wazuh’s server component uses a signature-based approach to intrusion detection, using its regular expression engine to analyze collected log data and look for indicators of compromise.

    • Log data analysis: Wazuh can read operating system and application logs, and securely forward them to a central manager for rule-based analysis and storage.

    • Integrity monitoring: File integrity monitoring can help identify changes in content, ownership, permissions, and attribute of files. Wazuh’s file integrity monitoring can be used in conjunction with threat intelligence.

    • Vulnerability detection: Wazuh agents can identify well-known vulnerable software so you can see where your weak spots are and take action before an attack can exploit them.

    • Configuration assessment: System and application configurations are monitored to make sure they are compliant with security policies. Periodic scans are used to detect applications that are known to be vulnerable, insecurely configured, or unpatched.
    • Incident response: Wazuh responds actively when active threats need to be addressed. It can perform countermeasures like blocking access to a system when a threat source is identified.

    • Regulatory compliance: Wazuh includes the security controls required to be compliant with industry regulations and standards.

    • Cloud security: Wazuh’s light-weight and multi-platform agents are commonly used to monitor cloud environments at the instance level. In addition, Wazuh helps monitor cloud infrastructure at an API level.

    • Security for containers: With Wazuh, you have increased security visibility into hosts and containers, allowing for easier detection of threats, anomalies, and vulnerabilities.

    Wazuh Benefits

    Some of the most valued benefits of Wazuh include:

    • No vendor lock-in
    • No license costs
    • Uses lightweight, multi-platform agents
    • Free community support

    Wazuh Offers

    • Annual support and maintenance
    • Assistance with deployment and configuration
    • Training and instructional hands-on courses

    Reviews From Real Users

    "It's very easy to integrate Wazuh with other environments, cloud applications, and on-prem applications. So, the advantage is that it's easy to implement and integrate with other solutions." - Robert C., IT Security Consultant at Microlan Kenya Limited

    The MITRE ATT&CK correlation is most valuable.” - Chief Information Security Officer at a financial services firm

    Sample Customers
    Microsoft Sentinel is trusted by companies of all sizes including ABM, ASOS, Uniper, First West Credit Union, Avanade, and more.
    Texas A&M, U.S. Air Force, NuScale Power, Martin's Point Health Care
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Comms Service Provider8%
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    Government7%
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    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise47%
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    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Small Business54%
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    Large Enterprise48%
    Buyer's Guide
    Elastic Security vs. Wazuh
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Elastic Security vs. Wazuh and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Elastic Security is ranked 5th in Log Management with 28 reviews while Wazuh is ranked 3rd in Log Management with 33 reviews. Elastic Security is rated 7.6, while Wazuh is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Elastic Security writes "Offers great capabilities to detect and respond to threats". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wazuh writes "Good for file integrity monitoring". Elastic Security is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, IBM Security QRadar, CrowdStrike Falcon and AlienVault OSSIM, whereas Wazuh is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, Security Onion, AlienVault OSSIM, Graylog and Datadog. See our Elastic Security vs. Wazuh report.

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