CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM vs ManageEngine Log360

CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM9.3Visit ManageEngine Log3608.5Visit

Higher score CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM #1 in Security Information and Event Management 9.3/10 Free plan · pricing on request · 15-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit CrowdStrike

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ManageEngine Log360 #8 in Security Information and Event Management 8.5/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit ManageEngine

• CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM fits best

  Enterprise teams needing broad security data search

• ManageEngine Log360 fits best

  Budget-conscious, Windows-centric security teams

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Side by side

Feature	CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM 9.3/10 Visit ↗	ManageEngine Log360 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Security Information and Event Management	#8 in Security Information and Event Management
Best for	Enterprise teams needing broad security data search	Budget-conscious, Windows-centric security teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan · pricing on request · 15-day trial	$795/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	15 days	30 days
Free trial length	15 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Integrations	9 integrations	5 integrations
Features CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM 0/2 · ManageEngine Log360 0/2
Automated response	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cloud log sources	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Hybrid
Included ingestion	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Log retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Search language	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Search live and historical data without indexing it first. Create custom correlation and detection rules with CQL. Connect third-party data and automate workflows with SOAR.	Correlates events with predefined and custom rules and real-time alerts Adds UEBA, threat intelligence enrichment, and compliance templates Automates incident response with playbooks across cloud and on-premises deployments
Cons	Standalone pricing is not published and requires contacting sales. The 10 GB/day no-additional-cost allowance is for eligible Falcon Insight XDR customers. Retention varies; the default is 7 days, with extensions up to 36 months.	No free plan; only a 30-day free trial is offered Annual and perpetual pricing varies by log sources and other components Requires a Windows-centric environment to make its strongest fit
Our verdict	CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM is a cloud-delivered security information and event management platform for security operations teams that need to investigate activity across Falcon telemetry and third-party security and IT data. It… Read the review →	Security teams looking to centralize monitoring across infrastructure can use ManageEngine Log360 for log collection, parsing, analysis, storage, and search. It combines SIEM functions with incident management, compliance monitoring, user… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM — where it wins

  • Search live and historical data without indexing it first.
  • Create custom correlation and detection rules with CQL.
  • Connect third-party data and automate workflows with SOAR.

  Where it doesn't

  • Standalone pricing is not published and requires contacting sales.
  • The 10 GB/day no-additional-cost allowance is for eligible Falcon Insight XDR customers.
  • Retention varies; the default is 7 days, with extensions up to 36 months.

• ManageEngine Log360 — where it wins

  • Correlates events with predefined and custom rules and real-time alerts
  • Adds UEBA, threat intelligence enrichment, and compliance templates
  • Automates incident response with playbooks across cloud and on-premises deployments

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; only a 30-day free trial is offered
  • Annual and perpetual pricing varies by log sources and other components
  • Requires a Windows-centric environment to make its strongest fit

• CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM9.3/10 · Free plan · pricing on request · 15-day trial

  Broad security-data search, detection and response in the Falcon platform.

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• ManageEngine Log3608.5/10 · 30-day trial

  A component-priced SIEM with log analysis, behavioral analytics, and automated response.

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