Elastic Security vs Darktrace ActiveAI Security Platform

Elastic Security8.7Visit DADarktrace ActiveAI Security Platform8.6Visit

Higher score Elastic Security #7 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Elastic

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DA Darktrace ActiveAI Security Platform #8 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Darktrace

• Elastic Security fits best

  Teams wanting flexible, lower-cost security analytics

• Darktrace ActiveAI Security Platform fits best

  Enterprises seeking cross-domain managed detection

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Side by side

Feature	Elastic Security 8.7/10 Visit ↗	DADarktrace ActiveAI Security Platform 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#7 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms	#8 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms
Best for	Teams wanting flexible, lower-cost security analytics	Enterprises seeking cross-domain managed detection
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.09/GB usage-based	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	10 integrations	18 integrations
Features Elastic Security 0/3 · Darktrace ActiveAI Security Platform 3/3
Managed XDR option	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Open XDR support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Threat hunting	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Telemetry sources	Not checked yet	network, email, cloud, endpoint, identity, operational technology (OT), SaaS applications
Supported operating systems	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Response actions	Not checked yet	block matching connections; enforce a device or peer-group pattern of life; block incoming or outgoing traffic; quarantine a device; invoke third-party security controls to isolate or contain devices
Our review
Pros	Prebuilt and custom detection rules, including rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK Hundreds of ready-made integrations for onboarding security data Free self-managed plan and usage-based paid plans	Correlates signals across network, email, cloud, endpoint, identity, OT, and SaaS Supports autonomous response and cross-domain incident investigation Offers managed detection with 24/7 SOC investigation and threat hunting
Cons	Retention is priced separately from ingestion Dedicated XDR response is less central than security analytics Usage-based ingestion pricing can make total costs harder to predict	Purchasing is sales-led rather than through published plans Coverage across domains depends on deployment Cloud is the listed deployment option
Our verdict	Elastic Security brings security data collection, analytics, detection, investigation, and response workflows together for security operations teams. Its scope covers endpoints, cloud environments, networks, and other sources, making it a… Read the review →	Darktrace ActiveAI Security Platform brings detection, investigation, and response together for mid-market and enterprise security teams. It correlates activity across network, email, cloud, endpoint, identity, operational technology, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Elastic Security — where it wins

  • Prebuilt and custom detection rules, including rules mapped to MITRE ATT&CK
  • Hundreds of ready-made integrations for onboarding security data
  • Free self-managed plan and usage-based paid plans

  Where it doesn't

  • Retention is priced separately from ingestion
  • Dedicated XDR response is less central than security analytics
  • Usage-based ingestion pricing can make total costs harder to predict

• Darktrace ActiveAI Security Platform — where it wins

  • Correlates signals across network, email, cloud, endpoint, identity, OT, and SaaS
  • Supports autonomous response and cross-domain incident investigation
  • Offers managed detection with 24/7 SOC investigation and threat hunting

  Where it doesn't

  • Purchasing is sales-led rather than through published plans
  • Coverage across domains depends on deployment
  • Cloud is the listed deployment option

• Elastic Security8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Flexible security analytics with detection, hunting, and response workflows.

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• DADarktrace ActiveAI Security Platform8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  Cross-domain detection and response for mid-market and enterprise security teams.

  Visit DarktraceFull verdict →