Elastic Security vs ManageEngine Log360

Elastic Security9.2Visit ManageEngine Log3608.5Visit

Higher score Elastic Security #2 in Security Information and Event Management 9.2/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Try Elastic Security

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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

• Elastic Security fits best

  Flexible hybrid SIEM teams

• ManageEngine Log360 fits best

  Budget-conscious, Windows-centric security teams

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Side by side

Feature	Elastic Security 9.2/10 Visit ↗	ManageEngine Log360 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.5
Ranking	#2 in Security Information and Event Management	#8 in Security Information and Event Management
Best for	Flexible hybrid SIEM teams	Budget-conscious, Windows-centric security teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.09/GB usage-based	$795/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Integrations	10 integrations	5 integrations
Features Elastic Security 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	Hybrid	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	Prebuilt MITRE ATT&CK detection rules plus custom KQL and Lucene rules Hundreds of integrations across cloud, endpoint, network, and ticketing Threat hunting, cases, triage, enrichment, and response workflows in one platform	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	Retention is billed separately from ingestion Entity analytics and UEBA require the Complete tier The free plan applies to self-managed deployments	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	Elastic Security is a SIEM and security analytics product for security operations teams. It collects and analyzes data from endpoints, cloud environments, networks, and other sources, then supports detection, investigation, threat hunting,… 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

• Elastic Security — where it wins

  • Prebuilt MITRE ATT&CK detection rules plus custom KQL and Lucene rules
  • Hundreds of integrations across cloud, endpoint, network, and ticketing
  • Threat hunting, cases, triage, enrichment, and response workflows in one platform

  Where it doesn't

  • Retention is billed separately from ingestion
  • Entity analytics and UEBA require the Complete tier
  • The free plan applies to self-managed deployments

• 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

• Elastic Security9.2/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Flexible hybrid SIEM with extensive detections, hunting, workflows, and integrations.

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

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

  Visit ManageEngineFull verdict →