FortiXDR vs Elastic Security

FFortiXDR9.0Visit Elastic Security8.7Visit

Higher score F FortiXDR #4 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit FortiXDR

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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

• FortiXDR fits best

  Fortinet-centered security teams

• Elastic Security fits best

  Teams wanting flexible, lower-cost security analytics

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Side by side

Feature	FFortiXDR 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Elastic Security 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#4 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms	#7 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms
Best for	Fortinet-centered security teams	Teams wanting flexible, lower-cost security analytics
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$0.09/GB usage-based
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Web
Integrations	9 integrations	10 integrations
Features FortiXDR 3/3 · Elastic Security 0/3
Managed XDR option	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Open XDR support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Threat hunting	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Telemetry sources	Cloud security; web application security; email security; network security; LAN/WAN/WLAN; identity services; endpoint security; IoT security; SIEM	Not checked yet
Supported operating systems	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Not checked yet
Response actions	Device isolation; remediation; credential expiration; block IP; block malicious email; ticketing; email and instant messaging notifications	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Correlates feeds from broad security sources without replicating data lakes Automates response actions across Fortinet and third-party products Offers cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and managed deployment options	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
Cons	Pricing requires contacting Fortinet or a reseller Its broad integrations may be more than teams with narrow telemetry needs require Response across third-party tools depends on connectors and supported products	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
Our verdict	FortiXDR is Fortinet’s extended detection and response platform for mid-market and enterprise security teams that need to correlate endpoint detections with telemetry from network, cloud, identity, email, IoT, and SIEM sources. It analyzes… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• FortiXDR — where it wins

  • Correlates feeds from broad security sources without replicating data lakes
  • Automates response actions across Fortinet and third-party products
  • Offers cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and managed deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Fortinet or a reseller
  • Its broad integrations may be more than teams with narrow telemetry needs require
  • Response across third-party tools depends on connectors and supported products

• 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

• FFortiXDR9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad XDR platform for teams coordinating incident response across Fortinet and third-party tools.

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

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

  Visit ElasticFull verdict →