Secureworks Taegis XDR vs Elastic Security

STSecureworks Taegis XDR8.9Visit Elastic Security8.7Visit

Higher score ST Secureworks Taegis XDR #5 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Sophos

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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

• Secureworks Taegis XDR fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise security teams needing open XDR

• Elastic Security fits best

  Teams wanting flexible, lower-cost security analytics

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Side by side

Feature	STSecureworks Taegis XDR 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Elastic Security 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.7
Ranking	#5 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms	#7 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms
Best for	Mid-market and enterprise security teams needing open XDR	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	Web
Integrations	6 integrations	10 integrations
Features Secureworks Taegis XDR 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	Endpoint agents, cloud data sources, syslog sources, network telemetry, authentication, DNS, process, file modification, Windows/Linux logs, and third-party security products	Not checked yet
Supported operating systems	Windows, macOS, Linux	Not checked yet
Response actions	Isolate/restore host, disable/enable user, block/unblock IP	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Correlates endpoint, cloud, syslog, network, and authentication telemetry Supports third-party tools including CrowdStrike, Defender, and SentinelOne Automates host and user response through actions and playbooks	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	Requires a sales or distributor contact for pricing Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking a narrow security tool Self-operated XDR requires a security team to manage detection and response	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	Secureworks Taegis XDR is a cloud-based extended detection and response platform for mid-market and enterprise security teams. It brings together telemetry from endpoint agents, cloud sources, syslog, network, authentication, DNS, and… 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

• Secureworks Taegis XDR — where it wins

  • Correlates endpoint, cloud, syslog, network, and authentication telemetry
  • Supports third-party tools including CrowdStrike, Defender, and SentinelOne
  • Automates host and user response through actions and playbooks

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a sales or distributor contact for pricing
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking a narrow security tool
  • Self-operated XDR requires a security team to manage detection and response

• 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

• STSecureworks Taegis XDR8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  An open XDR platform for correlating security telemetry and automating response.

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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 →