Sophos XDR vs Elastic Security

SXSophos XDR9.2Visit Elastic Security8.7Visit

Higher score SX Sophos XDR #2 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms 9.2/10 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

• Sophos XDR fits best

  Teams needing broad telemetry and response

• Elastic Security fits best

  Teams wanting flexible, lower-cost security analytics

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Side by side

Feature	SXSophos XDR 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Elastic Security 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms	#7 in Extended Detection and Response Platforms
Best for	Teams needing broad telemetry and response	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	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Integrations	500+ integrations	10 integrations
Features Sophos 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, identity, email, cloud, network, business applications, and Sophos products	Not checked yet
Supported operating systems	Windows, macOS, Linux (Linux installers are documented under Server)	Not checked yet
Response actions	Endpoint isolation/un-isolation, antivirus scans, file-hash blocking/unblocking, file deletion, process termination, user session logoff, account disablement, remote shell actions; network IP/domain/URL block and unblock; identity account/session/password actions; email address blocking and inbox-rule actions	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Correlates endpoint, identity, email, cloud, network, and app telemetry Live Discover, investigation cases, and remote response support threat work 500 integrations and optional data retention of up to 10 years	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 a customized quote rather than public plan prices Cloud-managed deployment may not suit teams seeking on-premises deployment Broad response options can be more than teams with a narrow security scope need	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	Sophos XDR is a cloud-managed extended detection and response platform for security teams and IT administrators. It brings telemetry from Sophos products and third-party security tools into threat investigation, hunting, and response… 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

• Sophos XDR — where it wins

  • Correlates endpoint, identity, email, cloud, network, and app telemetry
  • Live Discover, investigation cases, and remote response support threat work
  • 500 integrations and optional data retention of up to 10 years

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a customized quote rather than public plan prices
  • Cloud-managed deployment may not suit teams seeking on-premises deployment
  • Broad response options can be more than teams with a narrow security scope need

• 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

• SXSophos XDR9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad telemetry correlation and response for teams working across security 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 →