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Overview

Product Information on Elastic Security

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Elastic Security?

Elastic Security is a software designed to enable threat detection, incident response, and continuous monitoring across diverse environments, including cloud, endpoint, and on-premises infrastructure. The software integrates security information and event management functionalities with endpoint security capabilities to collect, analyze, and correlate data from various sources. It supports investigation and response workflows by providing visibility into suspicious activities and helping security teams identify and remediate threats. Elastic Security automates processes such as alerting and reporting while offering tools for threat hunting, malware prevention, and compliance support, addressing the business problem of managing cybersecurity risks through unified analytics and centralized security operations.

Elastic Security Pricing

Elastic Security software uses a subscription-based pricing model, offering multiple tiers based on features and support levels. The software provides options for annual or monthly billing, with pricing determined by the amount of data ingested, deployment type, and selected support plan.

Overall experience with Elastic Security

Sales Systems Engineer
250M - 500M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“Unified SIEM and XDR Platform Streamlines Threat Detection Across Hybrid Environments”

5.0
Feb 6, 2026
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Info Sec Engineer Sr II
3B - 10B USD, Software
CRITICAL

“Frequent Elasticsearch Updates Sacrifice Stability and Maturity of Tool”

3.0
May 21, 2025
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4.6
Market Presence: Security Information and Event Management, Endpoint Protection Platforms

About Company

Company Description

Updated 25th July 2024

Elastic enables organizations to securely harness search-powered AI so anyone can find the answers they need in real-time using all their data, at scale. By integrating AI with search technology, it facilitates the discovery of actionable insights from large volumes of both structured and unstructured data, addressing the need for real-time, scalable data processing. Our Elasticsearch Platform delivers search-powered AI for observability, security and search. Companies can now solve real-time business problems and achieve better business outcomes by taking advantage of massive amounts of structured and unstructured data, securing and protecting private information more effectively, and optimizing infrastructure and talent resources more efficiently. Elastic’s complete, easy-to-use cloud-based platform offers solutions in search, security, and observability, aimed at aiding businesses in leveraging AI technology securely and effectively.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2012
Head office location
Mountain View, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Annual Revenue
1B-3B USD
Website
http://www.elastic.co

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User Sentiment About Elastic Security
Reviewer Insights for: Elastic Security
Deciding Factors: Elastic Security Vs. Market Average
Performance of Elastic Security Across Market Features

Elastic Security Likes & Dislikes

Like

It is the seamless unification of SIEM, XDR and endpoint protection into one powerhouse platform. It's like having a full-spectrum security orchestra that plays perfectly in tune. Real-time AI-driven threat detection and Kibanas drag-and-drop dashboard make investigating complex attacks intuitive and fast, turning hours of manual log-sifting into minutes of actionable insights. Plus, its scalability handles massive data volumes across hybrid environments without compromising performance, delivering unbeatable TCO compared to fragmented legacy tools. Its empowered our team to shift from constant alert overload to strategic hunting, which is a game-changer for any SOC under pressure.

Like

It is the seamless unification of SIEM, XDR and endpoint protection into one powerhouse platform. It's like having a full-spectrum security orchestra that plays perfectly in tune. Real-time AI-driven threat detection and Kibanas drag-and-drop dashboard make investigating complex attacks intuitive and fast, turning hours of manual log-sifting into minutes of actionable insights. Plus, its scalability handles massive data volumes across hybrid environments without compromising performance, delivering unbeatable TCO compared to fragmented legacy tools. Its empowered our team to shift from constant alert overload to strategic hunting, which is a game-changer for any SOC under pressure.

Like

It is the seamless unification of SIEM, XDR and endpoint protection into one powerhouse platform. It's like having a full-spectrum security orchestra that plays perfectly in tune. Real-time AI-driven threat detection and Kibanas drag-and-drop dashboard make investigating complex attacks intuitive and fast, turning hours of manual log-sifting into minutes of actionable insights. Plus, its scalability handles massive data volumes across hybrid environments without compromising performance, delivering unbeatable TCO compared to fragmented legacy tools. Its empowered our team to shift from constant alert overload to strategic hunting, which is a game-changer for any SOC under pressure.

Dislike

The AI capabilities, based on what is considered GA in the product right now, is really, really subpar. I also dislike that we can't easily downgrade if we perform an upgrade and it causes issues. Overall, the product is really good but the constant drive to introduce new features seems to negatively impact the stability and reliability of the tool Also, the documentation provided by Elastic is far too complex and vague to be of any real help when troubleshooting. And - it's REALLY, REALLY hard to find experienced engineers working with Elasticsearch.

Dislike

The AI capabilities, based on what is considered GA in the product right now, is really, really subpar. I also dislike that we can't easily downgrade if we perform an upgrade and it causes issues. Overall, the product is really good but the constant drive to introduce new features seems to negatively impact the stability and reliability of the tool Also, the documentation provided by Elastic is far too complex and vague to be of any real help when troubleshooting. And - it's REALLY, REALLY hard to find experienced engineers working with Elasticsearch.

Dislike

The AI capabilities, based on what is considered GA in the product right now, is really, really subpar. I also dislike that we can't easily downgrade if we perform an upgrade and it causes issues. Overall, the product is really good but the constant drive to introduce new features seems to negatively impact the stability and reliability of the tool Also, the documentation provided by Elastic is far too complex and vague to be of any real help when troubleshooting. And - it's REALLY, REALLY hard to find experienced engineers working with Elasticsearch.

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Elastic Security Reviews and Ratings

4.6

(448 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
52%
4 Star
43%
3 Star
5%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?
  • Sales Systems Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Unified SIEM and XDR Platform Streamlines Threat Detection Across Hybrid Environments

    5.0
    Feb 6, 2026
    It´s transformed our SOC from reactive firefighting to proactive threat domination. We deployed it across hybrid environments (on-prem servers, AWS, and OT networks), and the unified SIEM+XDR approach with AI-Driven detection rules cut our mean time to respond by over 70% in the first quarter alone. Kibana´s intuitive dashboards and real-time visualizations make threat hunting feel effortless, while features like Endpoint Security and Attack Discovery have stopped sophisticated attacks we´d have missed with legacy tools.
  • Sales Systems Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Unified SIEM and XDR Platform Streamlines Threat Detection Across Hybrid Environments

    5.0
    Feb 6, 2026
    It´s transformed our SOC from reactive firefighting to proactive threat domination. We deployed it across hybrid environments (on-prem servers, AWS, and OT networks), and the unified SIEM+XDR approach with AI-Driven detection rules cut our mean time to respond by over 70% in the first quarter alone. Kibana´s intuitive dashboards and real-time visualizations make threat hunting feel effortless, while features like Endpoint Security and Attack Discovery have stopped sophisticated attacks we´d have missed with legacy tools.
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