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Elastic Beats vs Wazuh comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 25, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Elastic Beats
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Wazuh
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (1st), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (2nd), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (5th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1269834 - PeerSpot reviewer
A great addition to our security monitoring system
We haven't to this point had to scale very large, we want to continue to evolve, but it's a slow process for us. From what I've used so far, and my reading on it, I don't think we're going to have any problems scaling to really whatever size we need.
Sandip_Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Evaluating robust file monitoring with insights for community support improvements
Wazuh's most valuable features include file monitoring and compliance reporting, which do not require excessive costs. These aspects are vital as they provide alerts for changes and facilitate the monitoring of compliance. The platform is also relatively easy to set up and operate. Reports are straightforward to extract and prove useful for compliance requirements.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The security aspects in general have been very useful to use."
"There's a whole spectrum of features on the solution that users can take advantage of. It's a very robust product."
"Wazuh offers an enhanced HDR version that outperforms its competitors."
"One of the most beneficial features of Wazuh, particularly in the context of security needs, is the machine learning data handling capability."
"Integrates with various open-source and paid products, allowing for flexibility in customization based on use cases."
"Wazuh's most valuable features include file monitoring and compliance reporting, which do not require excessive costs."
"I like the features we use, including malware detection, inventory, detection of hidden processes, and activity logs. Inventory is probably the most important feature. It tells us when processes and packages were installed and what they are, which is helpful."
"Wazuh's most valuable features include file monitoring and compliance reporting, which do not require excessive costs."
"Some of the strengths of Wazuh that stand out for us include its scalability when deployed on Azure, its open-source nature, which allows for customization based on our needs, and its compatibility with various security solutions like threat intelligence platforms."
"I find the PCI DSS feature the most valuable, along with the feature that monitors the compliance of Windows and the CIS benchmarks on other devices like Unix or Linux systems."
 

Cons

"The dashboard is not user-friendly. The solution, in general, isn't great from a user's perspective."
"At some level, the documentation, the information as far as the components, it's sometimes a little difficult to find the information necessary to implement aspects."
"When I face a challenge, I prefer not to spend too much time on it and may move to another solution that will give us the results."
"The deployment is a bit complex."
"There's not much I like about Wazuh. Other products I've used were a lot more functional and user friendly. They came with reports and use cases out of the box. We need to configure Wazuh's alerts and monitoring capabilities manually. It'd be nice if we could select from templates and presets for use cases already built and coded."
"Wazuh could improve the detection, it is not detecting all of the attacks. Additionally, it is lacking features compared to other solutions."
"They need to go towards integrating with more cloud applications and not just OS like Windows and Linux."
"An issue I noticed is with tag values in certain rules not functioning properly."
"Adding the flexibility to integrate various plug-ins or modules into its core system would enhance functionality."
"Scalability is a challenge because it is distributed architecture and it uses Elastic DB. Their Elastic DB doesn't allow open source waste application."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It wasn't cheap, but it was cost-effective compared to many of the other solutions."
"Wazuh is not an expensive solution."
"Wazuh is open-source, therefore it is free. You can purchase support for $1,000 a year."
"It is an open-source product."
"Wazuh is open-source, but you must consider the total cost of ownership. It may be free to acquire, but you spend a lot of time and effort supporting the product and getting it to a point where it's useful."
"The solution's cost is above the average."
"Wazuh has a community edition, and I was using that. It's free and open source."
"Wazuh is free and open source."
"Wazuh is a good tool, but the open-source version has scalability limitations."
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Computer Software Company
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Comms Service Provider
9%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise8
 

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What do you like most about Wazuh?
Wazuh is its flexibility and open-source nature, which allows us to tailor threat detection and response across diverse client environments. Its integration capabilities with SOAR, cloud platforms,...
What needs improvement with Wazuh?
That would require me to discuss with the Wazuh team regarding areas that could be improved, as I have numerous ideas. From a developer's perspective, this is a Linux system with an active communit...
What is your primary use case for Wazuh?
Wazuh is a SIEM platform with various applications in today's environment. Compliance checks have helped with regulatory requirements. I pulled in PCI DSS to check for file integrity monitoring. I ...
 

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