Elastic Security vs ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer comparison

Elastic Security vs. ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer

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Categories and Ranking

Elastic Security

Ranking in Log Management

9th

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

5th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (15th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (7th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (8th)

ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer

Ranking in Log Management

46th

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

50th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Elastic Security is 3.0%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is 1.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Log Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Elastic Security	3.0%
ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer	1.1%
Other	95.9%

Log Management

Featured Reviews

Laurentiu Popescu

Chief Product Officer at ClusterPower

Has improved threat detection with deep log analysis and streamlined investigation workflows

The most useful features I find in Elastic Security are the forensic ones that allow us to carry deeper analysis into the logs for in-depth investigations, and the dashboards, with the reporting dashboard being quite user-friendly. Elastic Security is quite good at identifying threats, as it is part of the deep investigation tool that I mentioned before. Unless we need to look further into a certain log, we can carry out a deeper analysis and forensics on those particular logs. I can assess the impact of Elastic Security's real-time data analysis on our threat response efficiency as working pretty good. We are looking for real-time analysis because we have a continuous inflow of logs from different sources: from our cloud, from Active Directory, from our network. So it works pretty well.

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Md Abdul Hakim

System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited

Efficient log management enhances activity monitoring despite VPN user issue

Last month, we faced an issue with a Hawaiian VPN user activity. It's like a Fortinet device configured for VPN users. When a VPN user logs in, it doesn't really capture the time before this. If you're testing with existing or new device integration, then the product will be good in the market.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the scalability. We are in Indonesia, more engineers understand Elastic Security here. So it is easier to scale and also develop. In features, the discovery to query all the logs is very important to us. It is very easy, especially with the query function and the feature to generate alerts and create tools. Sometimes we use the alert security dashboard to monitor our clients."

"It's very customizable, which is quite helpful."

"We chose Elastic Security because we felt it was the most flexible, cost-effective solution to provide the results needed."

"The performance is good and it is faster than IBM QRadar."

"The best part about this solution is that it is open-source and free to use."

"The most valuable feature is the search function, which allows me to go directly to the target to see the specific line a customer is searching for."

"It is an extremely stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"The cost is reasonable. It's not overly pricey."

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"The initial setup was very simple and straightforward, according to our security team."

"The log management has helped to improve my organization."

"ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is easy to gather reports to give to management. My supervisor has access to the solution and he enjoys the graphs."

"The support system is very good."

"The log management has helped to improve my organization."

"I have made use of technical support and am certainly very satisfied with them."

"ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is useful for log and alert correlation and is a full-function SIEM solution."

"It is stable."

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Cons

"Improvements in Elastic Security could include refining and normalizing queries to make them more user-friendly, enhancing the user experience with better documentation, and addressing any latency issues."

"They don't provide user authentication and authorisation features (Shield) as a part of their open-source version."

"Elastic Security could improve the documentation. It would help if they were more simple and clean."

"We are paying dearly for the guy who is working on the ELK Stack. That knowledge is quite rare and hard to come by. For difficulty and availability of resources, I would rate it a five out of 10."

"Better integration with third-party APMs would be really good."

"Elastic Security's maintenance is hard and its scalability is a challenge. There are complications in scaling and upgrading. The solution needs to also provide periodic upgrade checks."

"Elastic doesn't have the features like other competitors in SIEM. For example, Dynatrace as a solution for SIEM has features that Elastic actually doesn't have."

"The solution could also use better dashboards. They need to be more graphical, more matrix-like."

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"The first tier of customer service and support is not great, and additional upgrades could be included."

"There isn't good security integration when it comes to cybersecurity. The correlation of logs isn't so simple."

"The customization of reports could be a lot easier. It is not difficult but it could be made easier."

"I would like to see more detailed reports."

"What I'd like to see as an improvement to ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is for it to be more AI-driven."

"What I'd like to see as an improvement to ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is for it to be more AI-driven. Having more automation would also make the solution better."

"Last month, we faced an issue with a Hawaiian VPN user activity. It's like a Fortinet device configured for VPN users."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I can say that the product is cheaply priced."

"This is an open-source product, so there are no costs."

"The tool's pricing is flexible and comes at unit cost. You don't have to pay for everything."

"Compared to other tools, Elastic Security is a cheaper solution."

"The base product is open-source but if you need advanced security features then you need to pay for the subscription. Elastic Security's price is reasonable in some cases and in other cases it's not."

"Affordable but with additional costs"

"The price is reasonable. It probably costs the same as ArcSight and LogRhythm SIEM. FortiSIEM might cost less than Elastic Security. There are no hidden or additional costs."

"When compared to other products, the price is average or on the low side."

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"There is a yearly subscription for the solution."

"We paid for the license of the solution and the deployment. The price of ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is less expensive than other solutions."

"ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is a low-cost solution. It costs approximately $1,000 per month per server for a perpetual license."

"There is a license required for these solutions. The customer can choose the license type, such as an annual license purchase or a perpetual license. If the customer wants maintenance they will have to pay annually."

"ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is expensive. Its licensing costs are annual."

"Licensing for ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is paid yearly."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

10%

Comms Service Provider

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	40
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	15

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Elastic Security?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Elastic Security?

I am satisfied with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing cost. It is a pure 10.

What do you like most about ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer?

The reporting features are noteworthy, as they provide templates that streamline the process of generating reports

What needs improvement with ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer?

What is your primary use case for ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer?

I find this solution useful for IT devices as a live stream to work with Syshun, serving as both the router and the target. All activities are logged, and they can be accessed within one console. T...

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Also Known As

Elastic SIEM, ELK Logstash

EventLog Analyzer

Overview

Elastic Security is a robust, open-source security solution designed to offer integrated threat prevention, detection, and response capabilities across an organization's entire digital estate. Part of the Elastic Stack (which includes Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana), Elastic Security leverages the power of search, analytics, and data aggregation to provide real-time insight into threats and vulnerabilities. It is a comprehensive platform that supports a wide range of security needs, from endpoint protection to cloud and network security, making it a versatile choice for organizations looking to enhance their cybersecurity posture.

Elastic Security combines the features of a security information and event management (SIEM) system with endpoint protection, allowing organizations to detect, investigate, and respond to threats in real time. This unified approach helps reduce complexity and improve the efficiency of security operations.

Additional offerings and benefits:

The platform utilizes advanced analytics, machine learning algorithms, and anomaly detection to identify threats and suspicious activities.
It offers extensive integration options with other tools and platforms, facilitating a more cohesive and comprehensive security ecosystem.
With Kibana, users gain access to powerful visualization tools and dashboards that provide real-time insight into security data.

Finally, Elastic Security benefits from a global community of users who contribute to its threat intelligence, helping to enhance its detection capabilities. This collaborative approach ensures that the solution remains on the cutting edge of cybersecurity, with up-to-date information on the latest threats and vulnerabilities.

Elastic

Your organizations IT infrastructure generate huge amount of logs every day and these machine generated logs have vital information that can provide powerful insights and network security intelligence into user behaviors, network anomalies, system downtime, policy violations, internal threats, regulatory compliance, etc. However, the task of analyzing these event logs and syslogs without automated log analyzer tools can be both time-consuming and painful if done manually.

EventLog Analyzer provides the most cost-effective Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) software on the market. Using this Log Analyzer software, organizations can automate the entire process of managing terabytes of machine generated logs by collecting, analyzing, correlating, searching, reporting, and archiving from one central location. This event log analyzer software helps to monitor file integrity, conduct log forensics analysis, monitor privileged users and comply to different compliance regulatory bodies by intelligently analyzing your logs and instantly generating a variety of reports like user activity reports, historical trend reports, and more.

ManageEngine

Sample Customers

Texas A&M, U.S. Air Force, NuScale Power, Martin's Point Health Care

Moody National Bank, EnCircle, Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc, IBM, Ernst & Young, Micro Linear, Silverbeck-Rymer Solicitors, Provincial Court of British Columbia, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, OGILVY & MATHER, E! Entertainment, Tribune-Review Publishing Co.

Elastic Security vs. ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer