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Elastic Security pros and cons

Vendor: Elastic
3.9 out of 5

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PROS

ELK documentation is very comprehensive, reducing the need for technical support.
ELK is recognized as the best open-source option for managing and analyzing logs in SO environments.
Elastic Security is known for its scalability and can be easily adapted to varying demands.
The platform offers advanced features like machine learning and integration capabilities, enhancing its utility in security management.
Elastic Security is highly cost-effective, offering a good cost-benefit ratio compared to other vendors.

CONS

Elastic Security lacks user authentication and authorization features in its open-source version, requiring external tools.
Elastic Security's scalability and resource consumption are challenging, with difficulties in scaling, upgrading, and setup.
Elastic Security provides inadequate documentation and support, leading to a steep learning curve and implementation challenges.
The integration with third-party services and automation capabilities needs improvement, including better reporting and alerting features.
Elastic Security's pricing is high, with additional costs and training not included in the purchase price.
 

Elastic Security Pros review quotes

PP
Programmer at a tech services company
Jan 21, 2018
ELK documentation is very good, so never needed to contact technical support.
it_user771693 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Sep 10, 2019
The visualization is very good.
it_user1071018 - PeerSpot reviewer
Former CISO | Cyber Security Enthusiast at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 9, 2019
The intelligence of the system has been very impressive. It's not quite AI, but the technical bit where it correlates information, based on the seen attacks within an organization is good.
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it_user782697 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Operation Center Analyst at Sadad
Aug 8, 2019
It is the best open-source product for people working in SO, managing and analyzing logs.
it_user1222155 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager- Information Security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 13, 2019
The stability of the solution is good.
reviewer1269303 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager Analytics at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 3, 2020
It's simple and easy to use.
MR
Cloud Engineer at GARR
Mar 3, 2020
The most valuable feature is the ability to collect authentication information from service providers.
reviewer1174176 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Delivery Lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 4, 2020
ELK Logstash is easy and fast, at least for the initial setup with the out of box uses.
MA
Junior System Engineer at Efficom-lille
Mar 22, 2020
I use the stack every morning to check the errors and it's just so clear. I don't see any disadvantage to using Logstash.
reviewer1331592 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 28, 2020
The most valuable feature is the machine learning capability.
 

Elastic Security Cons review quotes

PP
Programmer at a tech services company
Jan 21, 2018
Email notification should be done the same way as Logentries does it.
it_user771693 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Sep 10, 2019
There are connectors to gather logs for Windows PCs and Linux PCs, but if we have to get the logs from Syslog then we have to do it manually, and this should be automated.
it_user1071018 - PeerSpot reviewer
Former CISO | Cyber Security Enthusiast at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 9, 2019
The solution could also use better dashboards. They need to be more graphical, more matrix-like.
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it_user782697 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Operation Center Analyst at Sadad
Aug 8, 2019
If the documentation were improved and made more clear for beginners, or even professionals, then we would be more attracted to this solution.
it_user1222155 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager- Information Security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 13, 2019
The solution could offer better reporting features.
reviewer1269303 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager Analytics at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 3, 2020
This solution cannot do predictive maintenance, so we have to build our own modules for doing it.
MR
Cloud Engineer at GARR
Mar 3, 2020
Anything that supports high availability or ease of deployment in a highly available environment would help to improve this solution.
reviewer1174176 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Delivery Lead at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 4, 2020
In terms of what could be improved with Elastic, in some use cases, especially on the advanced level, they are not ready made, so you'll have to write some scripts.
MA
Junior System Engineer at Efficom-lille
Mar 22, 2020
One thing they could add is a quick step to enable users who don't have a solid background to build a dashboard and quickly search, without difficulty.
reviewer1331592 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 28, 2020
This solution is very hard to implement.