Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Graylog
Graylog clearly comes out ahead of Elastic Security on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Graylog has a free tier; Elastic Security does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Elastic | Graylog, Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec |
| Categories | security-tools | observability-apm |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Graylog
custom
custom
open source
custom
| Feature | elastic-security | graylog |
|---|---|---|
| Apm | ||
| Advanced Correlation | ||
| Automate Detection At Scale | ||
| Archiving | ||
| Cross Cluster Replication | ||
| Basic Dashboards | ||
| Endpoint Security | ||
| Centralized Log Management | ||
| Enhanced Support Sla (Urgent 1Hr, High 4Hrs) | ||
| Detection Rules | ||
| Enterprise Search | ||
| Everything In Graylog Enterprise | ||
| Fully Dedicated Resources | ||
| Everything In Graylog Open | ||
| Kibana | ||
| Illuminate Content Hub | ||
| Predictable Pricing Based On Consumption | ||
| Investigation Dashboards | ||
| Search Petabytes At Low Cost | ||
| Log Ingestion (Syslog, Gelf, Beats) | ||
| Premium Support | ||
| Reporting | ||
| Search And Filter | ||
| Security Event Correlation | ||
| Security Investigations | ||
| Streams And Pipelines | ||
| Threat Detection |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Graylog comes out ahead overall, though Elastic Security can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Graylog offers a free tier; Elastic Security does not currently list one.
