Alternatives to Wazuh

Wazuh ranks #11 on the Top 11 Top 11 SIEM Software. Below: the higher-ranked alternatives we’d steer you to instead, by use case.

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  1. Cloud-native SIEM with SOAR and free Microsoft logs.

    Best for: Best cloud-native SIEM for Microsoft estates · Pricing: $$ (roughly $2.30 to $5 per GB ingested, with a free Microsoft-log allowance) · www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/siem-and-xdr/microsoft-sentinel

  2. Deepest search language and correlation engine.

    Best for: Best for deep search and correlation · Pricing: $$$ (workload or ingest pricing, commonly six figures per year at scale) · www.splunk.com/en_us/products/enterprise-security.html

  3. SIEM built into the Falcon platform with fast search.

    Best for: Best for existing CrowdStrike estates · Pricing: $$$ (data-tier pricing, positioned below legacy ingest-based SIEM cost) · www.crowdstrike.com/platform/next-gen-siem/

  4. Massive retention at flat pricing with Mandiant intel.

    Best for: Best for scale with predictable pricing · Pricing: $$ (flat, capacity or per-user pricing rather than per GB) · cloud.google.com/security/products/security-operations

  5. #5Elastic Security

    8.6 / 9.4

    Search-driven SIEM at lower data cost.

    Best for: Best for open, search-driven SIEM · Pricing: $$ (free self-managed tier, then resource-based cloud pricing) · www.elastic.co/security/siem

  6. #6IBM QRadar

    8.5 / 9.4

    Mature correlation and compliance for large SOCs.

    Best for: Best for mature enterprise SOCs · Pricing: $$$ (events-per-second or cloud pricing, enterprise-tier) · www.ibm.com/qradar

  7. #7Exabeam

    8.4 / 9.4

    UEBA and Smart Timelines for insider threat.

    Best for: Best for UEBA-led detection · Pricing: $$$ (user or ingest pricing, enterprise-tier) · www.exabeam.com/platform/

  8. #8Securonix

    8.3 / 9.4

    Cloud SIEM with a data lake and entity pricing.

    Best for: Best for analytics-driven cloud SIEM · Pricing: $$ (identity or entity-based pricing rather than pure ingest) · www.securonix.com/products/next-gen-siem/

  9. #9Sumo Logic

    8.1 / 9.4

    Cloud SIEM sharing a platform with log analytics.

    Best for: Best for cloud-native and DevOps teams · Pricing: $$ (credits or ingest-based cloud pricing) · www.sumologic.com/solutions/cloud-siem/

  10. Curated detections and UEBA with low tuning.

    Best for: Best for lean mid-market SOCs · Pricing: $$ (per-asset pricing, mid-market friendly) · www.rapid7.com/products/insightidr/

See the full ranked list: Top 11 SIEM Software. Or compare any two: side-by-side.