Best SIEM Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Blumira is ranked #1 of 26 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of Wazuh and Elastic Security. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Wazuh. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Elastic Security at $0.09/mo.
When you’re evaluating SIEM software, focus on how each option handles detection, investigation, and the flow of security data. Compare custom detection rules and query language, then weigh real-time alerting, data retention, and deployment against your operating needs. Free ingestion limits and free-plan availability can help clarify what’s accessible without a paid plan; the paid-from price adds a cost point to consider. Wazuh, Elastic Security, and Vigil are among the entries to compare, alongside CrowdStrike Falcon Surface and ManageEngine Log360. Check which listed capabilities match the data volume, response workflow, and infrastructure you need to support.
26 SIEM software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
26ranked
4free plans on this page
$0.09/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
Input list SIEM Software 25 channels on this page · 108 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromFree ingestion limitData retentionCustom detection rulesReal-time alertingDeploymentQuery language Spec sheet Score
01 Blumira Free planNoPaid from$12/moFree ingestion limitnot statedData retention365 daysCustom detection rulesNoReal-time alertingYesDeploymenthybridQuery languagenot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.9
02 Wazuh Free planYesPaid from$571/moFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesnot statedReal-time alertingnot statedDeploymentnot statedQuery languagenot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.7
03 Elastic Security Free planYesPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymenthybridQuery languageKQL, Lucene, and ES|QL 5/8spec lines stated 7.4
04 Vigil Free planYesPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymentself-hostedQuery languageHQL 5/8spec lines stated 7.4
05 CrowdStrike Falcon Surface Free planYesPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limit10 GB/dayData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymentcloudQuery languageCrowdStrike Query Language (CQL) 6/8spec lines stated 7.3
06 ManageEngine Log360 Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymenthybridQuery languageLog360 Query Grammar and Query Syntax 5/8spec lines stated 7.2
07 UTMStack Free planYesPaid from$238.8/moFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesnot statedReal-time alertingnot statedDeploymentnot statedQuery languagenot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.2
08 nano SIEM Free planYesPaid from$29/moFree ingestion limitnot statedData retention365 daysCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymenthybridQuery languagenPL (nano Pipe Language) 7/8spec lines stated 7.1
09 Rapid7 Surface Command Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retention90 daysCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymentcloudQuery languageLog Entry Query Language (LEQL) 5/8spec lines stated 7.1
10 Sumo Logic Free planYesPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesnot statedReal-time alertingnot statedDeploymentnot statedQuery languagenot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.1
11 LogSentinel SIEM Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymentnot statedQuery languagenot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.0
12 Kaspersky Research Sandbox Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymentself-hostedQuery languageSQL-like 4/8spec lines stated 6.7
13 Coralogix APM Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymentcloudQuery languageDataPrime, Lucene, PromQL 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
14 Graylog Enterprise Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymenthybridQuery languageApache Lucene query syntax 5/8spec lines stated 6.4
15 Seceon Open Threat Management Free planYesPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retention365 daysCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymenthybridQuery languagePPL (Piped Processing Language) 6/8spec lines stated 6.4
16 Devo Analytics Cloud Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymentcloudQuery languageLINQ 4/8spec lines stated 6.2
17 Rapid7 InsightIDR Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retention90 daysCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymentcloudQuery languageLog Entry Query Language (LEQL) 5/8spec lines stated 6.1
18 Coralogix SIEM Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymentcloudQuery languageDataPrime, Lucene, PromQL 5/8spec lines stated 5.8
19 MaxPatrol SIEM Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymentself-hostedQuery languagePDQL 4/8spec lines stated 5.8
20 Securonix Unified Defense SIEM Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retention90 daysCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymentcloudQuery languageSpotter search syntax 5/8spec lines stated 5.8
21 FortiSIEM Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymenthybridQuery languagenot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.7
22 SolarWinds Security Event Manager Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retention50 daysCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymentself-hostedQuery languageSEM search query syntax 6/8spec lines stated 5.7
23 Graylog Security Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingYesDeploymenthybridQuery languageApache Lucene query syntax 5/8spec lines stated 5.6
24 Hunters Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesYesReal-time alertingnot statedDeploymentcloudQuery languageOCSF-Native Search 3/8spec lines stated 5.6
25 NetWitness Platform Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFree ingestion limitnot statedData retentionnot statedCustom detection rulesnot statedReal-time alertingYesDeploymenthybridQuery languagenot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.6
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Free ingestion limit | Data retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blumira | 7.9 | No | $3/mo | No | 12 /mo | — | 365 days |
| 2 | Wazuh | 7.7 | Free plan | $571/mo | Yes | 571 /mo | — | — |
| 3 | Elastic Security | 7.4 | Free plan | $0.09/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 4 | Vigil | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Falcon Surface | 7.3 | No | — | Yes | — | 10 GB/day | — |
| 6 | ManageEngine Log360 | 7.2 | No | $20.42/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 7 | UTMStack | 7.2 | No | $238.80/mo | Yes | 238.8 /mo | — | — |
| 8 | nano SIEM | 7.1 | No | $26/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | — | 365 days |
| 9 | Rapid7 Surface Command | 7.1 | No | — | — | — | — | 90 days |
| 10 | Sumo Logic | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 11 | LogSentinel SIEM | 7.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Kaspersky Research Sandbox | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Coralogix APM | 6.6 | No | $0.16/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 14 | Graylog Enterprise | 6.4 | No | $1,250/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 15 | Seceon Open Threat Management | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | — | 365 days |
| 16 | Devo Analytics Cloud | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Rapid7 InsightIDR | 6.1 | No | — | — | — | — | 90 days |
| 18 | Coralogix SIEM | 5.8 | No | $0.42/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 19 | MaxPatrol SIEM | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Securonix Unified Defense SIEM | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | — | 90 days |
| 21 | FortiSIEM | 5.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | SolarWinds Security Event Manager | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | — | 50 days |
| 23 | Graylog Security | 5.6 | No | $1,500/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 24 | Hunters | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | NetWitness Platform | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
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Questions about this list
Which SIEM software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Blumira is ranked #1 of 26 with a score of 7.9. Wazuh is second and Elastic Security third.
How many of these have a free plan?
4 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Elastic Security has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.09/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.
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