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AIDE vs Elastic Security

AIDE

aide.github.io

Elastic Security

elastic.co

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FigureAIDEElastic Security
Price fromFree$0.09/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
Web—Yes
macOSYes—
LinuxYesYes
API—Yes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published15
Spec score · File Integrity Monitoring Software8.2 (#13)8.6 (#4)
DeploymentThe site describes a stand-alone static binary for client/server monitoring configurations.Elastic Security can be installed on Elastic Cloud deployments or self-managed infrastructure.
Founded19992012
PurposeAIDE is a file and directory integrity checker that uses a database initialized from configuration rules to verify file integrity.Elastic Security unifies SIEM, XDR, endpoint security, and cloud security to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber threats.
SupportThe project directs usage questions and release announcements to its mailing list, and also offers an IRC discussion channel and GitHub issue tracker.Elastic Cloud support levels include Limited, Base, Enhanced, and Premium, with target response times that vary by level.

Plans

AIDE

  • AIDEFree

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Elastic Security

  • Security Analytics Essentials$0.09 a month
  • Security Analytics Complete$0.11 a month
  • Free and open - BasicFree
  • Elastic Cloud Serverless SecurityPriced on request
  • Elastic self-managed subscriptionsPriced on request

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In their own words

AIDE

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Elastic Security

Elastic Security combines SIEM, XDR, endpoint security, and cloud security for detecting, preventing, and responding to cyber threats. Detection options include prebuilt and customizable rules, machine-learning anomaly detection, and threat hunting. Elastic Defend uses machine learning, behavioral analysis, and prebuilt rules to address endpoint threats; cloud capabilities cover cloud and Kubernetes security posture management, workload protection, and vulnerability management. Elastic Workflows can automate triage, enrichment, response, notifications, and case management. Elastic lists more than 400 prebuilt integrations and up to 1,000 total security and data-source integrations, alongside native OpenTelemetry support. The software can run on Elastic Cloud or self-managed infrastructure, with APIs and query options KQL, Lucene, and ES|QL. The free Basic plan includes SIEM, XDR, and host security analysis. Elastic Cloud Hosted and Serverless offer a 14-day free trial. Security Analytics Essentials is listed at $0.09 a month, with retention priced separately; Essentials also includes endpoint protection, while retention is priced separately at as low as $0.017 per retained GB per month. Elastic Cloud uses HTTPS for internet-facing and inter-node communications and encrypts cluster data at rest.

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