Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security vs Elastic Security

Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security provides endpoint protection for small businesses across Windows, Linux, and macOS, for up to 100 devices. It targets phishing, ransomware, and fileless attacks. Threat detection combines machine learning, behavioral analysis, and continuous monitoring; response actions can terminate processes, quarantine threats, or roll back malicious changes. For ransomware, the product detects abnormal encryption attempts and can restore files from backup copies. Fileless Attack Protection is enabled by default and includes Windows AMSI integration for dynamic, script-based attacks. The software blocks known phishing sites and warns users about fraudulent ones. A centralized console provides a unified view of security components and can automate cybersecurity events without additional servers. Web Access and Device Control, Network Attack Defense, and Risk Management are optional add-ons. Microsoft Active Directory hosted in Azure or on premises is supported; Amazon EC2 and the listed Datto RMM and ConnectWise PSA integrations are not supported for this edition. A paid subscription is required before it ends, begins on the purchase date, and renews automatically unless auto-renewal is canceled.

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.