Elastic Security vs ExtraHop RevealX

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.

ExtraHop RevealX combines network detection and response, network performance management, intrusion detection, and packet forensics for enterprise security and IT teams. It analyzes packets and applications across network conversations using decryption, packet-level investigation, and cloud-scale machine learning. ExtraHop says out-of-band decryption handles up to 100 Gbps across more than 90 network and application protocols. RevealX detects encrypted threats and lateral movement; cloud-updated intrusion detection signatures cover known attacks. Packet Forensics supports capture across hybrid environments, global search, and packet viewing and analysis in the same platform, with packets retained alongside context. Deployment can be cloud-delivered or self-hosted with physical or virtual sensors; named options are SaaS RevealX 360 and on-premises RevealX Enterprise. Listed integrations include AWS, Jira, CrowdStrike, Cisco, Google Cloud, and Datadog. Subscriptions include Learning Hub access and self-directed learning and certification. Standard technical support is included, with 24/5 global coverage and weekend support for critical issues. Pricing is available on request, and a free trial is offered without a stated duration.