Elastic Security vs Kaspersky Next

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.

Kaspersky Next is a tiered business security line covering endpoint protection, EDR and XDR offerings. EDR Foundations targets ransomware, fileless malware, zero-day attacks and other emerging threats. For detected attacks, it provides a visual threat pathway and root-cause analysis, along with application, web and device controls for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and Linux. Administrators can use its cloud-based management console or deploy on premises when required. EDR Optimum adds IoC scanning, guided incident response, patch and encryption management, and cloud service controls. It can identify cloud services in use and find sensitive data stored in Microsoft 365 apps. MXDR Optimum includes 24/7 threat monitoring and detection, plus access to Kaspersky's expert team. Business EDR plans have a 30-day free trial, but there is no free plan and pricing is on request. Kaspersky directs customers to partners for help with installation, upgrades or maintenance. The company reports a SOC 2 Type II audit covering antivirus database development and release processes, and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for its data services.