Elastic Security vs nano SIEM
Elastic Security
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nano SIEM
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| Figure | Elastic Security | nano SIEM |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.09/mo | $26/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 7 |
| Spec score · SIEM Software | 8.7 (#2) | 7.8 (#14) |
| Compliance | Elastic says its Elastic Cloud service and Information Security Management System have undergone compliance audits and certifications. | The trust page labels GDPR active and SOC 2 Type II planned, stating the SOC 2 audit is in progress. |
| Deployment | Elastic Security can be installed on Elastic Cloud deployments or self-managed infrastructure. | nano offers managed service and BYOC deployment, and the Enterprise plan lists cloud, on-prem, or air-gapped deployment. |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands and Mountain View, California | Danbury, Connecticut, United States |
| Integrations | Elastic says it supports 400+ prebuilt integrations and up to 1,000 total security and data-source integrations, with native OpenTelemetry data support. | The docs list HTTP, Syslog, HEC, and native Vector protocol for ingestion; the feature page highlights parsers for Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, Okta, AWS CloudTrail, Microsoft Defender, and Zeek. |
| Security | Elastic Cloud automatically secures internet-facing and inter-node communications with HTTPS and encrypts cluster data at rest. | The trust page says connections use TLS 1.2+ and sensitive data is encrypted at rest using AES-256-GCM. |
| Support | Elastic Cloud support levels include Limited, Base, Enhanced, and Premium, with target response times that vary by level. | Pricing lists community support for Hobby, email support for Startup through Team, priority support for Business and Pro, and dedicated support plus SLA for Enterprise. |
Plans
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
nano SIEM
- Hobby$26 a month
- Startup$116 a month
- Growth$269 a month
- Team$539 a month
- Business$1,440 a month
- Pro$4,410 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
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.
nano SIEM
nano SIEM is an AI-powered security information and event management product for security teams handling detection, alerting, investigation, and response. It stores security logs, OpenTelemetry traces, and metrics together for queries through nPL, its single query language. The maker says it can search billions of events in under a second using ClickHouse. Its pivt assistant can generate parsers, queries, detection rules, and investigation summaries from natural-language prompts. Detection rules support MITRE ATT&CK mapping, entity risk scoring, and tracking rare or first-seen indicators. Ingestion options include HTTP, Syslog, HEC, and Vector; listed parsers cover Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, Okta, AWS CloudTrail, Microsoft Defender, and Zeek. Deployment choices include managed service and BYOC, while Enterprise lists cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped deployment. The engine is open source under AGPL-3.0 and can be self-hosted without an account or bill. Hobby is listed at $26.00 per month, billed $204/yr, with 2 GB/day ingest and three team members.