Elastic Security vs Vectra AI Identity Threat Detection and Response

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.

Vectra AI Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) detects, investigates and responds to identity threats across an organization’s environment. Coverage includes Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, local identities and cloud identities, plus Microsoft 365 applications and AWS activity after compromise. Vectra says its patented AI identifies identity-focused attackers in real time and correlates actions across network and cloud to filter benign activity and reduce false positives. Dashboards let analysts monitor network, cloud, SaaS and identity services, investigate alerts, hunt unusual behavior and respond. Actions can be automated or customized. Monitoring includes human and machine identities, including service accounts, to identify abuse. Vectra names security teams, architects, analysts, SOCs and IAM teams as audiences. Native integrations cover dozens of security tools, with third-party API connections also supported. A demo page offers a 45-day trial deployment. Standard technical support is available to all customers; Premium Support adds global 24x7x365 support and health monitoring. The product is offered through web and API platforms. Pricing is on request, and the listed plan is enterprise identity threat detection, investigation and response.