SIEM platforms · October 2026 Edition
Wazuh vs Elastic Security
Zero of fourteen models named Wazuh first on the direct prompt; zero named Elastic Security. Wazuh was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Elastic Security by thirteen and Wazuh carries 21 labels and Elastic Security 38, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in fifteen categories this edition.
Named in eight categories this edition.
First-choice share21%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate24%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2138A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Wazuh reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Sentinel was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Sentinel vs Wazuh · Microsoft Sentinel vs Elastic Security · Wazuh vs Rapid7 InsightIDR
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the SIEM platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
WazuhFirst choices, of fourteen modelsElastic Security
Direct00
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained111
Scale-constrained012 against Elastic Security
Negative005 against Wazuh · 1 against Elastic Security
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Wazuh and Elastic Security were named in the same answer fifty-one times, of the 135 answers naming Wazuh and the 144 naming Elastic Security. In those answers Elastic Security took the first choice zero times and Wazuh twelve.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Wazuh and Elastic Security stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Wazuh Elastic Security first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Wazuh on the left and Elastic Security on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Wazuh and Elastic Security stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightIDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, Elastic Security, Google Security Operations, Stellar Cyber Next-Gen SIEM
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: Elastic Security, FortiSIEM, ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightIDR, Splunk Enterprise Security, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Muse Glimmer 30BRapid7 InsightIDR, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM alternatives: Elastic Security, ManageEngine Log360, Securonix Unified Defense SIEM
Neither was named
11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Rapid7 InsightIDR alternatives: LogRhythm, ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel
GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: Google Security Operations, Splunk Enterprise Security
Gemini 3.5 FlashBlumira alternatives: Huntress Managed SIEM, Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightIDR
Perplexity SonarRapid7 InsightIDR alternatives: LogRhythm, ManageEngine Log360, Stellar Cyber Next-Gen SIEM
Grok 4.1 FastMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: LogRhythm NextGen, Rapid7 InsightIDR
Mistral SmallMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: Exabeam, LogRhythm, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashLogRhythm alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightIDR, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Kimi K2Microsoft Sentinel alternatives: LogRhythm, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Sentinel alternatives: Exabeam, LogRhythm
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: Google Security Operations, Rapid7 InsightIDR
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Wazuh leads by seven points.
Wazuh10%#4 of 11Elastic Security3%#7 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Wazuh leads by seventeen points.
Wazuh21%#2 of 15Elastic Security4%#4 of 15Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Wazuh0%#– of 12Elastic Security0%#9 of 12What the models said about Wazuh
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of five in this category shown.
“Open-source self-build solutions (such as Wazuh or Graylog with custom rules) are generally not recommended unless you have at least two dedicated SIEM engineers” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“others advise skipping them depending on your needs, particularly for enterprise environments where robust support is critical” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Platforms like Elastic, Wazuh, and Security Onion are incredibly capable but demand significant engineering hours.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“If you have in-house engineering capacity and <50 GB/day ingest, Wazuh / Security Onion self-hosted is the lowest cash outlay.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Wazuh is the most complete open-source SIEM available, combining SIEM and XDR capabilities with lightweight agents” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Elastic Security
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Cost-effective at scale; open-core flexibility | Requires more in-house expertise” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · soft negative
“Avoid these platforms if you have a small, overworked IT or security team.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“open-source based, flexible but requires more engineering” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“Best low-budget choice if you want more predictable cost control and flexibility: Elastic Security” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“like Microsoft Sentinel or Elastic) is often a strong fit” MiniMax M2.5 · scale prompt · first choice
“Elastic Security, Wazuh, Graylog \u2013 Open-source or cost-effective options often used for first SIEM or as complements.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.