SIEM platforms · October 2026 Edition
Wazuh vs Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Zero of fourteen models named Wazuh first on the direct prompt; one named Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM. Wazuh was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM by eleven and Wazuh carries 21 labels and Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in fifteen categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share21%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate24%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2116A 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 Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM · 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 modelsSumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Direct01
Paraphrase01
Comparative00
Budget-constrained110
Scale-constrained00
Negative005 against Wazuh · 1 against Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Wazuh and Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM 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 Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Wazuh on the left and Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Wazuh and Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM stood in it.
Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM first, Wazuh not the choice
1 of 14 modelsWazuh was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Muse Glimmer 30BRapid7 InsightIDR, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM alternatives: Elastic Security, ManageEngine Log360, Securonix Unified Defense SIEM
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Mistral SmallMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: Exabeam, LogRhythm, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Qwen 3.7 FlashLogRhythm alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightIDR, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Kimi K2Microsoft Sentinel alternatives: LogRhythm, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Sentinel alternatives: Elastic Security, FortiSIEM, ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightIDR, Splunk Enterprise Security, Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Neither was named
9 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
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightIDR alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, Elastic Security, Google Security Operations, Stellar Cyber Next-Gen SIEM
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
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 11Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM3%#8 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Wazuh leads by seventeen points.
Wazuh21%#2 of 15Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM4%#6 of 15Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Wazuh0%#– of 12Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM0%#12 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 Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“eliminates cloud-only platforms such as ... Sumo Logic” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“frequently called out as affordable and full-featured for the mid-market with log management, threat detection and compliance reporting” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“either Microsoft Sentinel (if already in the Microsoft ecosystem) or Sumo Logic (if you want vendor neutrality)” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For cloud-native environments and scalability, Sumo Logic or SentinelOne Singularity AI SIEM are excellent.” Mistral Small · paraphrase 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.