# Wazuh alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 202 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Wazuh holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/wazuh/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Sentinel: 58
- Splunk Enterprise Security: 25
- Blumira: 19
- Rapid7 InsightIDR: 10
- Google Security Operations: 5
- ManageEngine Log360: 5

## SIEM platforms

**Small business**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Wazuh (Wazuh is #4 of 11 at 10%).

- Blumira: first choice in 18 of those 50
- Microsoft Sentinel: first choice in 10 of those 50
- ManageEngine Log360: first choice in 5 of those 50
- Elastic Security: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Huntress Managed SIEM: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Rapid7 InsightIDR: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Blumira Respond: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Wazuh (Wazuh is #2 of 15 at 21%).

- Microsoft Sentinel: first choice in 24 of those 69
- Rapid7 InsightIDR: first choice in 8 of those 69
- Splunk Enterprise Security: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Elastic Security: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Sumo Logic Cloud SIEM: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Arctic Wolf: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Blumira: first choice in 1 of those 69
- LogRhythm: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Wazuh.

- Microsoft Sentinel: first choice in 24 of those 83
- Splunk Enterprise Security: first choice in 20 of those 83
- Google Security Operations: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Exabeam: first choice in 3 of those 83
- IBM QRadar: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Google Chronicle SIEM: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Google SecOps Enterprise or Enterprise Plus: first choice in 1 of those 83
- LogRhythm: first choice in 1 of those 83

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