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CrowdStrike Observability vs Elastic Security comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

CrowdStrike Observability
Ranking in Log Management
38th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Elastic Security
Ranking in Log Management
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (5th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (16th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (6th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of CrowdStrike Observability is 0.5%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Elastic Security is 3.5%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

ManelAlvarez - PeerSpot reviewer
Protection improves through superior global visibility and robust cloud integration
CrowdStrike Observability is especially useful when using a multi-cloud environment. Although it is expensive, the protection level it provides justifies the price. For users on Google Cloud, I prefer using Google's GTI technology. Overall, I would rate CrowdStrike Observability as nine out of ten. I rate the overall solution as nine.
SyedAli17 - PeerSpot reviewer
Centralized monitoring improves security posture through rapid data processing
The processing part of Elastic Security ( /products/elastic-security-reviews ) is very interesting for us since we handle almost 7,000 to 8,000 alerts per minute. We require rapid processing speed for alerts and event data, and Elastic Security is very efficient at handling this level of data. Additionally, Elastic Security helps improve the security posture of Pakistan through centralized visibility and real-time processing.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The intelligence database provided by CrowdStrike is very impressive."
"The intelligence database provided by CrowdStrike is very impressive."
"The price is worth it."
"I find the most effective feature of CrowdStrike Observability to be its cloud vision and attack surface vision, which enhance network traffic analysis."
"The log aggregation and correlation of data are notable features that enhance our operations."
"It is very quick to react. I can set it to check anomalies or suspicious behavior every 30 seconds. It is very fast."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability. We are in Indonesia, more engineers understand Elastic Security here. So it is easier to scale and also develop. In features, the discovery to query all the logs is very important to us. It is very easy, especially with the query function and the feature to generate alerts and create tools. Sometimes we use the alert security dashboard to monitor our clients."
"The intelligence of the system has been very impressive. It's not quite AI, but the technical bit where it correlates information, based on the seen attacks within an organization is good."
"The solution is quite stable. The performance has been good."
"The solution has a good community surrounding it for lots of helpful documentation for troubleshooting purposes."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is that it is more flexible than AlienVault."
"Elastic Security is a highly flexible platform that can be implemented anywhere."
"It is the best open-source product for people working in SO, managing and analyzing logs."
 

Cons

"For reporting or log management, having a longer duration for backup without needing to purchase a paid subscription would be beneficial. Currently, there is a default ninety-day backup period."
"For reporting or log management, having a longer duration for backup without needing to purchase a paid subscription would be beneficial."
"Integration with Huawei should be more straightforward."
"The customer service is not satisfactory for me. The support is only available in English, and my users in LATAM regions such as Peru and Colombia require local language support, which is not currently provided."
"Integration with Huawei should be more straightforward."
"In terms of what could be improved with Elastic, in some use cases, especially on the advanced level, they are not ready made, so you'll have to write some scripts."
"The solution needs to be more reactive to investigations. We need to be able to detect and prevent any attacks before it can damage our infrastructure. Currently, this solution doesn't offer that."
"This solution is very hard to implement."
"The solution could also use better dashboards. They need to be more graphical, more matrix-like."
"Continuous upgrades can be quite inconvenient. My security testing team continuously reports vulnerabilities, and we have to fix and update the versions frequently."
"One thing they could add is a quick step to enable users who don't have a solid background to build a dashboard and quickly search, without difficulty."
"The initial configuration and setup are complicated and not straightforward."
"There is room for improvement in the Kibana dashboard and in the asset management for the program."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The licensing cost of Elastic Security is based on the daily ingestion rate. I can't recall the exact figure, but for 10GB of log action daily, it would cost around $20,000."
"Compared to other products such as Dynatrace, this is one of the cheaper options."
"Elastic Stack is an open-source tool. You don't have to pay anything for the components."
"The base product is open-source but if you need advanced security features then you need to pay for the subscription. Elastic Security's price is reasonable in some cases and in other cases it's not."
"We are using the free, open-source version of this solution."
"It's a monthly cost with Elastic SIEM, but I am not sure of the exact cost."
"Compared to other tools, Elastic Security is a cheaper solution."
"The product offers an amazing pricing structure. Price-wise, the product is very competitive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
University
6%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CrowdStrike Observability?
CrowdStrike Observability could improve in terms of understanding the functionality of different modules. The complexity of having multiple modules such as vulnerability management and identity man...
What is your primary use case for CrowdStrike Observability?
I have been using CrowdStrike Observability for the past two months with a focus on the cloud environment, specifically integrating with Google Cloud. We are currently utilizing it for detection pu...
What advice do you have for others considering CrowdStrike Observability?
CrowdStrike Observability is especially useful when using a multi-cloud environment. Although it is expensive, the protection level it provides justifies the price. For users on Google Cloud, I pre...
Datadog vs ELK: which one is good in terms of performance, cost and efficiency?
With Datadog, we have near-live visibility across our entire platform. We have seen APM metrics impacted several times lately using the dashboards we have created with Datadog; they are very good c...
What do you like most about Elastic Security?
Elastic provides the capability to index quickly due to the reverse indexes it offers. This data is crucial as it contains critical information. The reverse index allows fast data indexing because ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Elastic Security?
Elastic Security is considered cost-effective, especially at lower EPS levels. However, a direct comparison was not made due to different pricing structures.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Elastic SIEM, ELK Logstash
 

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Sample Customers

Information Not Available
Texas A&M, U.S. Air Force, NuScale Power, Martin's Point Health Care
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