Splunk Enterprise Security vs Elastic Security

Name: Elastic Security
Brand: Elastic Security
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (14 reviews)

SIEM pricing comparison · 2026

Splunk Enterprise Security pricing ranges from $1800–$5750/GB/day, while Elastic Security uses custom pricing. These products use different pricing models (Per-seat subscription vs ), so a direct price comparison isn't meaningful — costs depend on usage volume and mix.

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Splunk Enterprise Security

Splunk Enterprise Security is a premium SIEM platform used by Fortune 500 companies and go

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$406 $690

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Elastic Security

Elastic Security does not list a single fixed price.

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$406 $690

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Verdict · Vendr median · year 1

Splunk saves $284 vs Elastic · 25 seats

Cheapest $406

Spread 41%

Estimated license cost

at 25 seats

List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.

Usage-based

Custom rates

see vendor pricing for volume tiers

Pricing model unknown

no public list price found

What buyers actually pay

median, annual

Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.

↓ Lowest median

Median annual

$406/yr

Vendr · n=6 · limited data

Median annual

$690/yr

Vendr · n=93

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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from

Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs

Sources 11 sourced facts

7 hidden-cost · 2 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform

Last verified 1mo ago

Confidence High confidence

Sources 2 sourced facts

Vendr median · 1 review platform

Last verified 2d ago

Confidence Limited confidence

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Plans at a glance

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker

Severity-ranked, sourced

5 documented

CIM Data Mapping Maintenance

10-20% of license costs

1 source
Professional Services for Data Onboarding

$50,000-$200,000

1 source
Storage Cost Escalation

20-40% of license costs

1 source
Data Preprocessing Tools (Cribl)

$20,000-$100,000

2 sources
Ongoing Maintenance Overhead

15-25% of license costs

2 sources

No hidden costs documented

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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews

TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2

TrustRadius

8.7/5 (255)

Best for

Small to medium security teams with 1-10 GB/day data volume

Watch out

Extremely expensive pricing model

TrustRadius

9.9/5 (14)

Best for

Small teams getting started with security operations and log analytics

Watch out

Limited memory analysis details

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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.

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