Elastic Security vs Huntress comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiEDR
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Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
12th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Elastic Security
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
16th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
58
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (5th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (5th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (6th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (7th)
Huntress
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
10th
Average Rating
9.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (13th), Anti-Malware Tools (5th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (3rd)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the market share of Fortinet FortiEDR is 7.4% and it increased by 62.0% compared to the previous year. The market share of Elastic Security is 3.3% and it increased by 59.3% compared to the previous year. The market share of Huntress is 1.8% and it increased by 298.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
Unique Categories:
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Log Management
11.2%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
5.3%
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
1.4%
Anti-Malware Tools
2.7%
 

Featured Reviews

RafaelTorres - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 20, 2024
Valuable for remote work security and enhances endpoint protection effectively
At my last job, we used FortiEDR to secure endpoints for 8,000 employees across MacBooks and Linux machines, ensuring the protection of backups and VPN connections. In 2020, we faced a significant challenge with remote work in Brazil, where BitLocker was utilized. FortiEDR proved invaluable as it…
Matthew DeGrandis - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 9, 2023
It's helpful for looking at multiple data sources to find find patterns or anomalies
We primarily use Elastic Security as a log aggregator, so we use it like a SIEM. It ingests all our logs and reports on them in aggregate We've used Elastic Security to solve some challenges involving various data sources. Things were being logged, but they were scattered around the organization.…
CP
Feb 6, 2024
Minimizes the time we spend identifying risks by helping us reduce the overall risk landscape for our clients
Huntress is extremely easy to use. Huntress is a great solution for the SMB market. By minimizing the time we spend identifying risks, Huntress helps us reduce the overall risk landscape for our clients. They are also great partners to work with, and we saw the benefits almost immediately. Huntress's 24/7 managed service significantly improved our overall workflow and empowered our employees to focus on tasks aligned with their skill sets. This has enabled them to develop their expertise and take on greater responsibilities. The ability to automatically remediate the low severity threats is great. Huntress has improved our overall security posture. We were able to start improving our security within the first three months of deployment.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I get alerts when scripts are detected in the environment."
"We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats."
"Fortinet is very user-friendly for customers."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"Fortinet FortiEDR made our clients feel secure and more at ease, knowing that they had an EDR solution that would close the gap in their security posture."
"It notifies us if there's any suspicious file on any PC. If any execution or similar kind of thing is happening, it just alerts us. It doesn't only alert. It also blocks the execution until we allow it. We check whether the execution is legitimate or not, and then approve it or keep it blocked. This gives us a little bit of control over this mechanism. Fortinet FortiEDR is also very straightforward and easy to maintain."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the ability to customize it and to reduce its size. It lets you run in a very small window in terms of memory and resources on legacy cash registers."
"Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is that it is more flexible than AlienVault."
"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."
"Elastic Security is a highly flexible platform that can be implemented anywhere."
"The most valuable feature is the machine learning capability."
"The most valuable feature for me is Discover."
"It's very customizable, which is quite helpful."
"The scalability is good. It can be scaled easily in the production environment."
"It can handle millions of loads at a time, and you can always use the filters to find exactly what you are looking for and detect errors in every log message you are searching for, basically."
"Foothold detection is a valuable feature, acting as a valuable second set of eyes for both us and our clients."
"It is very easy to use. It is a great solution. They are one of the better vendors that I have ever worked with since I have been in the industry."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"I have found it valuable that this solution is always there and always armed."
"The EDR product is simple to install. It is low maintenance. All the alerts go to Huntress first, and their analyst team reviews them and sends actionable things our way."
"Huntress' best feature is the threat-hunting expertise that is part of their 24/7 SOC."
"It is incredibly efficient for our engineering team because Huntress provides all the information needed to fix issues, not just flag them."
"Huntress helps by highlighting potential issues, allowing us to take proactive measures."
 

Cons

"The solution is not stable."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"Everything with Fortinet having to do with their cloud services. They need to invest more in their internal infrastructure that they are running in the cloud. One of the things I find with their cloud environment compared to others' is that they go cheap on the equipment. So it causes some performance degradation."
"Intelligence aspects need improvement"
"ZTNA can improve latency."
"Once, we had an event that was locked and blocked, but information about it came to us two or three days later."
"The support needs improvement."
"The solution is not user-friendly."
"The process of designing dashboards is a little cumbersome in Kibana. Unless you are an expert, you will not be able to use it. The process should be pretty straightforward. The authentication feature is what we are looking for. We would love to have a central authentication system in the open-source edition without the need for a license or an enterprise license. If they can give at least a simple authentication system within a company. In a large organization, authentication is very essential for security because logs can contain a lot of confidential data. Therefore, an authentication feature for who accesses it should be there."
"With Elastic, you have to build the use cases for the specific requirement. Other products have a simple integration and more use cases to integrate out-of-the-box solutions for SIEM."
"Technical support could respond faster."
"The training that is offered for Elastic is in need of improvement because there is no depth to it."
"Anything that supports high availability or ease of deployment in a highly available environment would help to improve this solution."
"There are connectors to gather logs for Windows PCs and Linux PCs, but if we have to get the logs from Syslog then we have to do it manually, and this should be automated."
"We'd like better premium support."
"I would like the process of retrieving archived data and viewing it in Kibana to be simplified."
"The solution's UI is an area with certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"I am anxiously watching to see how they evolve their MDR for Office 365. If anything, I would like more automated remediation capabilities in their MDR for Office 365."
"Huntress' Process Insights feature could benefit from more robust search and filtering capabilities."
"One area for improvement in Huntress would be to allow for PSA integration from a specific IP address or hostname for better security measures."
"I would like the API to be a little better. They are getting there."
"The application control system could benefit from improvements in identifying and managing both whitelisted and blacklisted applications."
"Some of Huntress' reporting could be improved."
"We need an API to automatically retrieve metrics and data about backend activity so we can generate client reports."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Fortinet FortiEDR is available at a very competitive price compared to the other products in the market."
"The pricing is typical for enterprises and fairly priced."
"The hardware costs about €100,000 and about €20,000 annually for access."
"Fortinet FortiEDR has a yearly subscription."
"The pricing is good."
"It's not cheap, but it's not expensive either."
"The price is comprable to other endpoint security solutions."
"Offered at a high price"
"It's a monthly cost with Elastic SIEM, but I am not sure of the exact cost."
"We use the open-source version, so there is no charge for this solution."
"I find it better than Splunk in terms of cost-effectiveness. For cost-effectiveness, I would rate it a nine out of 10."
"The price is reasonable. It probably costs the same as ArcSight and LogRhythm SIEM. FortiSIEM might cost less than Elastic Security. There are no hidden or additional costs."
"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."
"The product offers an amazing pricing structure. Price-wise, the product is very competitive."
"Elastic Security is free to use."
"Its price is fine. Its licensing works on a yearly basis. We have to renew the license every year. I also have a good experience with Darktrace. When we buy Darktrace, we get training free of cost, which is not there in Elastic. We have to pay extra for training. There is certainly room for improvement."
"It is simple. It is reasonable. They raised my prices this year. We never like price increases, but they continue to add value, so we just keep adding agents as we grow and as our clients grow."
"Huntress is priced fairly for the services and value it provides."
"It works well for an MSP."
"The tool’s price is very good. You just need to pay for the standard license. However, you need to pay the additional cost for Microsoft Defender."
"I rate the product's price a five or six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive since it is a fairly priced product."
"While other options have emerged since Huntress' arrival, I believe it still offers the best value for the features and services it provides."
"The pricing model for Huntress is similar to competitors and is charged per endpoint."
"The pricing is competitive, in line with Huntress's offerings, and aligns well with our business model."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What's the difference between Fortinet's FortiEDR and FortiClient?
I suggest Fortinet’s FortiEDR over FortiClient for several reasons. For starters, FortiEDR guarantees solid protectio...
What do you like most about Fortinet FortiEDR?
We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiEDR?
We license it per employee, so as long as the employee count remains the same, the licensing won't change. We have it...
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 time...
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 con...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Elastic Security?
Elastic Security is open-source. Unlike many older solutions where you must pay for data ingestion, Elastic allows yo...
What do you like most about Huntress?
It is very easy to use. It is a great solution. They are one of the better vendors that I have ever worked with since...
What needs improvement with Huntress?
Their EDR can have increased coverage for Macintosh. They do not fully secure Macintosh computers.
What is your primary use case for Huntress?
We use their EDR platform and their MDR platform. By implementing Huntress, we wanted to add another layer of securit...
 

Also Known As

enSilo, FortiEDR
Elastic SIEM, ELK Logstash
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Sample Customers

Financial, Healthcare, Legal, Technology, Enterprise, Manufacturing ... 
Texas A&M, U.S. Air Force, NuScale Power, Martin's Point Health Care
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