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Bitdefender GravityZone EDR vs Elastic Security comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Bitdefender GravityZone EDR
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
13th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Elastic Security
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
16th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
61
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) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is 3.4%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Elastic Security is 2.8%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Kevin Mabry - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides telemetry, risk assessment, and behavior monitoring
I like the risk assessment tool built into Bitdefender GravityZone EDR because I'm really into risk assessments and vulnerability testing. I think that is crucial and needed, and I don't see that often with most EDRs. The telemetry I get from the tool can be used in a SOC I use. The solution has behavior monitoring that allows you to monitor people's specific behaviour and practices. You can then ask the person to stop or start doing something. You can also do application management and access management. You can do many things within Bitdefender GravityZone EDR because it is like a one-stop shop scenario.
Gajewski Marek - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides good anomaly detection and connectivity reporting
We previously used Splunk but switched to Elastic Security because Splunk was more expensive. Feature-wise, both tools are pretty much the same. They have almost the same functions. Elastic Security has a much better AI assistant that allows you to ask questions like a normal person. With Elastic Security, I can also predict the price and how much it will cost. Splunks's pricing depends on how much data we use and the different add-ons I have to add. The pricing is much better with Elastic Security.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best feature for our customers is the ransomware feature. It is very fresh and powerful. Bitdefender also has a feature called Ransomware Vaccine. With this feature, when a file from the ransomware is encrypted Bitdefender can revert it back to the original file. It automatically decrypts the file and puts the ransom in quarantine."
"They are constantly updating the solution against malware."
"The performance is great."
"The nice thing about Bitdefender is that it has modules and layers that you can add as the requirement becomes more sophisticated and dangerous or threatening."
"The tool's graphical user interface is common and very friendly, making it an overall user-friendly product."
"The most valuable features are the solution's thorough detection and ease of use."
"The setup was easy."
"Sandbox Analyzer, HyperDetect, and EDR are valuable to our customers."
"Elastic Security is a highly flexible platform that can be implemented anywhere."
"The scalability is good. It can be scaled easily in the production environment."
"The visualization is very good."
"Elastic has a lot of beats, such as Winlogbeat and Filebeat. Beats are the agents that have to be installed on the terminals to send the data. When we install beats or Elastic agents on every terminal, they don't overload the terminals. In other SIEM solutions such as Splunk or QRadar, when beats or agents are installed on endpoints, they are very heavy for the terminals. They consume a lot of power of the terminals, whereas Elastic agents hardly consume any power and don't overload the terminals."
"It is scalable."
"I use the stack every morning to check the errors and it's just so clear. I don't see any disadvantage to using Logstash."
"The most valuable feature is the machine learning capability."
"ELK is open-source, and it will give you the framework you need to build everything from scratch."
 

Cons

"The software itself is solid. It would be better if it was more of a real-time solution, like SentinelOne. The one thing that holds me back on the SentinelOne side is that I can blacklist websites and stuff like that, but it's not as granular as Bitdefender. With Bitdefender, I feel like I have more control over what I can whitelist and blacklist."
"This solution would be improved if it included antivirus functionality. You currently need to install a plug-in to Outlook for each email to be scanned."
"There was a bit of a problem deploying."
"The one thing that we are missing and want to see is user analytics. So, that is what I'm really interested in: behavior analytics and end user behavior."
"The cryptosystem could be improved a bit."
"The installation is not straightforward and should be easier to do."
"In terms of improvement of the solution, it could have better features. For example, having a firewall within. This way we would only need one solution."
"We would like to see password management integrated into the solution because I don't like having a third-party password management system."
"If you compare this with CrowdStrike or Carbon Black, they can improve."
"Sometimes, the solution isn't the easiest to use."
"The solution could also use better dashboards. They need to be more graphical, more matrix-like."
"There is room for improvement in the Kibana dashboard and in the asset management for the program."
"I would like the process of retrieving archived data and viewing it in Kibana to be simplified."
"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 Integration module could be improved. It is a pain to build integration with any product. We have to do parking and so on. It's not like other commercial solutions that use profile integration. I would also see more detection features on the SIEM side."
"One limitation of Elastic Security is that it does not have built-in workflows for all tasks. For example, if you need a workflow for compliance, you will need to create a custom workflow."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has a suitable price for every company and organization."
"The solution is affordable."
"Bitdefender GravityZone EDR is cost-effective and has the best pricing."
"As I am on a different model, my clients pay me on a monthly basis."
"I rate the product's price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high."
"There are different packages available that vary in terms of licensing fees."
"Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra's pricing is competitive in the market."
"The licensing cost has been manageable for our small team."
"We are using the free, open-source version of 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."
"This is an open-source product, so there are no 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 solution is not expensive and costs around ten dollars a month."
"The product offers an amazing pricing structure. Price-wise, the product is very competitive."
"The tool's pricing is flexible and comes at unit cost. You don't have to pay for everything."
"The pricing is in the middle. I think it is not an expensive experience if we compare it with big names, for example, QRadar, and also Oxide. I think Elastic Security is quite cheap. I would rate the pricing of this solution a five out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
10%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Elastic Security?
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Elastic Security?
Compared to other tools, Elastic Security is a cheaper solution.
 

Also Known As

Bitdefender GravityZone Ultra, Bitdefender GravityZone
Elastic SIEM, ELK Logstash
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Mentor Graphics, Rudersdal Kommune
Texas A&M, U.S. Air Force, NuScale Power, Martin's Point Health Care
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