Engineer - Information Security at N-Able (Pvt) Ltd
Real User
Top 10
Sep 15, 2025
Apart from pricing, there are no major considerations. If you want to consider pricing, there is no reason to switch from Forti to Wazuh. Wazuh differs from Forti as Forti comes in bundles that you have to pay for. With Wazuh, there is no starting payment for the SIEM itself, but you have to pay for support. I would definitely recommend Wazuh, especially considering Fortinet's licensing model which is confusing and overpriced in my opinion.
Cyber Security Software Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 5
Jun 3, 2025
Wazuh is free to use, but there are licensing fees for third parties. Their consultancy fee and support fees are relatively high. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate their consultancy and support fees a 5.
Since Wazuh is open source, the pricing for support could be applicable to medium-sized companies without much issue. However, I haven't fully explored what comes with this pricing.
Wazuh is open-source, with a free version and a commercial cloud subscription for those needing managed cloud hosting. The Wazuh Cloud requires additional licensing fees.
Security Analyst at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
Feb 9, 2024
For both personal and service use, the perceived cost is relatively low. They have a good pricing strategy for market expansion. I rate the product's pricing a three out of ten.
Wazuh's licensing is based on the cloud. For instance, if you need to analyze a chunk of data, the approximate monthly price would be around $23 to $24. Compared to its competitors like ELK Stack and other similar products, Wazuh offers a reasonable price point, with many of its competitors priced higher.
We're using the open-source version, and their licensing is fairly straightforward. We do not have to worry about any other monitoring matters since we are using the pre-version.
We paid a lump sum as managed services, so the operator charges an amount for a year using a complete compliance system. The complete compliance system is just one component, so we are not being charged separately for the suite. This means we have the luxury of using it as a combo deal.
Manager Cloud Security Operations at TraceLink, Inc.
Consultant
Aug 1, 2022
Wazuh is an open-source solution, so the only expenses are Elasticsearch and log storage costs. Log storage costs no more than $20,000 to $30,000 annually. It's around $3,000 a month. It's all money in the bank. We don't have to spend anything except for resources.
Vice President Information Technology and Security at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
Real User
Apr 8, 2022
Wazuh is open-source, but you must consider the total cost of ownership. It may be free to acquire, but you spend a lot of time and effort supporting the product and getting it to a point where it's useful.
Wazuh offers an open-source platform designed for seamless integration into diverse environments, making it ideal for enhancing security infrastructure. Its features include log monitoring, compliance support, and real-time threat detection, providing effective cybersecurity management. Wazuh stands out for its ability to integrate easily with Kubernetes, cloud-native infrastructures, and various SIEM platforms like ELK. It features robust MITRE ATT&CK correlation, comprehensive log...
Apart from pricing, there are no major considerations. If you want to consider pricing, there is no reason to switch from Forti to Wazuh. Wazuh differs from Forti as Forti comes in bundles that you have to pay for. With Wazuh, there is no starting payment for the SIEM itself, but you have to pay for support. I would definitely recommend Wazuh, especially considering Fortinet's licensing model which is confusing and overpriced in my opinion.
Wazuh is free to use, but there are licensing fees for third parties. Their consultancy fee and support fees are relatively high. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate their consultancy and support fees a 5.
Wazuh is completely free of charge.
Since Wazuh is open source, the pricing for support could be applicable to medium-sized companies without much issue. However, I haven't fully explored what comes with this pricing.
Wazuh is open-source, with a free version and a commercial cloud subscription for those needing managed cloud hosting. The Wazuh Cloud requires additional licensing fees.
Wazuh is an open-source tool.
For both personal and service use, the perceived cost is relatively low. They have a good pricing strategy for market expansion. I rate the product's pricing a three out of ten.
Wazuh is not an expensive solution.
Wazuh is a cheaply priced product.
The product is an open-source platform.
We use the free version of Wazuh. We will eventually move on to the commercial version.
The product is cheaper compared to other tools. Depending on the logs, the product costs $200 to $400. We currently have five servers.
When I contacted customer care, they mentioned bundling options, that I found to be overall affordable.
My client uses the open-source version of Wazuh.
I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten.
It is an open-source solution.
Wazuh's licensing is based on the cloud. For instance, if you need to analyze a chunk of data, the approximate monthly price would be around $23 to $24. Compared to its competitors like ELK Stack and other similar products, Wazuh offers a reasonable price point, with many of its competitors priced higher.
There's no licensing fee because we're using the open-source version.
The current pricing is open source.
We're using the open-source version, and their licensing is fairly straightforward. We do not have to worry about any other monitoring matters since we are using the pre-version.
We paid a lump sum as managed services, so the operator charges an amount for a year using a complete compliance system. The complete compliance system is just one component, so we are not being charged separately for the suite. This means we have the luxury of using it as a combo deal.
Wazuh is a free solution.
Wazuh is an open-source solution, so the only expenses are Elasticsearch and log storage costs. Log storage costs no more than $20,000 to $30,000 annually. It's around $3,000 a month. It's all money in the bank. We don't have to spend anything except for resources.
Wazuh has a community edition, and I was using that. It's free and open source.
Wazuh is open-source, therefore it is free. You can purchase support for $1,000 a year.
Wazuh is open-source, but you must consider the total cost of ownership. It may be free to acquire, but you spend a lot of time and effort supporting the product and getting it to a point where it's useful.
There is not a license required for Wazuh.
This is a very price sensitive product.
Wazuh is open-source, so I think it's an option for a small organization that cannot go for enterprise-grade solutions like Splunk.