# Elastic Security vs Google Security Operations

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Elastic Security

| Attribute | Elastic Security | Google Security Operations |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.2 (72% (medium)) | 49.5 (29% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 18,551 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 78,268 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A security operations platform combining SIEM and XDR capabilities with built-in AI-driven automation and threat analysis. Autonomous agents handle detection and investigation workflows, while analysts focus on verification and decision-making. It is indexed under SIEM & SOAR Software.","source":"https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing","question":"What is Elastic Security?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Elastic Security offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing","question":"Is Elastic Security free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Elastic Security supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing","question":"What platforms does Elastic Security support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Elastic Security can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing","question":"Can Elastic Security be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 26 integrations for Elastic Security, including Slack, Jira, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, ServiceNow, IBM Resilient, xMatters and OpenAI, plus 18 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing","question":"What does Elastic Security integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 and GDPR for Elastic Security. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Elastic Security not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.elastic.co/trust/faq","question":"What security certifications does Elastic Security have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A security operations platform that combines SIEM, SOAR, and threat intelligence capabilities with case management, alert analysis, and response automation. Includes 300+ integrations, curated threat intelligence, and built-in detection rules maintained by Google security experts. It is indexed under SIEM & SOAR Software.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/security/products/security-operations","question":"What is Google Security Operations?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Security Operations does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 2 plans (Enterprise and Enterprise Plus), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/security/products/security-operations","question":"How much does Google Security Operations cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Google Security Operations. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/php/docs/reference/cloud-channel/1.9.5/V1.RepricingConfig.EntitlementGranularity","question":"What platforms does Google Security Operations support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Google Security Operations, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/security/products/security-operations","question":"Can Google Security Operations be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Google Security Operations, including EDRs, Identity management tools, Network security tools and Google Safe Browsing. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/security/products/security-operations","question":"What does Google Security Operations integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Security Operations is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/security/products/security-operations","question":"Where is Google Security Operations available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | A security operations platform combining SIEM and XDR capabilities with built-in AI-driven automation and threat analysis. Autonomous agents handle detection and investigation workflows, while analysts focus on verification and decision-making. | A security operations platform that combines SIEM, SOAR, and threat intelligence capabilities with case management, alert analysis, and response automation. Includes 300+ integrations, curated threat intelligence, and built-in detection rules maintained by Google security experts. |
| features.capabilities | `{"siem":true,"soar":true,"ueba":true,"deployment":"hybrid","ml_detection":true,"threat_intel":true,"pricing_basis":"ingest_gb","case_management":true,"connector_breadth":"26+ integrations including security tools (Slack, Jira, PagerDuty, ServiceNow), ","open_core_available":true,"mitre_attack_mapping":false}` | `{"siem":true,"soar":true,"ml_detection":true,"threat_intel":true,"case_management":true,"connector_breadth":"300+ tools including EDRs, identity management, and network security platforms"}` |
| integrations.count | 400 | 300 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"IBM Resilient"},{"name":"xMatters"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Amazon Bedrock"},{"name":"Google Vertex AI"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure AI"},{"name":"Cohere"},{"name":"Mistral"},{"name":"Hugging Face"},{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"LlamaIndex"},{"name":"Jina AI"},{"name":"IBM watsonx"},{"name":"NVIDIA"},{"name":"Aryn"},{"name":"Tableau"},{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"Elasticsearch-Hadoop"},{"name":"Unstructured.io"},{"name":"Alibaba Cloud"},{"name":"Aryn.ai"},{"name":"Amazon SageMaker JumpStart"}]` | `[{"name":"EDRs"},{"name":"Identity management tools"},{"name":"Network security tools"},{"name":"Google Safe Browsing","native":true,"category":"threat_intel"},{"name":"Identity management","native":true,"category":"identity"},{"name":"Network security","native":true,"category":"security"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq/licensing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:06:59.285Z","freeTrialDays":14}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Curated detections from threat researchers","Gemini natural language search","Custom detection with Yara-L","Threat-centric case management","Context-rich alert graphing","Gemini investigative chat assistant","SOAR capabilities with playbooks","Orchestration with 300+ tools"],"contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"gcp_cloud_audit_logs":"10GB/day","google_workspace_logs":"10GB/day"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Plus","features":["Curated detections from threat researchers","Gemini natural language search","Custom detection with Yara-L","Threat-centric case management","Context-rich alert graphing","Gemini investigative chat assistant","SOAR capabilities with playbooks","Orchestration with 300+ tools"],"contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"gcp_cloud_audit_logs":"10GB/day","google_workspace_logs":"10GB/day"}}],"sourceUrl":"https://cloud.google.com/security/products/security-operations","retrievedAt":"2026-07-31T22:10:45.810Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.5.5","date":"2026-10-06T14:01:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.5.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.4.8","date":"2026-10-06T14:01:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.4.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v8.19.23","date":"2026-10-06T14:01:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.19.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v8.19.22","date":"2026-09-23T15:20:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.19.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.5.4","date":"2026-09-15T18:19:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.4.7","date":"2026-09-15T18:19:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.4.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.5.3","date":"2026-09-03T10:08:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.5.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.4.6","date":"2026-09-01T12:51:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.4.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v8.19.21","date":"2026-09-01T12:53:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.19.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.5.2","date":"2026-08-20T16:44:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.5.1","date":"2026-08-11T17:58:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.4.5","date":"2026-08-11T17:57:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.4.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v8.19.20","date":"2026-08-11T18:24:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.19.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.5.0","date":"2026-08-04T11:46:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.4.4","date":"2026-07-21T12:56:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.3.8","date":"2026-07-21T12:56:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.3.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v8.19.19","date":"2026-07-21T13:28:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.19.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v8.19.18","date":"2026-06-30T16:43:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.19.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.3.7","date":"2026-06-30T16:47:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.3.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases/tag/v9.4.3","date":"2026-06-30T14:30:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.4.3"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.6 | - |
| security.trust_center | https://www.elastic.co/legal/ethics-and-compliance | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":45,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.elasticsearch%3Aelasticsearch&per_page=100","last_12m":2,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | - |

## Capabilities (SIEM & SOAR Software)

| Capability | Elastic Security | Google Security Operations |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| SIEM (log correlation & detection) | ✓ | ✓ |
| SOAR (playbooks / automated response) | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Detection** |  |  |
| UEBA (behavioural analytics) | ✓ | - |
| Built-in threat intelligence | ✓ | ✓ |
| ML / anomaly detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| MITRE ATT&CK detection mapping | ✗ | - |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Case / incident management | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing basis | Ingest GB/day | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Hybrid | - |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Connector / content-pack breadth | 26+ integrations including security tools (Slack, Jira, PagerDuty, ServiceNow), | 300+ tools including EDRs, identity management, and network security platforms |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-core available | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:03:35.117Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*
