# Elastic Security vs Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM

| Attribute | Elastic Security | Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.2 (72% (medium)) | 53.5 (13% (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 cloud-delivered platform that unifies security operations through AI-driven automation and machine learning, consolidating multiple SOC tools into one system to reduce manual processes, cut through noise, and accelerate threat investigation and response. It is indexed under SIEM & SOAR Software.","source":"https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex/cortex-xsiam","question":"What is Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM. 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://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex/cortex-xsiam","question":"What platforms does Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex/cortex-xsiam","question":"Can Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM is available in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany and India. Its primary markets are the United States and the United Kingdom. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex/cortex-xsiam","question":"Where is Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":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. | An integrated security operations center that combines detection, investigation, and automated response capabilities using machine learning to prioritize threats, reduce alert noise, and accelerate incident resolution. |
| 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,"deployment":"cloud","ml_detection":true,"threat_intel":true,"case_management":true,"mitre_attack_mapping":true}` |
| integrations.count | 400 | - |
| 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"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Java | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US","AU","BR","CA","CN","FR","DE","IN","IT","JP","KR","MX","SG","ES","TW","GB"],"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}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.transparent | 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 | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.6 | - |
| security.trust_center | https://www.elastic.co/legal/ethics-and-compliance | https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/security-subscriptions |
| 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 | Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | Cloud |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Connector / content-pack breadth | 26+ integrations including security tools (Slack, Jira, PagerDuty, ServiceNow), | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-core available | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T09:15:22.124Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*