# Splunk Enterprise Security vs Wazuh

| Attribute | Splunk Enterprise Security | Wazuh |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.3 (30% (low)) | 45.8 (62% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 17,232 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An integrated security operations platform combining SIEM, SOAR, and behavior analytics capabilities with AI-driven threat detection and automated response. It enables security teams to reduce false alerts, accelerate investigations, and respond faster to threats across their infrastructure. It is indexed under SIEM & SOAR Software.","source":"https://www.splunk.com/en_us/products/pricing.html","question":"What is Splunk Enterprise Security?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Splunk Enterprise 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.splunk.com/en_us/products/pricing.html","question":"Is Splunk Enterprise Security free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Splunk Enterprise Security. 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.splunk.com/en_us/products/pricing.html","question":"What platforms does Splunk Enterprise Security support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Splunk Enterprise Security can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.splunk.com/en_us/products/pricing.html","question":"Can Splunk Enterprise Security be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Splunk Enterprise Security, including Amazon CloudWatch, ConnectWise Automate, Datadog, Google Stackdriver, Honeybadger, Hubot, Loadster and New Relic, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.splunk.com/en_us/products/pricing.html","question":"What does Splunk Enterprise Security integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Splunk Enterprise Security is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.splunk.com/en_us/products/pricing/faqs.html","question":"Where is Splunk Enterprise Security available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Unified XDR and SIEM platform that analyzes security data across endpoints, clouds, and networks to detect threats, respond to incidents, and ensure compliance. It is indexed under SIEM & SOAR Software.","source":"https://wazuh.com","question":"What is Wazuh?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Wazuh is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://wazuh.com","question":"Is Wazuh free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Wazuh supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://wazuh.com","question":"What platforms does Wazuh support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Wazuh 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://wazuh.com","question":"Can Wazuh be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Wazuh, including Amazon Security Lake, AWS Inspector and AWS SQS. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://wazuh.com","question":"What does Wazuh integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Wazuh. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Wazuh not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://wazuh.com/privacy-policy","question":"What security certifications does Wazuh have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Wazuh is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://wazuh.com","question":"Where is Wazuh available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Splunk Enterprise Security combines security analytics, automated response, behavioral analytics, and machine learning to enable comprehensive threat detection and faster investigation and response across security operations. | A unified security solution that monitors, detects, and responds to threats across endpoints, networks, cloud workloads, and infrastructure through integrated threat analysis and automated response capabilities. |
| features.capabilities | `{"siem":true,"soar":true,"ueba":true,"deployment":"hybrid","ml_detection":true,"threat_intel":true,"case_management":true,"connector_breadth":"2,000+ integrations via Splunkbase","open_core_available":false,"mitre_attack_mapping":true}` | `{"siem":true,"soar":true,"ueba":true,"deployment":"hybrid","ml_detection":true,"threat_intel":true,"case_management":true,"connector_breadth":"Cloud and endpoint integrations including AWS services and threat intelligence f","open_core_available":true,"mitre_attack_mapping":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2,000 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amazon CloudWatch","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"ConnectWise Automate","native":true,"category":"it_operations","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Datadog","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Stackdriver","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Honeybadger","native":true,"category":"apm","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Hubot","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Loadster","native":true,"category":"testing","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"New Relic","native":true,"category":"apm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Observium","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Opsview","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Pingdom","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Prometheus","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Cisco","native":true},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"Amazon Security Lake"},{"name":"AWS Inspector"},{"name":"AWS SQS"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"ESET PROTECT Hub"},{"name":"VirusTotal","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Maltiverse","native":true,"direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | - | C++ |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","sourceUrl":"https://www.splunk.com/en_us/products/pricing.html","retrievedAt":"2026-09-22T14:46:28.169Z","freeTrialDays":14}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://wazuh.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T12:14:25.915Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 18 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.9-rc2","date":"2026-10-08T09:22:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.14.9-rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-rc1","date":"2026-10-05T13:36:38Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.0.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.9-rc1","date":"2026-10-01T10:05:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.14.9-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.8","date":"2026-09-25T18:19:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.10.5","date":"2026-09-15T13:43:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.10.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta5","date":"2026-09-01T10:35:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.0.0-beta5"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.7","date":"2026-07-30T16:32:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta4","date":"2026-07-21T12:27:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.0.0-beta4"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta3","date":"2026-07-02T15:48:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.0.0-beta3"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.6","date":"2026-07-03T08:50:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta2","date":"2026-05-21T14:10:11Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.0.0-beta2"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.10.4","date":"2026-07-30T16:32:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.10.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.5","date":"2026-04-23T11:46:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta1","date":"2026-04-15T13:40:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.0.0-beta1"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.4","date":"2026-03-17T08:51:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.3","date":"2026-02-11T15:04:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.2","date":"2026-01-15T11:19:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.1","date":"2025-11-12T18:11:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.0","date":"2025-10-23T17:45:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.13.1","date":"2025-09-25T15:43:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.5 |
| security.trust_center | - | https://wazuh.com/blog/achieving-cjis-compliance-with-wazuh/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FWazuh%2Fwazuh&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (SIEM & SOAR Software)

| Capability | Splunk Enterprise Security | Wazuh |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | - | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Hybrid | Hybrid |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Connector / content-pack breadth | 2,000+ integrations via Splunkbase | Cloud and endpoint integrations including AWS services and threat intelligence f |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Open-core available | ✗ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:18:52.443Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*