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Best Security Information and Event Management in 2026

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    UTMStack

    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

    UTMStack brings log management, threat response, compliance, and additional security modules together. Account for the worker-node requirement when scaling beyond 500 data sources or devices.

    8.5 Free plan · paid from $238.80/mo Visit site
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    Wazuh

    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

    Wazuh combines security monitoring with response capabilities and integrations for a range of environments.

    8.5 Free plan · paid from $571/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Elastic Security

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Elastic Security combines threat detection, endpoint and cloud capabilities, and workflow automation, with both free and paid options.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $0.09 · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Sumo Logic

    by Sumo Logic
    Free plan APILinuxMac+2
    7.0 Free plan · pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Blumira

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+5

    Blumira packages monitoring, detections, and response capabilities into employee-priced editions.

    6.6 From $12/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    6.3 Free plan · pricing on request · 15-day trial Visit site
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    6.3 Free plan · paid from $0.03 · 90-day trial Visit site
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    ManageEngine Log360

    Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+2

    Choose ManageEngine Log360 if your security team needs SIEM capabilities spanning log analysis, behavior analytics, cloud monitoring, and automated response.

    6.2 From $795 · 30-day trial Visit site
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    6.2 From $3/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Hunters

    Free trial APIWeb

    Hunters combines managed detections, automated investigation, and response capabilities for security operations.

    6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Panther

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb

    Panther combines alert investigation, detection engineering, and security log management for SOC teams. Buyers should review its deployment choices and request pricing to assess fit.

    5.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    SolarWinds Security Event Manager

    Free trial Self-hostedWebWindows

    SEM combines centralized logging, detection, response, investigation, and compliance reporting in an on-premise appliance.

    5.8 30-day trial Visit site
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    NetWitness Platform

    Paid APILinuxMac+3

    NetWitness combines network, endpoint, log, and response functions for complex organizational environments.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    IBM QRadar SIEM

    Paid LinuxSelf-hosted
    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Splunk Enterprise

    Free trial Self-hosted
    5.5 Free plan · pricing on request · 60-day trial Visit site
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    Securonix UEBA

    Paid Web

    Securonix UEBA combines behavioral baselines, peer analysis, prebuilt use cases, and threat models for security investigations.

    5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    5.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Coralogix SIEM

    Paid Web

    Coralogix SIEM pairs custom detection rules and real-time alerts with three listed query languages. The Usage-based logs plan is $0.42 a month and includes infinite retention.

    4.9 From $0.42 · 14-day trial Visit site
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    4.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Graylog Security

    Paid

    Graylog Security brings triage, detection, alerting, and evidence collection into a paid hybrid product. Its annual cost and query language should be checked against the intended security environment.

    4.7 From $18,000/yr Visit site
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    4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    FortiSIEM

    Paid Web
    4.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Gurucul SIEM

    Paid Web
    4.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    4.5 31-day trial Visit site
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    Rapid7 InsightIDR

    Paid Web

    InsightIDR brings log monitoring, configurable detections, and real-time alerts into a cloud product.

    4.5 Pricing on request Visit site

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