Compare Elastic Security and WatchGuard Endpoint Security 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (55.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
No pricing available
Elastic Security
Star Rating
(23)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansWatchGuard Endpoint Security
Star Rating
(122)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about WatchGuard Endpoint SecurityElastic Security vs WatchGuard Endpoint Security
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found WatchGuard Endpoint Security easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Elastic Security overall.
- Reviewers felt that Elastic Security meets the needs of their business better than WatchGuard Endpoint Security.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Elastic Security is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Elastic Security over WatchGuard Endpoint Security.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Elastic Security
Elastic Cloud Serverless
Pay As You Go
Per Month
A fully automated, usage-based platform. Ideal for variable workloads where compute scales independently from storage, requiring zero capacity planning or infrastructure management.
- No-ops management: Elastic handles all upgrades and scaling
- Decoupled compute and storage scaling
- Specialized VCUs for Ingest, Search, and Machine Learning
WatchGuard Endpoint Security
No pricing availableFree Trial
Elastic Security
Free Trial is available
WatchGuard Endpoint Security
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
16
8.6
103
Ease of Use
8.8
16
8.9
103
Ease of Setup
7.1
13
8.5
42
Ease of Admin
7.7
8
8.7
42
Quality of Support
8.9
14
8.4
97
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
7
8.7
41
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
15
8.4
100
Features by Category
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
9.1
17
Not enough data
9.4
16
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
18
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
9.1
18
Analysis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.7
18
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) PlatformsHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Detection & Response
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
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Analytics
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Incident Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
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Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Elastic Security and WatchGuard Endpoint Security are categorized as Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Unique Categories
Elastic Security is categorized as ETL Tools, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms, and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
WatchGuard Endpoint Security is categorized as Antivirus, Endpoint Protection Platforms, and Endpoint Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Elastic Security
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
WatchGuard Endpoint Security
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
42.1%
Internet
10.5%
Telecommunications
5.3%
Security and Investigations
5.3%
Outsourcing/Offshoring
5.3%
Other
31.6%
Information Technology and Services
13.2%
Computer Software
10.5%
Computer & Network Security
8.8%
Retail
4.4%
Automotive
3.5%
Other
59.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
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WatchGuard Endpoint Security has no discussions with answers
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