| Platform Type | Open-source SIEM + XDR | Security analytics and SIEM (part of Elastic Stack) |
| EDR Agent | Wazuh Agent | Elastic Agent with Endpoint Security integration |
| Agent Supported OS | Windows, Linux, macOS, Solaris | Windows, Linux, macOS |
| EDR Agent Language | C, Python, Bash/PowerShell | Go (Agent), Rust (EDR), JS/TS (Kibana) |
| EDR Query Language | OSSEC/YAML + Sigma | KQL, EQL, OSQuery |
| Detection Rules Format | YAML (OSSEC rules), Sigma | YAML, Sigma, EQL, KQL |
| Live Endpoint Query | ❌ Not supported | ✅ Yes – via OSQuery in Kibana Fleet |
| Remote Shell / Access | ❌ No native remote shell | ✅ Yes – Live Response in paid Elastic Security |
| Active Response | Script-based (block IP, restart service, etc.) | Built-in (kill process, isolate host, etc.) – paid tier |
| MITRE ATT&CK Mapping | Partial – manual or community dashboards | ✅ Full native mapping |
| Log Collection | Wazuh Agent, Syslog, Auditd, Beats | Elastic Agent, Beats, Logstash |
| Agent Footprint | Lightweight | Medium–Heavy (modular integrations) |
| Visualization | Kibana (custom dashboards), Wazuh Web UI | Kibana (built-in dashboards) |
| Pricing | Free and open source | Free basic tier; EDR features require paid license |
| Cloud Support | Self-managed | Self-managed or hosted on Elastic Cloud |
| Community Support | Active GitHub, forums, open documentation | Large community + commercial support |
| Compliance Modules | PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST, GDPR (built-in) | Compliance integrations available (premium features enhance) |
| Use Case Fit | Lightweight EDR/XDR with agent-based monitoring | Enterprise-grade EDR + threat hunting + analytics |
| TI Source Support | STIX, TAXII, MISP, OTX (manual/scripted) | STIX, TAXII, MISP, OTX, Anomali, CrowdStrike, Recorded Future |
| Built-in TI Feed Support | ❌ No native support | ✅ Yes – via Threat Intel Integrations |
| TI Integration Method | Scripts + custom decoder + OSSEC rule | Fleet, Filebeat, Threat Intel API |
| TI Matching Method | Regex/string match in custom rules | Indicator Match via ECS field mapping |
| TI Enrichment | ❌ Manual correlation only | ✅ Auto enrichment in detection engine |
| IOC Correlation | Manual via rule logic | Automatic via Indicator Match |
| Remote Feed Ingestion | Scheduled script (e.g., curl + cron) | APIs or integrations (MISP, TAXII, etc.) |
| TI Visualization | Custom dashboards | Built-in Threat Intel dashboard |
| TI Alerting | Custom alert rules | Native alerting via rule engine |
| Recommended Feed Format | CSV, STIX (with parser) | JSON, STIX, ECS-mapped |
| Real-time Threat Hunting | Limited – log-based queries | ✅ Full via KQL, EQL, OSQuery |
| Multi-Tenancy Support | Partial – via Kibana index patterns + RBAC | ✅ Full – via Kibana Spaces + role-based index access |
| DFIR Case Management | ❌ No built-in; use tools like TheHive | ✅ Built-in in Kibana Security (cases, notes, alerts, attachments) |