SIEM Pricing Benchmarks 2026: 7 Products Compared
Quick Answer

SIEM pricing across 7 tracked products: entry-tier median $2.46, top-tier median $175. Cheapest: ArcSight. Most premium: Sumo Logic. Updated April 2026.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

Market Median (7 products)

SIEM pricing varies across per-seat, per-usage, and enterprise-quoted tiers. Published list prices on vendor pricing pages form the basis of this benchmark; negotiated deals typically land 15-40% below list for teams over 20 seats.

Entry-tier median is $2.46, top-tier median $175. Negotiated enterprise deals typically land 15-40% below list.

Per-Product Pricing

Product Entry Median Top Unit
ArcSight $0 $0 $0 month
Elastic Security $95 $125 $175 month
IBM QRadar $5,000 $75,000 $250,000 month
LogRhythm $0 $0 $0 month
Microsoft Sentinel $2.46 $3.50 $5.20 month
Splunk Enterprise Security $1,800 $3,775 $5,750 month
Sumo Logic $0 $675 $718 month

What this table shows

Low is the entry-tier price (often a free or starter plan). Median is the middle price across published tiers. High is the top published tier — enterprise contracts with negotiated discounts usually land 15-40% below the published high.

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What do siem actually cost?

Across 7 tracked products, the entry-tier median is $2.46 and the top-tier median is $175. Individual products vary significantly — see the per-product table above.

02 Which siem is cheapest?

ArcSight has the lowest entry-tier price in our tracked set.

03 Which siem is most premium?

Sumo Logic has the highest top-tier list price among tracked products.

04 How accurate is this pricing data?

Prices are sourced from vendor pricing pages and automatically re-checked. Any tier marked 'custom' has no public list price; negotiated deals aren't shown here.