Detection as Code

Anvilogic vs Elastic Security

Anvilogic totals 5.48 and Elastic Security totals 7.60 on the 10 point detection-as-code rubric (sources read 2026-11-03 and 2026-11-04). Elastic Security leads by 2.12 points. The pair turns on rule languages: Elastic Security documents it in full, and Anvilogic publishes nothing on it.

The difference that decides this pair

The largest weighted gap on the rubric is Git-native workflow and CI/CD: Elastic Security scores 8.0 against 5.0 for Anvilogic, which is 0.54 of the 10 point total.

For rule languages, Elastic Security runs EQL, ES|QL, KQL and Lucene rules and documents no Sigma conversion, whereas Anvilogic names the SIEMs it deploys to but not the rule languages it emits. elastic.co read 2026-11-03 anvilogic.com read 2026-11-04

Rubric side by side

Anvilogic totals 5.48 and Elastic Security totals 7.60 out of 10.

Rubric criteria for Anvilogic and Elastic Security, scores out of 10. A plus marks a criterion where Elastic Security scores higher, a minus where Anvilogic does.

MarkerCriterionWeightAnvilogicElastic Security
+Rule languages and conversion paths155.07.0
+Git-native workflow and CI/CD185.08.0
+Testing155.07.0
-Coverage analytics127.05.0
+Rule health186.09.0
+Versioning and rollback85.08.0
+Content library size and freshness85.09.0
+Pricing transparency66.08.0
Total1005.487.60

The 33 capabilities as a diff

Read it as a diff from Anvilogic to Elastic Security: 19 of 33 rows differ. A plus marks a row where Elastic Security documents more (16 rows), a minus a row where Anvilogic documents more (3 rows). Rows with no marker match.

Capability rows for Anvilogic and Elastic Security, grouped. Changed rows are shaded and carry a marker.

MarkerCapabilityAnvilogicElastic Security
Languages
Sigma nativeAnvilogic, Sigma native: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Sigma native: not documentednot documented
Sigma conversionAnvilogic, Sigma conversion: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Sigma conversion: not documentednot documented
YARA-LAnvilogic, YARA-L: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, YARA-L: not documentednot documented
SPLAnvilogic, SPL: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, SPL: not documentednot documented
KQLAnvilogic, KQL: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, KQL: not documentednot documented
Elastic Security documents moreEQL or ES|QLAnvilogic, EQL or ES|QL: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, EQL or ES|QL: documenteddocumented
PythonAnvilogic, Python: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Python: not documentednot documented
Anvilogic documents moreVisual builderAnvilogic, Visual builder: partialpartialElastic Security, Visual builder: not documentednot documented
YARAAnvilogic, YARA: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, YARA: not documentednot documented
Elastic Security documents moreLucene or KQL-likeAnvilogic, Lucene or KQL-like: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Lucene or KQL-like: documenteddocumented
Source control and CI
Elastic Security documents moreGit syncAnvilogic, Git sync: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Git sync: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents morePR deployAnvilogic, PR deploy: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, PR deploy: partialpartial
Elastic Security documents moreCLIAnvilogic, CLI: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, CLI: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents moreRule APIAnvilogic, Rule API: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Rule API: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents moreCI examplesAnvilogic, CI examples: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, CI examples: partialpartial
Env promotionAnvilogic, Env promotion: partialpartialElastic Security, Env promotion: partialpartial
Testing
Elastic Security documents moreUnit testsAnvilogic, Unit tests: partialpartialElastic Security, Unit tests: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents moreReplayAnvilogic, Replay: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Replay: documenteddocumented
Synthetic eventsAnvilogic, Synthetic events: partialpartialElastic Security, Synthetic events: partialpartial
Backtest reportsAnvilogic, Backtest reports: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Backtest reports: not documentednot documented
Anvilogic documents moreTest coverageAnvilogic, Test coverage: partialpartialElastic Security, Test coverage: not documentednot documented
Coverage analytics
Elastic Security documents moreATT&CK mapAnvilogic, ATT&CK map: partialpartialElastic Security, ATT&CK map: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents moreGap viewAnvilogic, Gap view: partialpartialElastic Security, Gap view: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents moreData sourcesAnvilogic, Data sources: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Data sources: partialpartial
Log source healthAnvilogic, Log source health: partialpartialElastic Security, Log source health: partialpartial
Rule health
Anvilogic documents moreNoisy rulesAnvilogic, Noisy rules: partialpartialElastic Security, Noisy rules: not documentednot documented
Elastic Security documents moreBroken rulesAnvilogic, Broken rules: partialpartialElastic Security, Broken rules: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents moreField driftAnvilogic, Field drift: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Field drift: partialpartial
Elastic Security documents moreRule costAnvilogic, Rule cost: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Rule cost: documenteddocumented
LifecycleAnvilogic, Lifecycle: partialpartialElastic Security, Lifecycle: partialpartial
Library
Library countAnvilogic, Library count: partialpartialElastic Security, Library count: partialpartial
Elastic Security documents moreCommunityAnvilogic, Community: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Community: partialpartial
CadenceAnvilogic, Cadence: partialpartialElastic Security, Cadence: partialpartial

documenteddocumentedpartialpartialnot documentednot documented

Sources for the rows that differ

Verdict by buyer type

Which of the two fits each kind of team.

BuyerVerdict
Microsoft Sentinel estateAnvilogic is the better fit: it lists Azure Sentinel as a deployment target on its product page (vendor claim); Elastic Security documents no Sentinel path.
Elastic estateElastic Security is the better fit: it runs the estate natively and ships a detection_rules CLI for rules as TOML files; Anvilogic lists Elastic as a deployment target on its product page (vendor claim).
Splunk estateAnvilogic is the better fit: it lists Splunk as a deployment target on its product page (vendor claim); Elastic Security documents no Splunk path.
a team starting from scratch with SigmaNeither Anvilogic nor Elastic Security documents a path for this buyer, so it does not separate them.

When to pick each

Anvilogic: Pick Anvilogic when testing matters more to you than testing, where Elastic Security documents more: it shows TEST and DEPLOY steps in its detection editor and describes no test cases.

Elastic Security: Pick Elastic Security when testing is the deciding need: it ships Python unit tests for rules in the detection-rules repo and can run a rule manually over a past time range. It also leads on CI and deployment.

Profiles: Anvilogic, Elastic Security. Alternatives: to Anvilogic, to Elastic Security.