Detection as Code

Detecteam vs Elastic Security

Detecteam totals 5.26 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 2.34 points. The pair turns on rule languages: Elastic Security documents it in full, and Detecteam publishes nothing on it.

The difference that decides this pair

The largest weighted gap on the rubric is rule health: Elastic Security scores 9.0 against 5.0 for Detecteam, which is 0.72 of the 10 point total.

Detecteam lists Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Google SecOps and Elastic Security as targets and names no rule language; Elastic Security, by contrast, runs EQL, ES|QL, KQL and Lucene rules and documents no Sigma conversion. elastic.co read 2026-11-03 detecteam.com read 2026-11-04

Rubric side by side

Detecteam totals 5.26 and Elastic Security totals 7.60 out of 10.

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

MarkerCriterionWeightDetecteamElastic Security
+Rule languages and conversion paths155.07.0
+Git-native workflow and CI/CD185.08.0
Testing157.07.0
-Coverage analytics127.05.0
+Rule health185.09.0
+Versioning and rollback84.08.0
+Content library size and freshness84.09.0
+Pricing transparency63.08.0
Total1005.267.60

The 33 capabilities as a diff

Read it as a diff from Detecteam to Elastic Security: 20 of 33 rows differ. A plus marks a row where Elastic Security documents more (19 rows), a minus a row where Detecteam documents more (1 row). Rows with no marker match.

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

MarkerCapabilityDetecteamElastic Security
Languages
Sigma nativeDetecteam, Sigma native: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Sigma native: not documentednot documented
Sigma conversionDetecteam, Sigma conversion: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Sigma conversion: not documentednot documented
YARA-LDetecteam, YARA-L: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, YARA-L: not documentednot documented
SPLDetecteam, SPL: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, SPL: not documentednot documented
KQLDetecteam, KQL: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, KQL: not documentednot documented
Elastic Security documents moreEQL or ES|QLDetecteam, EQL or ES|QL: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, EQL or ES|QL: documenteddocumented
PythonDetecteam, Python: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Python: not documentednot documented
Visual builderDetecteam, Visual builder: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Visual builder: not documentednot documented
YARADetecteam, YARA: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, YARA: not documentednot documented
Elastic Security documents moreLucene or KQL-likeDetecteam, Lucene or KQL-like: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Lucene or KQL-like: documenteddocumented
Source control and CI
Elastic Security documents moreGit syncDetecteam, Git sync: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Git sync: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents morePR deployDetecteam, PR deploy: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, PR deploy: partialpartial
Elastic Security documents moreCLIDetecteam, CLI: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, CLI: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents moreRule APIDetecteam, Rule API: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Rule API: documenteddocumented
CI examplesDetecteam, CI examples: partialpartialElastic Security, CI examples: partialpartial
Elastic Security documents moreEnv promotionDetecteam, Env promotion: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Env promotion: partialpartial
Testing
Elastic Security documents moreUnit testsDetecteam, Unit tests: partialpartialElastic Security, Unit tests: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents moreReplayDetecteam, Replay: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Replay: documenteddocumented
Synthetic eventsDetecteam, Synthetic events: partialpartialElastic Security, Synthetic events: partialpartial
Backtest reportsDetecteam, Backtest reports: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Backtest reports: not documentednot documented
Detecteam documents moreTest coverageDetecteam, Test coverage: partialpartialElastic Security, Test coverage: not documentednot documented
Coverage analytics
Elastic Security documents moreATT&CK mapDetecteam, ATT&CK map: partialpartialElastic Security, ATT&CK map: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents moreGap viewDetecteam, Gap view: partialpartialElastic Security, Gap view: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents moreData sourcesDetecteam, Data sources: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Data sources: partialpartial
Elastic Security documents moreLog source healthDetecteam, Log source health: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Log source health: partialpartial
Rule health
Noisy rulesDetecteam, Noisy rules: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Noisy rules: not documentednot documented
Elastic Security documents moreBroken rulesDetecteam, Broken rules: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Broken rules: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents moreField driftDetecteam, Field drift: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Field drift: partialpartial
Elastic Security documents moreRule costDetecteam, Rule cost: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Rule cost: documenteddocumented
Elastic Security documents moreLifecycleDetecteam, Lifecycle: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Lifecycle: partialpartial
Library
Library countDetecteam, Library count: partialpartialElastic Security, Library count: partialpartial
Elastic Security documents moreCommunityDetecteam, Community: not documentednot documentedElastic Security, Community: partialpartial
Elastic Security documents moreCadenceDetecteam, Cadence: not documentednot documentedElastic 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 estateDetecteam is the better fit: it lists Microsoft Sentinel among its targets on its home 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; Detecteam lists Elastic Security among its targets on its home page (vendor claim).
Splunk estateDetecteam is the better fit: it lists Splunk among its targets on its home page (vendor claim); Elastic Security documents no Splunk path.
Google SecOps estateDetecteam is the better fit: it lists Google SecOps among its targets on its home page (vendor claim); Elastic Security documents no Google SecOps path.
a team starting from scratch with SigmaNeither Detecteam nor Elastic Security documents a path for this buyer, so it does not separate them.

When to pick each

Detecteam: Pick Detecteam when coverage analytics matters more to you than rule health, where Elastic Security documents more: it generates attack behaviour data from an ATT&CK scenario library to test detections, with no replay or test format published.

Elastic Security: Pick Elastic Security when rule health is the deciding need: its Rule Monitoring tab shows failures, execution time and gaps, and a monthly pipeline scores prebuilt rules for noise and performance. It also leads on CI and deployment.

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