AI Implementation

Grading Results

We evaluated leading SIEMs and security platforms against our AI grading criteria. Here's how they stack up.

It's important to note that this is a rapidly evolving space. As vendors race to add AI capabilities, announcements often outpace real-world implementations. Our grading focuses not just on what's promised—but on what's operational, public, and structurally aligned to long-term AI maturity.

SIEMISO 42001MCPGenAI WorkflowAI RemediationRoadmapFinal Grade
Fluency SecurityBBBBAB
Microsoft SentinelBCDCCC
Securonix EONFCCCCD+
CrowdStrike Falcon SIEMFCDCCD+
Splunk Enterprise Sec.FDFCDD
IBM QRadarFFFCDD-
ExabeamDCCDCC-
DevoDDCDDD+
HuntersFDDDDD
LogScale (Humio)FFFDDF
Google ChronicleDFDDDD
WizDDDFCD+

Philosophy

SIEM vs Data Lake

Every security tool makes a choice: focus on storing data or acting on it. This comparison shows where key platforms stand.

Fluency
SIEM 90%
Streaming-first SIEM with inline processing and real-time detection.
Elastic
SIEM 20%
Data Lake 80%
Search-focused architecture, strong for log lake use cases.
Splunk
SIEM 60%
Data Lake 40%
Traditional SIEM with indexing flexibility, but increasingly used as a log lake.
CrowdStrike Falcon SIEM
SIEM 45%
Data Lake 55%
Newer SIEM extension to Falcon platform with strong endpoint data, but still maturing on broader ingestion and analytics.
Sentinel
SIEM 55%
Data Lake 45%
Cloud-native Microsoft SIEM with Azure integration and KQL analytics.
Panther
SIEM 30%
Data Lake 70%
Serverless architecture with lake-first design, strong in AWS environments.
QRadar
SIEM 70%
Data Lake 30%
Traditional enterprise SIEM, falling behind in cloud support.
Securonix
SIEM 75%
Data Lake 25%
Cloud-delivered UEBA SIEM with strong ML focus.
Rapid7 InsightIDR
SIEM 65%
Data Lake 35%
Focus on detection and response, supports endpoint integration.
Exabeam
SIEM 70%
Data Lake 30%
Behavior-based SIEM with strong UEBA and modernized cloud push.
Devo
SIEM 40%
Data Lake 60%
Cloud-native log platform with SIEM features and fast backend.
Hunters
SIEM 25%
Data Lake 75%
SIEM alternative using data lake and correlation workflows.
LogScale (Humio)
SIEM 25%
Data Lake 75%
Streaming log analysis with minimal delay, used in modern XDR workflows.
Google Chronicle
Data Lake 90%
Google-scale log lake with detection rules layered on top.
Wiz
Data Lake 90%
Cloud-native platform offering posture and threat detection, not a full SIEM.

🟦 SIEM Focus (Detection, Response)

⬜ Data Lake Focus (Storage, Search)