ManageEngine Log360

ManageEngine Log360 is the most affordable full-featured SIEM in the market, starting from under $1,000 per year for small environments. For SMBs that need compliance reporting for HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or GDPR without the cost and complexity of enterprise SIEM platforms, it covers the essentials adequately and the total cost of ownership is genuinely low.

The capability ceiling is clearly below enterprise SIEM. UEBA, ML-based detection, and SOAR integration are absent or minimal. Cloud-native source coverage is narrow. For organisations whose SIEM requirement is primarily compliance evidence collection rather than active threat detection, this may be sufficient. For organisations facing active threats, it will not be.

The verdict: ManageEngine Log360 is right for SMBs whose primary driver is affordable compliance reporting rather than advanced threat detection. Organisations that face active threats or need UEBA and SOAR capabilities should invest in Microsoft Sentinel or Elastic Security.

Last reviewed: September 2026

Strongest: Cost model

Watch out for: Ecosystem support

Best for

SMBs and mid-market IT teams needing compliance-ready log management and basic SIEM without enterprise cost.

Not suitable for: Enterprise orgs needing advanced UEBA or petabyte-scale analytics