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Broadcom vs Elastic

Broadcom provides semiconductors and infrastructure software for global organizations' complex, mission-critical needs. Elastic sells Elastic Security, an open, agentic security operations platform that offers SIEM, endpoint security, and native automation. CISO Tribune files both under EDR and XDR. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Broadcom vs Elastic: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
BroadcomBroadcom provides semiconductors and infrastructure software for global organizations' complex, mission-critical needs.broadcom.comElasticElastic sells Elastic Security, an open, agentic security operations platform that offers SIEM, endpoint security, and native automation.elastic.co
What it sells
  • Symantec Endpoint Security[5][11]A single-agent endpoint security platform for traditional and mobile devices.
  • Symantec Email Threat Detection Response and IsolationAn add-on module for Symantec Email Security.cloud that adds detection and post-delivery controls.
  • Elastic Security[1][3][5][13]An open, agentic security operations platform that offers SIEM, endpoint security, and native automation.
  • SIEM[1][5]A SIEM offered as part of the Elastic Security platform.
  • Elastic XDR[1]Elastic XDR investigates and surfaces findings for approval when something slips through.
  • Attack Discovery[1]Correlates alerts into attack chains.
  • Cloud detection and response[5]A capability of Elastic Security that takes a vendor-agnostic, data-centric approach to cloud security.
  • Elastic Observability[3]Elastic Observability covers logs, metrics, traces, and APM.
  • Elasticsearch[3][7]A distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine.
Categories
Headquarters
San Jose, United States[2]Not stated on its pages
Founded
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Public (NASDAQ: AVGO)[2][3][10][17]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • October 13, 2026Broadcom introduced VMware HyperArmor, a software solution intended to further protect the VMware ESX hypervisor component of VMware Cloud Foundation.[16]
  • October 7, 2026Elastic introduced AlertZero, an AI SOC automation feature for Elastic Security that uses four agents, each with one job.[13]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[14]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Broadcom sells semiconductors and infrastructure software to global organizations with complex, mission-critical needs. Its infrastructure software serves markets including private cloud, mainframe software, and cybersecurity. Symantec Endpoint Security can be on-premises, hybrid, or cloud-based. ETDR is described as giving SecOps teams and security architects context to prioritize incidents. For organizations that rely on Email Security.cloud, ETDR is presented as a path to advanced detection and response.Financial institutions are a named audience, with Elastic saying it helps them harness all their data to uncover insights and optimize operations. Security teams that already run cloud security tools can bring their analytics into Elastic Security. Elastic offers deployment in the cloud, on-premises, or serverless for organizations that require a particular environment.
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September 27, 2026November 3, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Broadcom and Elastic are both filed under EDR and XDR.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Broadcom's primary category is EDR and XDR; Elastic's is SIEM.
  • Broadcom is also filed under Email security and Data loss prevention. Elastic is also filed under SOAR and security automation.
  • Broadcom lists Symantec Endpoint Security and Symantec Email Threat Detection Response and Isolation. Elastic lists Elastic Security, SIEM, Elastic XDR, Attack Discovery, Cloud detection and response and 2 more.
  • Broadcom is headquartered in San Jose, United States.
  • Broadcom is a public company listed on NASDAQ as AVGO.

What it sells: Broadcom

What Symantec Endpoint Security does[5][11]
Symantec Endpoint Security is a single-agent platform that protects traditional and mobile endpoint devices. It can be on-premises, hybrid, or cloud-based. Integrated Cyber Defense Manager (ICDm) is a single cloud management console for endpoint security.
What Symantec Email Threat Detection Response and Isolation does
Symantec Email Threat Detection Response and Isolation (ETDR) is an add-on module for Symantec Email Security.cloud. ETDR adds sandboxing, click-time URL protection, clawback, and threat isolation. ETDR provides threat intelligence, indicators of compromise, and integration with SOC, SIEM, and SOAR processes.

What it sells: Elastic

What Elastic Security does[1][3][5][13]
Agents work the full lifecycle from ingestion through response and show how they got there. The platform includes native SIEM, XDR, and automation capabilities.
What SIEM does[1][5]
Elastic Security chases down alerts, finds correlations and gives visibility into what it found. Elastic Security offers continuous monitoring and detection across cloud workloads, containers, infrastructure, network traffic, APIs, audits, and system logs, directly within the SIEM.
What Elastic XDR does[1]
When something slips through, Elastic XDR and the agentic layer investigate and surface findings for approval. Elastic Security offers endpoint security as part of its platform.
What Elastic Observability does[3]
Elastic Observability is one of three solutions that Elastic offers. Elastic Observability is available via Elastic Cloud Serverless, Elastic Cloud Hosted, or self-managed deployment.
What Elasticsearch does[3][7]
Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine that can store every shape of data efficiently. Elasticsearch is the core component of the Elastic Stack and is built on Apache Lucene, an open source search library. Elasticsearch covers enterprise search, vector search, vector database, and RAG.

Questions about Broadcom and Elastic

What do Broadcom and Elastic sell?
Broadcom sells Symantec Endpoint Security and Symantec Email Threat Detection Response and Isolation. Elastic sells Elastic Security, SIEM, Elastic XDR, Attack Discovery, Cloud detection and response and 2 more.
Are Broadcom and Elastic in the same category?
They share EDR and XDR. Broadcom's primary category is EDR and XDR and Elastic's is SIEM.
Where are Broadcom and Elastic headquartered?
Broadcom is headquartered in San Jose, United States.
Who owns Broadcom and Elastic?
Broadcom is a public company listed on NASDAQ as AVGO.
Who are Broadcom and Elastic sold to?
From its own pages, Broadcom sells semiconductors and infrastructure software to global organizations with complex, mission-critical needs. Financial institutions are a named audience, with Elastic saying it helps them harness all their data to uncover insights and optimize operations.
What have Broadcom and Elastic announced recently?
October 13, 2026: Broadcom introduced VMware HyperArmor, a software solution intended to further protect the VMware ESX hypervisor component of VMware Cloud Foundation. October 7, 2026: Elastic introduced AlertZero, an AI SOC automation feature for Elastic Security that uses four agents, each with one job.

About Broadcom

Broadcom provides semiconductors and infrastructure software for global organizations' complex, mission-critical needs. Broadcom says its infrastructure software solutions serve markets including private cloud, mainframe software, cybersecurity, enterprise software, and Fibre Channel storage area network management. Broadcom says its semiconductor and semiconductor-based solutions serve markets across networking connectivity, wireless device connectivity, servers and storage systems, broadband, and industrial.

Broadcom invested $11 billion in R&D in fiscal year 2025. Broadcom dedicates 74% of the workforce to R&D and operations. Broadcom has approximately 19K patents in a broad IP portfolio. Broadcom says privacy is built into everything the company does.[11][12]

Symantec Endpoint Security is a single-agent platform that protects traditional and mobile endpoint devices. Symantec Endpoint Security can be delivered as an on-premises, hybrid, or cloud-based solution. Integrated Cyber Defense Manager (ICDm) is a single cloud management console that strengthens overall endpoint security posture. Symantec says intelligent automation and AI-guided policy management enhance administrator productivity. Broadcom says Symantec Endpoint Security predicts cyber attacks, quickly stops them and maintains cyber resilience.[1][5][11]

Symantec Email Threat Detection Response and Isolation (ETDR) is an add-on module for Symantec Email Security.cloud. ETDR adds sandboxing, click-time URL protection, clawback, and threat isolation, which give security teams more ways to uncover sophisticated threats, reduce user exposure, and contain risky content before it reaches endpoints. ETDR provides threat intelligence, indicators of compromise, and integration with SOC, SIEM, and SOAR processes. Web browser and email threat isolation keep users away from potentially dangerous sites, attachments, and downloads. Organizations that see users repeatedly targeted by phishing and credential theft can use awareness training, phishing simulations, and user risk profiling with ETDR. For organizations that rely on Email Security.cloud, ETDR offers a path to advanced detection and response without changing the underlying email security foundation. Symantec says it brings together core email prevention and advanced detection and response in a single cloud-delivered architecture.[13]

Symantec ZTNA was formerly named Secure Access Cloud. CBX correlates security signals to drive prevention, detection and response. Broadcom says VMware Cloud Foundation 9 and Advanced Services help customers accelerate innovation, control cloud costs and enable sovereignty and security. Broadcom says Emulex Secure Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters meet government mandates to encrypt all data with a quantum-resistant, Zero Trust solution. Broadcom says it gives mainframe customers the tools, technologies, and partner to amplify the value of the mainframe.[4][11][14][15]

Service Desk Manager is an IT service management solution designed to streamline support operations and enhance user experiences across the enterprise. Service Desk Manager is a core component of the Broadcom Service Management portfolio. Service Desk Manager delivers collaborative, mobile-driven capabilities. The xFlow Analyst Experience provides contextual workspaces and personalized tools. Service Point is a self-service portal for access to support and knowledge. Integrated automation, NLP-driven ticket categorization, and a Configuration Management Database (CMDB) enable prioritization, assignment, and resolution of incidents.[1][4][5][6][7][8][9][13]

Broadcom on the record

Sources

Broadcom full record

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  2. [2]Broadcom completes acquisition of symantec enterprise security business 300950721Broadcom Inc. via PR Newswire · prnewswire.com · published November 4, 2019 · Tier A
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Elastic full record

  1. [1]Elastic Security: Agentic SIEM, EDR, XDR, and automation | ElasticElastic · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]AboutElastic · elastic.co · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Elastic: The search database for AI | Search, AI agents, Observability, and Security | ElasticElastic · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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  6. [6]AI in financial services: Elastic for AI-powered search | ElasticElastic · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Official Elastic Cloud pricing — compare serverless and hosted offerings | ElasticElastic · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Elasticsearch Integrations | ElasticElastic · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Product Security at Elastic | ElasticElastic · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Elasticsearch GDPR and Elastic Stack GDPR Compliance | ElasticElastic · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Sitecore protects IT platforms and reduces security costs with Elastic | Elastic CustomersElastic · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Migrate to Elastic across any cloud | ElasticElastic · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Blogs | Elastic Security LabsElastic Security Labs · published October 7, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Elastic Email Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & FeaturesG2 · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier C

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