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ArcSight uses custom pricing as of May 2026. Contact ArcSight directly for a personalized quote. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

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ArcSight offers 1 pricing tiers: Enterprise.

Compared to other siem software, ArcSight is positioned at the budget-friendly price point.

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How much does ArcSight cost?

ArcSight uses custom pricing across 1 plan. Contact ArcSight directly for a personalized quote. Plans include Enterprise (custom pricing).

ArcSight Pricing Overview

ArcSight uses custom pricing — contact their sales team for a quote. The Enterprise plan requires contacting sales for a custom quote.

This pricing was last verified in January 1, 1970.

ArcSight pricing is custom-quoted based on deployment size and log ingestion requirements. OpenText (formerly Micro Focus) does not publish public pricing tiers for ArcSight ESM or ArcSight Logger. Organizations should expect enterprise-level pricing with costs varying significantly based on the number of events per second (EPS), data retention requirements, and deployment model (on-premise or cloud).

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How ArcSight Pricing Compares

Software Starting Price Top Price
ArcSight Custom Custom
Elastic Security $95/month per resource $175/month per resource
IBM QRadar $5000/annual enterprise $250000/annual enterprise
LogRhythm Custom Custom
Microsoft Sentinel $2.46/GB ingested $5.2/GB ingested
QRadar Custom Custom

ArcSight Pricing FAQ

01 How does ArcSight pricing compare to other SIEM solutions?

ArcSight is positioned as a premium SIEM solution. In direct comparisons, users report Splunk Enterprise Security being considerably more expensive than ArcSight, making ArcSight a mid-to-high tier option. It is generally more expensive than options like LogRhythm but less costly than Splunk ES.

02 What features justify ArcSight's premium pricing?

ArcSight provides enterprise-grade features including real-time correlation, built-in filters and aggregation, super-indexing (bloom filters), and integrated case management with ESM. The platform handles normalization out-of-the-box through its connector framework, reducing analyst workload compared to solutions requiring custom normalization.

03 Should I co-manage ArcSight or use a managed service?

If you already have ArcSight deployed, co-management services like ReliaQuest can fine-tune and manage the platform for you. This is recommended for organizations that want to maintain their existing ArcSight investment while outsourcing day-to-day operations and tuning.

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