Elastic Security: The only 100% protection score in the AV-Comparatives EPR Test
Elastic sits at the very top of this year’s AV-Comparatives' 2026 Endpoint Prevention and Response (EPR) Test, with the only 100% protection score combined with the lowest modelled operational footprint of any tested product, and zero false alerts.
Even with this perfect protection rate, Elastic maintained one of the lowest total costs of ownership among all vendors, proving strong protection doesn't come at a high cost or false positive rate.
The AV-Comparatives EPR Test isn't a simple pass or fail. It runs 50 full multistage attack scenarios built on MITRE ATT&CK techniques, incorporating AI-assisted development methods to build testing tools and scenario variations that reflect how attacker tooling has evolved in 2026.
In a category where reliability matters most, AV-Comparatives' rigorous independent testing verifies that Elastic Security leads the way.
Read the complimentary reportHighlights
- Clear leadership: Elastic Security was the only vendor in the EPR Test to successfully block and report 100% of attack scenarios.
- Operational advantage: In addition to zero operational and workflow delays, Elastic has one of the lowest total costs of ownership among all vendors.
- Competitive edge: Elastic consistently outperforms all other participating endpoint vendors. Some vendors, having achieved Certified EPR status in previous tests were notably absent this year.
Additional resources
- Elastic Security: The only 100% score in AV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test (July 2026)
- Elastic scores another 100% in AV-Comparatives Business Security Test December 2025 (December 2025)
- Elastic Security scored 100% in First AV-Comparatives Business Security Test 2025 (June 2025)
- Blog:The endpoint tax is over: Elastic Security XDR
- Elastic Security's top-rated XDR
