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Feature Set Ratings
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Acunetix by Invicti
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.8
AlienVault OSSIM
78%
AlienVault OSSIM ranks higher in 13/13 features
AlienVault OSSIM ranks higher in 13/13 features
Centralized event and log data collection

N/A
0 Ratings
9.3
93%
10 Ratings
Correlation

N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
79%
11 Ratings
Event and log normalization/management

N/A
0 Ratings
8.3
83%
18 Ratings
Deployment flexibility

N/A
0 Ratings
8.6
86%
11 Ratings
Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
6 Ratings
Custom dashboards and workspaces

N/A
0 Ratings
9.3
93%
16 Ratings
Host and network-based intrusion detection

N/A
0 Ratings
9.4
94%
9 Ratings
Data integration/API management

N/A
0 Ratings
5.4
54%
2 Ratings
Behavioral analytics and baselining

N/A
0 Ratings
5.7
57%
2 Ratings
Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds

N/A
0 Ratings
6.1
61%
3 Ratings
Response orchestration and automation

N/A
0 Ratings
7.4
74%
2 Ratings
Reporting and compliance management

N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
4 Ratings
Incident indexing/searching

N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
3 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Acunetix by Invicti and AlienVault OSSIM are tied in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

9.0
Acunetix by Invicti
90%
1 Rating
9.0
AlienVault OSSIM
90%
11 Ratings
Usability

Acunetix by Invicti
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
AlienVault OSSIM
80%
1 Rating
Support Rating

Acunetix by Invicti
N/A
0 Ratings
7.9
AlienVault OSSIM
79%
6 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Acunetix by Invicti
It is suited well for ad-hoc and scheduled application vulnerability scans. You must review the results to manually filter out false-positives. You must always keep in mind that this is only a vulnerability scan. It can only find a certain class of vulnerabilities, and it can only do that so well. You should definitely not rely on this tool alone for identifying problems. That being said, I have used it along with every other major commercial vulnerability scanner and find it to the best overall ROI compared to more expensive commercial scanners that don't necessarily give you a better user experience or better vulnerability results. I rarely need support from the vendor, but when I do, they have been responsive and able to solve the issue quickly.
Director - Red Team (Application, Mobile, Cloud, IoT security, etc.)
Cylance, Inc.Computer & Network Security, 1001-5000 employees
AlienVault OSSIM
If this is your first experience with a SIEM, this one can get you started. Take the time to learn the ins and outs of the product and you'll most likely be satisfied with it if your company is an SMB. If you need compliance reports, OSSIM is too small for you, you'll need to go with USM or USM Anywhere.
Technical Services
GB Advisors, Inc.Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees
Pros
Acunetix by Invicti
- Fast.
- Easy-to-use.
- Great customer support.
- Reporting features.
- Supports importing state files from other popular application testing tools.
- Has other features built-in beyond just scanning for vulnerabilities.
Director - Red Team (Application, Mobile, Cloud, IoT security, etc.)
Cylance, Inc.Computer & Network Security, 1001-5000 employees
AlienVault OSSIM
- Asset discovery. Once installed in a centric, network-accessible server, OSSIM can poll all your endpoints with common protocols (SSH, SNMP, WMI) to detect and discover site-wide assets to monitor. You only need to group them by your own criteria once added to the product.
- SIEM Event Correlation. You can define quite complex correlation rules to detect possible suspicious or malicious actions or attempts in your network, in order to categorize them as real threats or as false positives, thus streamlining your risk assessment and management.
- Ease of installation. The entire AlienVault OSSIM is self-contained in an ISO file, which can be burned into a DVD or just mounted in your server of choice (physical or virtual) for deployment. The installation process is automated and quote verbosed, with options for static IP, email messaging and others.
- Ease of access. Being AlienVault OSSIM a self-contained appliance, it can be accessed via web by any device that supports a web browser, being that desktops, workstation, mobile devices, etc. The OSSIM dashboard and other features are automatically rearranged to adapt to the particular device being in use.
Support Services Manager
GB Advisors, Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees
Cons
Acunetix by Invicti
- Does not support multiple endpoints well (e.g. apps and services that do not reside at the same URL).
- Has authentication problems with modern enterprise apps which involve a lot of redirects to unrelated endpoints, federated IDs, SSO, etc. This is related to the first point.
- The vulnerability detection capability is not as robust as Burp Suite Pro + extensions, Metasploit + auxiliary modules, Nmap + scripts, etc.
Director - Red Team (Application, Mobile, Cloud, IoT security, etc.)
Cylance, Inc.Computer & Network Security, 1001-5000 employees
AlienVault OSSIM
- The reports are clunky and a bit tedious to parse through.
- Sometimes there's so much noise it's hard to tell what a true positive is. There are lots of false ones that trigger alerts but are normal behavior in many environments.
Director of Information Security
Memorial Hospital of GulfportMedical Practice, 5001-10,000 employees
Pricing Details
Acunetix by Invicti
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
Acunetix by Invicti Editions & Modules
Edition
Websites Scanned: 5 | $4,500 |
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Websites Scanned: 6-10 | $7,200 |
Websites Scanned: 11-20 | $10,800 |
Websites Scanned: 21-35 | $22,540 |
Websites Scanned: 36-50 | $26,600 |
Websites Scanned: Over 50 | Contact for quote |
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—AlienVault OSSIM
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—AlienVault OSSIM Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Usability
Acunetix by Invicti
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
AlienVault OSSIM
AlienVault OSSIM 8.0
Based on 1 answer
AlienVault OSSIM is far easy to use and manage - provided you know what you're doing. As any SIEM application, there is some background knowledge required in order to take advantage of the product's functionalities, such as the log correlation and analysis. Other than that, the application is quite usable and robust.
Support Services Manager
GB Advisors, Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
Acunetix by Invicti
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
AlienVault OSSIM
AlienVault OSSIM 7.9
Based on 6 answers
AlienVault OSSIM support has been very good. I have not had an issue that they were not able to quickly identify and provide a fix for. They are very quick to respond to open cases and are very knowledgeable in the product, which makes troubleshooting issues fast and solutions are provided quickly.
Help Desk Manager
Black Hills Federal Credit UnionBanking, 201-500 employees
Alternatives Considered
Acunetix by Invicti
Every year, we re-evaluate the tools we are using and licensing. We balance the ever-changing vendor licensing-models, costs, tool features/usability, etc. For the last few years, this has been the best overall commercial tool for our specific use case. However, this is only one of many tools that we use and need.
Director - Red Team (Application, Mobile, Cloud, IoT security, etc.)
Cylance, Inc.Computer & Network Security, 1001-5000 employees
AlienVault OSSIM
Originally my organization leveraged alien value due to the lower cost of entry and ability to manage it as a service provider. Unfortunately, after several years of working with this tool, it became unwieldy to use as it felt that almost every useful report had to be created by hand. As other tools have come out with the ability to do automated responses such as Stellar Data processor, we have begun to evaluate alternatives.

Verified User
Executive in Engineering
Computer & Network Security Company, 51-200 employeesReturn on Investment
Acunetix by Invicti
- Saved money compared to other commercial scanners, especially over the long run.
- Scan speed seems to be pretty good compared to some of the bulkier commercial products out there. However, that largely has to do with proper configuration.
- A downside is that is requires a bit of extra work just to get it set up to scan APIs, web services, etc.
Director - Red Team (Application, Mobile, Cloud, IoT security, etc.)
Cylance, Inc.Computer & Network Security, 1001-5000 employees
AlienVault OSSIM
- It's difficult to put a monetary value on security, but with proper monitoring and alerting, incidents will be easier to avoid.
- Helps with your compliancy, as it automatically alerts you for critical events.
- Collects logs in the cloud, so protected from local issues, like SAN failures.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Retail Company, 501-1000 employees