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N-Able Adlumin Security Operations vs. SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    N-Able Adlumin Security Operations

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AAdlumin is a security operations command center that simplifies complexity and keeps organizations of all sizes secure. Its technology and integrations create a platform that obtains security telemetry from across an organization to provide greater insights into security alerts and streamline workflows.N/A

    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds LEM is security information and event management (SIEM) software.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    N-able
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    27 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    84%
    Happy with the feature set
    26 Answers
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    31 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    25 Answers
    Features
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    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of N-Able Adlumin Security Operations and SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
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    Ratings
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    8.9
    18 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Centralized event and log data collection00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Correlation00 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management00 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility00 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    N-Able Adlumin Security OperationsSolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (32 ratings)
    8.0
    (46 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.7
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.2
    (32 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (17 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    N-Able Adlumin Security OperationsSolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    N-able
    If you don't already have a system in place for anomoly detection, log monitoring, and alerting, you're doing your company a disservice. Whether Adlumin is the best choice for you depends on your budget and technology stack, but overall, Adlumin has been one of the best security purchases made by our company in the last few years, and has paid for itself by automatically preventing and protecting against specific attacks that were non-attacks due to Adlumin stopping them before they could start.
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    SolarWinds
    Optimal for SolarWinds Security Event Manager needs for smaller companies - it is a very cool product but has some limitations around EPS (which gets chewed up quickly if you're doing it the right way & adding servers/storage/FW & other network devices)... Also pricing model is GREAT (not consumption-based, which is the greatest grift the SIEM industry has created).
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    Pros
    N-able
    • Impossible Travel Identification and Isolation.
    • Device isolation in Standalone mode (not looking at S1).
    • Alerting on new app registrations, GA permissions, email rule creation in M365.
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    SolarWinds
    • It does a great job of notifying us when accounts have been locked out. We can then find out the device on the network where the login attempt occurred.
    • Searching for incidents is now a lot faster with the implementation of the HTML 5 interface.
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    Cons
    N-able
    • After an alert has been "Cleared" by internal IT, there should be no further action taken by the SOC team or the AI agent.
    • When there is an active internal incident or problem with Adlumin, there should be a notice in the incident or on the platform's active issues board about issues that may affect Adlumin agents. This would save people who have to respond a lot of time.
    • Have not been able to get one forwarder to function properly, despite documentation from a technician and the platform documentation. This is frustrating when a Windows collector option is available but doesn't work at all.
    • I have noticed some SentinelOne detections do not warrant responses or actions from the Adlumin team. These are usually repeated flags that do not require action, but some do, and some do not. I can't figure out what we reference specifically to determine a response from SOC or AI.
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    SolarWinds
    • All SolarWinds product suffer from slow response times in management portals. SolarWinds SEM is no exception. While it is much preferred over a "thick client" there is much room for improvement in speed.
    • If you use the email alert features with SolarWinds make sure to prepare you staff and team for the large amount of emails they could receive. Make sure to reduce the number of alerts so your team does not ignore the alerts.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    N-able
    We love the security it provides our clients and for us.
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    SolarWinds
    It is pretty likely that we will renew SEM when the time comes up. It is easy to use and maintain so there isn't much of a need to replace this product. It is also a pretty fair price for the capabilities provided by the SEM
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    N-able
    A number of integrations were simple to set up and well documented, but a few things were difficult or undocumented yet. Some sections feel over-complicated and others feel way too vague during the setup process. Once the onboarding is finished though, the product is very simple, but there is a learning curve at the beginning.
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    SolarWinds
    If you are familiar with SolarWinds then you can use this product it's as easy as that. If you have never used a SolarWinds product then it will take a minute to get how they do reports and make dashboards but that being said the tool is great and can make things very easy once you get a feel for how it works and get everything setup how you like it.
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    Support Rating
    N-able
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    The quality of support can vary depending on whom you end up speaking with. I was fortunate enough to work with a support representative who was very familiar with the product. He had even authored some of the support documentation on the website. On the flip side, I had two other experiences where I was simply directed to online training material.
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    Alternatives Considered
    N-able
    ArcticWolf has been a great product that we have used, but the ability that Adlumin has is extremely comparable for a fraction of the price. There are no hardware requirements with Adlumin, but it still has all of the abilities as ArcticWolf without the overheard. Again, the SOAR actions are a game changer when it comes to automation and immediate action.
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    SolarWinds
    Fortianalzyer can only do logs from FortiGate so usefulness is limited. Elasticsearch was a lot slower than Solarwinds and the filters were a lot harder to set up and use. The connectors for SEM were far more stable.
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    Return on Investment
    N-able
    • We used to be with an MSP before I was hired, and the company spent over 20K per year for that service. With N-Able, we have reduced the cost by over half.
    • I spend minimal time now patching computers because this is all automated. I sometimes have to patch a couple of machines because I missed a patch, but it has saved me a great deal of time.
    • I save a great deal of time with Board Reports because they are automatically generated for me each month.
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    SolarWinds
    • For the price, it produced a decent value. It did a lot of the easy stuff well. I can't give any specific data given the objective of the product was to monitor very basic events in the environment.
    • There are free options that can do a better job.
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