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    AlienVault OSSIM (discontinued)

    Score4.2 out of 10
    N/AAlienVault OSSIM was an open source Security Information and Event Management (SIEM). AlienVault was acquired by AT&T Cybersecurity, now LevelBlue, and OSSIM is no longer available for sale.N/A

    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/APatch Manager Plus is an automated patch management solution that enables organizations to manage the entire patching lifecycle from a single console. It supports patching across Windows, macOS, Linux, and over 1,100 third-party applications, helping IT teams keep endpoints secure and compliant. With Automated Patch Deployment (APD), organizations can streamline the complete patch management process by: Scanning endpoints to identify missing patches Testing and approving patches…

    $245

    50 endpoints

    Pricing
    AlienVault OSSIM (discontinued)ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
    Editions & Modules
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    Professional
    $245.00
    50 endpoints
    Enterprise
    $345.00
    50 endpoints
    Professional
    $345.00
    50 endpoints
    Enterprise
    $445.00
    50 endpoints
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AlienVault OSSIM (discontinued)ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    AlienVault OSSIM (discontinued)ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    71%
    Would buy again
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    91%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    Features
    AlienVault OSSIM (discontinued)ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of AlienVault OSSIM (discontinued) and ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
    Feature
    AlienVault OSSIM (discontinued)
    7.5
    10 Ratings
    6% below category average
    ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized event and log data collection9.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Correlation6.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management8.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility8.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools9.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces9.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection9.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data integration/API management5.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining5.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds5.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation6.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AlienVault OSSIM (discontinued)ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (10 ratings)
    8.1
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (17 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AlienVault OSSIM (discontinued)ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    If you are managing a very large number of computers, I would say 1000+, the standard patching tools provided by Microsoft will fail to do their job properly. This is where you will benefit from ManageEngine PATCH MANAGER Plus, being agent-based it is fast, easy to manage, and reliable. If you require functionality more than just patching, like security auditing, you have to look elsewhere.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
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    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • 3rd-party application updates: since WSUS didn't allow us to do that, Patch Manager made updating software like Adobe and Chrome so easy.
    • The ability to schedule patches after working hours is very nice.
    • The dashboards that we can easily show to top management.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Creating custom rules is a bit complicated
    • Reporting could be improved
    • Agent has caused conflicts with a couple of our other applications
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • If this tool can fetch serial numbers of the devices on which this is deployed
    • This tool should collect all application installed at client machine which is not available as of now.
    • Intergate more application which can be patch using this tool.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    The overall usability for the application is great precisely for the ease of use the application provides, if i would go in a different organisation, i would suggest implementing ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus or Endpoint Central due to its features, and productivity.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Everything is done through MSSP and installation pro services. Once those hours are burned up, then you're on your own without a lot of help. Typically the pro services hours aren't enough to get past 60 days and MSSP are hit and miss. We had a miss for installation helpers.
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    The support team at Patch Manager Plus has been awesome. Very responsive and knowledgeable. There are times when there is confusion between different tickets but there is still good service.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    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.
    Incentivized
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    We were talking to Action1 and Adaptiva about their solutions of patch management. The main factor of choosing ManageEngine was pricing, which was considerably lower compared to these tools. Also, for Action1, it didn't featured some important features (like Linux patching), and it looked like a solution that is getting started in the market, even being more expensive than Patch Manager Plus.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • 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.
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    ManageEngine A Div of Zoho Corporation Pvt Ltd
    • ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus provides an excellent return on investment. We were able to get our systems fully patched, which we'd never been able to complete before. This provided excellent security to our organization.
    • ManageEngine Patch Manager Plus saved us a lot of time as most of our patching was fully automated.
    • ManageEngine took any issues we found and looked for solutions to further improve their product.
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