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Feature Set Ratings
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
7.8
AlienVault OSSIM
78%
Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
AlienVault OSSIM ranks higher in 13/13 features
AlienVault OSSIM ranks higher in 13/13 features
Centralized event and log data collection
9.3
93%
10 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Correlation
7.9
79%
11 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Event and log normalization/management
8.3
83%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Deployment flexibility
8.6
86%
11 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools
9.0
90%
6 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Custom dashboards and workspaces
9.3
93%
16 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Host and network-based intrusion detection
9.4
94%
9 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Data integration/API management
5.4
54%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Behavioral analytics and baselining
5.7
57%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds
6.1
61%
3 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Response orchestration and automation
7.4
74%
2 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Reporting and compliance management
8.0
80%
4 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Incident indexing/searching
7.3
73%
3 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
AlienVault OSSIM
90%
11 Ratings
10.0
Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
100%
1 Rating
Usability
8.0
AlienVault OSSIM
80%
1 Rating
Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating
7.9
AlienVault OSSIM
79%
6 Ratings
Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
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
Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
As specified earlier, the product is very helpful to monitor the FTP, ODBC, JDBC, SQL and remote commands. What queries are coming to the system and who is issuing the commands so that we can analyze the and restrict their access if its not required. It helped us catch [a lot of] unauthorized users.
Lead Consultant
Megamax Services Pvt. Ltd. (An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company)Logistics & Supply Chain, 51-200 employees
Pros
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
Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
- Restricted FTP users
- ODBC/JDBC connection restrictions
- Exit Point Security Performance, Flexibility
Lead Consultant
Megamax Services Pvt. Ltd. (An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company)Logistics & Supply Chain, 51-200 employees
Cons
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
Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
- Adding a user to the exit point manger and then specifying the same user to restrict for particular service is bit complex i feel, instead of that making only one entry to restriction would be good.
- All Features are good
- Can maintain all systems from central system.
Lead Consultant
Megamax Services Pvt. Ltd. (An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company)Logistics & Supply Chain, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
AlienVault OSSIM
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Usability
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
Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
No score
No answers yet
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Support Rating
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
Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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 employeesPowertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
Helpsystems was one of the best leading third-party service provider in the Market for IBM i. Since we are already customer for the Helpsystems and their support is awesome. We need the best products in market and Helpsystems has all the good tools that suits to my environment. All we need is the best support when its required which Helpsystems support team doing at its best.
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Lead Consultant
Megamax Services Pvt. Ltd. (An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company)Logistics & Supply Chain, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
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 employeesPowertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i
- Controlling of unauthorized access
- Monitoring the exit point manger logs to restrict data access only to authorized people.
- Monitor of FTP, ODBC, SQL, Remote Commands and block attacks on IBM i DB2
Lead Consultant
Megamax Services Pvt. Ltd. (An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company)Logistics & Supply Chain, 51-200 employees