AlienVault USM vs. Druva Security Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AlienVault USM
ScoreĀ 7.2Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
N/A
AlienVaultĀ® Unified Security ManagementĀ® (USM) delivers threat detection, incident response, and compliance management in one unified platform. It is designed to combine all the essential security capabilities needed for effective security monitoring across cloud and on-premises environments, including SIEM, intrusion detection, vulnerability management, as well as continuous threat intelligence updates. The vendor states that even for resource-limited IT security teams, AlienVaultā€¦
$1,075
per month
Druva Security Cloud
ScoreĀ 9.7Ā outĀ ofĀ 10
N/A
Workforce mobility and the rise of cloud services is an essential part of any business, but it creates a number of challenges for IT. Data spread across devices and cloud services, unpredictable schedules, and varied network connections all complicate efforts to protect and govern enterprise information. The Druva Cloud Platform (formerly Druva inSync & Druva Phoenix) provides unified data protection, management, andā€¦N/A
Pricing
AlienVault USMDruva Security Cloud
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$1,075
per month
Standard
$1,695
per month
Premium
$2,595
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AlienVault USMDruva Security Cloud
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
AlienVault USMDruva Security Cloud
Considered Both Products
AlienVault USM
Chose AlienVault USM
This product has given us the type of space and security that we need to store data. Other companies have given us so many problems when it comes to losing power and losing data, and with over 15 thousand consumers, we need to make sure all of our stuff is safe and not lost.
Druva Security Cloud

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
AlienVault USMDruva Security Cloud
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of Product A and Product B
AlienVault USM
7.9
8 Ratings
2% above category average
Druva Security Cloud
-
Ratings
Centralized event and log data collection8.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Correlation8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Event and log normalization/management8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Deployment flexibility8.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools6.85 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom dashboards and workspaces7.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Host and network-based intrusion detection8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
AlienVault USM
-
Ratings
Druva Security Cloud
9.6
133 Ratings
15% above category average
Universal recovery00 Ratings9.798 Ratings
Instant recovery00 Ratings9.699 Ratings
Recovery verification00 Ratings9.597 Ratings
Business application protection00 Ratings9.679 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings9.693 Ratings
Incremental backup identification00 Ratings9.8120 Ratings
Backup to the cloud00 Ratings9.8132 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings9.8125 Ratings
Snapshots00 Ratings9.799 Ratings
Flexible deployment00 Ratings9.7100 Ratings
Management dashboard00 Ratings9.5124 Ratings
Platform support00 Ratings9.6104 Ratings
Retention options00 Ratings9.5125 Ratings
Encryption00 Ratings9.7111 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
AlienVault USM
-
Ratings
Druva Security Cloud
9.6
108 Ratings
16% above category average
Continuous data protection00 Ratings9.6103 Ratings
Replication00 Ratings9.789 Ratings
Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings9.4105 Ratings
Malware protection00 Ratings9.586 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities00 Ratings9.696 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings9.659 Ratings
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AlienVault USMDruva Security Cloud
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User Ratings
AlienVault USMDruva Security Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(390 ratings)
9.8
(338 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.2
(18 ratings)
10.0
(26 ratings)
Usability
6.7
(34 ratings)
10.0
(74 ratings)
Availability
6.4
(3 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(3 ratings)
8.8
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(25 ratings)
10.0
(74 ratings)
In-Person Training
4.5
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
8.3
(6 ratings)
7.4
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.4
(38 ratings)
9.3
(163 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(3 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.3
(3 ratings)
1.5
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
6.3
(3 ratings)
9.6
(113 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.6
(3 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.2
(3 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
AlienVault USMDruva Security Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
AT&T Cybersecurity
At this point I'm saying a 4. While the marketing material make it appear to be easy to use and it was relatively easy to set up, as previously mentioned, each event description is based upon the individual asset making it nearly impossible for the administrator to be a SME for each asset. For example, if one of the assets reporting is a router, the administrator monitoring alerts would need to know what the various events are that can be triggered as an event for the particular router; however, if the asset is a workstation, the administrator would need to know the various events that are triggered for workstations.
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Druva
We are a cloud-only shop, so Druva Data Resiliency Cloud is a natural fit. We do not have a large Azure VM presence, so I do not know how well they play in that space. If you are not cloud-focused, I am not sure that Druva Data Resiliency Cloud's strengths will be easily seen. However, in the cloud they are tough to beat.
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Pros
AT&T Cybersecurity
  • AlienVault USM is simple and easy to deploy. Sensors can be deployed in as little as 15 minutes through the setup wizard.
  • The USM UI is easy to understand. I've trained multiple analysts who are able to perform their duties on their first day, in part because of USM Anywhere's ease of use.
  • Top-notch built-in compliance templates and reporting features.
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Druva
  • We like the option of downloading backed up files both individually and as a group.
  • The ransomware protection is a security feature that puts our minds at ease when it comes to the safety of our data.
  • The Customer Success team does frequent reach outs and technical health checks.
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Cons
AT&T Cybersecurity
  • Personally, I've wished I could purchase a service that would configure AV for my environment. I get a lot of traffic on a daily basis and I almost need to hire an analyst that just works on AV.
  • Some of the filters when looking for a specific alert aren't that easy to use.
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Druva
  • They have more ways to improve in Analytics section and UX.
  • I recommend to have to integrate with the cloud storages cheaper option to store backups which would be tremendous for customers to save snapshots costs.
  • Love to see Druva Data Resiliency Cloud have a better rbac policy on who can trigger the DR engine.
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Likelihood to Renew
AT&T Cybersecurity
The centralized logging and retention for PCI compliance was our main driver, and it is meeting that need. Otherwise there has been enough frustration with the lack of documentation and the need to customize through the CLI that I would be open to alternatives.
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Druva
This is the second company I've brought to Druva. Just today, I was tasked with recovering a file from a user that last saw it 6 months ago. I was able to restore it in under 5 minutes of getting the request. It's really that easy.
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Usability
AT&T Cybersecurity
Once you are able to navigate the different panels, finding what you need is quite easily. Before getting used it it can be a bit of challenge . Each panel is quite well laid out and the filtering search capabilities are quite strong.
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Druva
The product is easy to navigate and manage. Setup and configuration is also easy. We did not need to pay for any additional professional services. Our account team worked with use on the integration. It was not complex or difficult to learn how to setup and use. End users also have the ability to log in and manage their own files and emails
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Reliability and Availability
AT&T Cybersecurity
We do have issues with maintenance on the AlienVault USM as the disk fills up from time to time with other data sources. Sources for scanning logs and net flow data isn't calculated in regular disk maintenance and can easily fill up our disk if we do not keep an eye on it with some custom Nagios plugins. The system does properly trim logging data from logging sources properly.
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Druva
Like any service, there are scheduled maintenance periods and unscheduled outages, however outages have been very limited and fortunately have not had any impact on our environment.
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Performance
AT&T Cybersecurity
With the latest release of AlienVault USM overall performance has not been an issue. We have noticed single source events per second does not scale well with the overall system. 2,000eps on a vmware system with a single source produces delays of up to an hour for us. Pages, reporting and even raw log searches are rather quick though.
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Druva
Page response in the admin center is acceptable- rarely are we waiting for data to load. Backup speeds seem fine, and restore speeds are OK considering it's likely pulling data from cold storage. It often takes 30-60 seconds for the restore to begin transferring files, but speeds are acceptable thereafter
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Support Rating
AT&T Cybersecurity
The support we received from alienvault was excellent. They went above and beyond in making sure everything was working as it needed to be. They REALLY want their product implementation to be a success and our security goals be achieved. They are like a member of our security team.
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Druva
We had an issue in my first year that took a long time to fix. The support guy was awesome, took screen shots, filled me in, was professional, but it just took so long. I do think that was an anomaly, but it certainly sticks out nonetheless. Beyond that, we've had pretty good support "relationships" with the reps. They're usually pretty prompt at getting back and quite knowledgeable. Just make sure you have your proxies updated, because that's always step 1!
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In-Person Training
AT&T Cybersecurity
I did not have any experience with "in person" training directly. The free online classes offered for a half a day are based on the actual training offered. These little teasers are very good and well worth your time to learn a few quick and dirty ways of getting more information from your SIEM
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Druva
They are very well knowledgeable. They conducted a two day training session and they explained each and everything.
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Online Training
AT&T Cybersecurity
It was very well organized and helpful in using the product to the fullest extent. The instructor allowed time for folks who were involved with managed services to receive tuning tips in order to better support their customers. In addition, the course materials were automatically updated when the new version came out.
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Druva
As an administrator, if I had a user who needed additional training, it was available. As an Administrator, the product was so easy I didn't need it
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Implementation Rating
AT&T Cybersecurity
AlienVault USM was a very simple to implement and get up and running. We started with a trial version and had that up and going within an hour of receiving email instructions from the sales engineer. We never had to contact support to get the system up and going. It was extremely easy to convert over to a full license once we started with a paid version.
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Druva
Implementation from cloud ranger to Druva Data Resiliency Cloud platform was a seamless integration experience to upgrade the policies and license for continual backup/recovery support. This may be one of the best "set it and forget it" apps for backup solutions, that also allow notifications for failures etc...
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Alternatives Considered
AT&T Cybersecurity
Splunk's ES is a paid add-on on top of an already pricey product. Finding a MSSP that supports Splunk and isn't a 6 figure annual commitment seems unlikely. LogRhythm did not have a cloud-based solution when we were considering SIEMs. Fantastic product though and have a good MSSP base. Devo did not have a MSSP partner base when we looked. Their product is fantastic too. AlienVault USM has good partners to choose from as well as an affordable cloud model, that's why we chose it.
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Druva
When evaluating Druva Data Resiliency Cloud, we compared it against several market leaders. After extensive testing, we confirmed that Druva Data Resiliency Cloud stacks up well against these products due to the following features: Ease of use Simple to setup & configure Eliminates up front cost, commitment and capacity planning Immutable by default Flexible configuration options Single management interface
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Scalability
AT&T Cybersecurity
The AlienVault USM is not very scalable. Some scalability can be achieved by installing additional sensors, but this only offers 500eps per sensor and is still overall limited by the installation type of VM or physical. We have also noticed the EPS (events per second) is rated overall and not towards a single source. A single source on a very healthy VMware partition tops out at 2,000eps for us, no matter how we configure it. Maybe this is a problem of the 5.2 release?
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Druva
We started very small with this product, only backing up key officers' laptops. After our initial experience, we found it very easy to scale up the product to all company laptops and expand into file servers, VMWare servers, and other production-level data, like Office 365 and Teams. We found the product very easy to scale while remaining intuitive and efficient to use.
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Return on Investment
AT&T Cybersecurity
  • Once you hit the 150 asset mark, you have to jump to their unlimited license. There is no middle ground. We were only 10 or so assets above the 150 so we had to chose to either not monitor those assets or pay the price of the upgrade.
  • AlienVault brings all the information to one place which makes it much quicker to track down problems.
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Druva
  • Using Druva has simplified greatly the backup process. Once fully configured to your business needs, Druva provides a fast amount of backups.
  • Druva has saved a lot of time for the IT team. Usually time is wasted by staff members searching for a missing email. Now, they reach out to us or use their own Druva account to locate a missing email quickly and easily.
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ScreenShots

AlienVault USM Screenshots

Screenshot of USM Anywhere NIDS Dashboard

Druva Security Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of Druvaā„¢ delivers unified data protection, management, and information governance for cloud applications. Delivered as-a-service, Druva inSync for SaaS applications simplifies backup, archival, and compliance to reduce the cost and complexity of protecting online data, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve data visibility.Screenshot of Druva inSync delivers automated multi-cloud backup, recovery, and compliance for SaaS applications such as Microsoft, Google Workspace, and Salesforce to protect against SaaS outages and attacks in a secure, centralized cloud platform.Screenshot of A Cloud-native Design for User Data Protection and Management
Scalability is provided by the dynamic scaling of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). Druva's global source level deduplication works with Amazon DynamoDB to store its hash table completing over a million looks-up every second.Screenshot of Druva offers an end-user data protection and governance platform that protects end-user workloadsa and offers value-add capabilities above and beyond core backup and recovery.