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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AThe LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform, from LogRhythm in Boulder, Colorado, is security information and event management (SIEM) software which includes SOAR functionality via SmartResponse Automation Plugins (a RespondX feature), the DetectX security analytics module, and AnalytiX as a log management solution that centralizes log data, enriches it with contextual details and applies a consistent schema across all data types.N/A

    Looker

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ALooker is a BI application with an analytics-oriented application server that sits on top of relational data stores. It includes an end-user interface for exploring data, a reusable development paradigm for data discovery, and an API for supporting data in other systems.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details—Must contact sales team for pricing.
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    LogRhythm
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    75%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    75 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    87 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    55 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    Features
    LogRhythm NextGen SIEM PlatformLooker
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform and Looker
    Feature
    LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform
    6.7
    22 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Looker
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized event and log data collection8.522 Ratings00 Ratings
    Correlation7.522 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility4.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools6.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces7.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data integration/API management5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform and Looker
    Feature
    LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Looker
    7.4
    134 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings6.5110 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.2133 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.5115 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform and Looker
    Feature
    LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Looker
    6.8
    132 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings6.3128 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings6.6130 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings5.655 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.8131 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform and Looker
    Feature
    LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Looker
    7.9
    128 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.7105 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.8113 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.984 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.2110 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform and Looker
    Feature
    LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Looker
    6.6
    128 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.7124 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.5110 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings4.66 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform and Looker
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    Ratings
    Looker
    7.3
    128 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.5120 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.2105 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.2122 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.360 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform and Looker
    Feature
    LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Looker
    5.2
    95 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings4.991 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings5.885 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    LogRhythm NextGen SIEM PlatformLooker
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Score8 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LogRhythm NextGen SIEM PlatformLooker
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (22 ratings)
    8.0
    (134 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    6.5
    (4 ratings)
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (51 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (51 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LogRhythm NextGen SIEM PlatformLooker
    Likelihood to Recommend
    LogRhythm
    Having mostly worked with their on-premises solution, I think it's well-suited for small , medium, and even big organisations. I feel it might be less suited if the customer wants a SIEM with 100% uptime, as it goes down a lot. Or if they want to depend on customer support. I suggest that if you want to go with LR, you have to have your own experienced engineers to work on.
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    Google
    When data drives potential for new orders, Looker earns its place in our tech stack. If, on the other hand, we are hoping for pipeline generation, Looker is useful if you are willing to repeatedly go check customer utilizations .... it is not appropriate if you are hoping to automate data analysis for this purpose.
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    Pros
    LogRhythm
    • LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform has an alarm system that generates tickets based on the event and the way it has been configured in the LogRhythm console. Let's say we have a ticket for a malicious email attachment. The ticket will some information like the source of the log, the source IP, destination IP etc. It can be drilled down to obtain specific information like the recipient, source location, file attachment name, SHA hash of the file, source and destination port, time, mac address of the machine that downloaded it etc. This helps the analysts to go to the root of the cause and take actions easily without manually parsing them.
    • The second good thing about the LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform is that it is very easy to use with its well-structured interface. To use LogRhythm, an user barely require any technical skills. A little overview of IP, CIDR, hash, etc. is enough to get your hands on it. It requires no programming or coding skills, as everything is GUI based. It also provides a beautiful visualization dashboard. There is another beautiful feature that it provides for the classification of events, known as cases. Multiple users working on the same platform can create cases and add events to it. They also help to maintain future reference.
    • The third good feature is the search tool which is very powerful. For example, sometimes it is hard to find the users who downloaded a malware from the guest wireless of the institution and not the private network. The search tool helps us in searching the user by automatically correlating the MAC address from the current network logs and the previous logs as the MAC address is the same. It is highly scalable for parsing a large number of logs from various sources.
    • I particularly think this is one of the best software available for log parsing in an organization where non-technical users are working on incident response. This tool has a good amount of flexibility. However, it can only be configured with the LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform Console.
    • In terms of usability, as already mentioned, it is a very easy tool to use, with a GUI based interface.
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    Google
    • Show visited pages - sessions, pageviews - which programs are viewed the most.
    • Displays session source/medium views to see where users are coming from.
    • It shows the video titles, URLs, and event counts so we can monitor the performance of our videos.
    • It gives a graphic face to the numbers, such as using bar charts, pie graphs, and other charts to show user trends or which channels are driving engagement.
    • Our clients like to see the top pages visited for a month.
    • I like the drop-and-drag approach, and building charts is a little easier than it was before.
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    Cons
    LogRhythm
    • LogRhythm absolutely needs to provide back end support for threat intelligence lists. Performing a linear search on massive lists of IPs on incoming web traffic can bring the SIEM to its knees.
    • LogRhythm should drop its entire code base for implementing lists and simply turn them into hash tables to avoid the excessive cost associated with referencing lists in rules. I haven't seen the code, but the performance suggests O(n).
    • The reporting feature is the worst of all SIEMs, luckily reports are not my primary service offering. LogRhythm should definitely revamp its reporting to be more intuitive.
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    Google
    • Documentation is scarce, and very difficult to find when you need it.
    • Pricing is unclear, particularly as you look to scale your reports across the business.
    • Data from other sources is not represented in the system as well as first party Google services.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    LogRhythm
    LogRhythm is focused on SIEM. That is their core business. Cost of operations, feature set and ease of use. The Log Rhythm support team is outstanding. Overall reliability is good. Reporting module needs some improvement and LR is promising that there will be significant improvements in future releases.
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    Google
    I give it this rating because it deems as effective, I am able to complete majority of my tasks using this app. It is very helpful when analyzing the data provided and shown in the app and it's just overall a great app for Operational use, despite the small hiccups it has (live data).
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    Usability
    LogRhythm
    LogRhythm does a rather decent job of making the functionality advanced (allowing for advanced keyword & field searching, use of "AND" as well as "OR" statements in the search bar) while keeping it accessible (by not requiring a specific syntax to do quick searches). This combined with a user interface that has headings and labels that are intuitive is very helpful.
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    Google
    Looker is relatively easy to use, even as it is set up. The customers for the front-end only have issues with the initial setup for looker ml creations. Other "looks" are relatively easy to set up, depending on the ETL and the data which is coming into Looker on a regular basis.
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    Reliability and Availability
    LogRhythm
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    Google
    No objections
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    Performance
    LogRhythm
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    Google
    Somehow resources heavy, both on server and client. I recommned at least 50Mbs data rate and high performance desktop comouter to be abke to run comolex tasks and configure larger amount of data. On the other hand, the client does not need to worry when viewing, the performance is usually ok
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    Support Rating
    LogRhythm
    While LogRhythm support is generally quick to respond, the initial response is usually from a first line support engineer with general knowledge of the product. Any advanced or complex issues have always required the assistance of a higher tier of support, directly or indirectly. For a few occasions we actually used our PS hours to work on the issue.
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    Google
    Never had to work with support for issues. Any questions we had, they would respond promptly and clearly. The one-time setup was easy, by reading documentation. If the feature is not supported, they will add a feature request. In this case, LDAP support was requested over OKTA. They are looking into it.
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    Implementation Rating
    LogRhythm
    • Buy professional services.
    • Buy and implement the system if possible.
    • Remember that the end point log configuration may require other teams in your company to assist you in getting the desired logs from all resources.
    • Attend the end user and daily operations training after a period of usage so you are not overwhelmed with information on concepts not yet seen.
    • Don't be afraid to call for help during your first months of use.
    • Don't close any ticket until you are sure the expected results are verified.
    • Use the community forums to discuss issues with your peers.
    • Watch the training videos offered by L R University.
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    Google
    Very satisfied, easy to implement
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    Alternatives Considered
    LogRhythm
    LogRhythm was simpler to set up and configure as well as extract information from. It also was less intrusive in terms of how many appliances were needed to implement. We were up and running within 5 hours to start accepting log sources. We selected LogRhythm as well since support is based in the USA in Colorado.
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    Google
    Looker Studio, you can easily report on data from various sources without programming. Looker Studio is available at no charge for creators and report viewers. Enterprise customers who upgrade to Looker Studio Pro will receive support and expanded administrative features, including team content management. So it's good.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    LogRhythm
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Perfect price to performance
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    Return on Investment
    LogRhythm
    • It gives the overall view of the environment so we are always aware of our security position.
    • It has created operational effectiveness; we are able to rapidly detect threats and resolve it fast.
    • We have been able to track inappropriate login attempts through tickets.
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    Google
    • Looker has a poignant impact on our business's ROI objectives. As an advertising exchange we have specific goals for daily requests and fill, and having premade Looks to monitor this is an integral piece of our operational capability
    • To facilitate an efficient monthly billing cycle in our organization, Looker is essential to track estimated revenue and impression delivery by publisher. Without the Looks we have set up, we would spend considerably more time and effort segmenting revenue by vertical.
    • Looker's unique value proposition is making analytical tools more digestible to people without conventional analytical experience. Other competing tools like Tableau require considerably more training and context to successfully use, and the ability to easily plot different visualizations is one of its greatest selling points.
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    Screenshot of a Looker dashboard with a geo chart.