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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MetricStream Platform

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe MetricStream Platform, from MetricStream in Palo Alto, California is a Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) platform supplying a technology infrastructure for deploying GRC apps configurable to meet the needs of the enterprise.N/A

    Varonis Data Security Platform

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AVaronis offers their Data Security Platform, a modular suite of data acess and data security products providing sensitive data discovery, data access governance, unusual behavior detection, GDPR compliance support, as well as incident playbooks and cybersecurity forensic reporting.N/A
    Pricing
    MetricStream PlatformVaronis Data Security Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MetricStream PlatformVaronis Data Security Platform
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    MetricStream PlatformVaronis Data Security Platform
    Considered Both Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    MetricStream PlatformVaronis Data Security Platform
    Governance, Risk & Compliance
    Comparison of Governance, Risk & Compliance features of MetricStream Platform and Varonis Data Security Platform
    Feature
    MetricStream Platform
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Varonis Data Security Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Common repository of GRC items5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Corporate Performance Management (CPM) systems5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    GRC policy management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    MetricStream PlatformVaronis Data Security Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MetricStream PlatformVaronis Data Security Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MetricStream
    MetricStream is well suited for when you need to pull a report into Excel for further analysis. It is not good for when information needs to be entered as this is all done manually by analysts and managers. If we can implement a way to take parts of uploaded documents and have the system automatically enter the information in the designated fields in MetricStream, it would cut out lots of manual work for our department.
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    Varonis
    The most highlighted feature of Varonis Data Security Platform is the data analyzing mechanism. It analyzes your data all the time with some special algorithms to detect any unusual activities so that it can identify any unusual behavior or users and
    take necessary action to save your sensitive data. They also offer a complete dashboard solution for their customers to control across different data stores, see their current state, and any security breaches to be addressed manually.
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    Pros
    MetricStream
    • Easy to navigate.
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    Varonis
    • Varonis logging is very robust and captures all audit events being sent from the file servers.
    • The ability to report and alert on Active Directory account events works very well with file activity monitoring. It can show the complete picture of what an account did while being used.
    • Have a customizable dashboard is great for being able to show upper management information that only pertains to them.
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    Cons
    MetricStream
    • Speed/efficiency.
    • Missing functionality: Uploading documents (Excel sheets) into MetricStream and being able to pull information from that form into the program.
    • Improve number of outages and time that it is out for.
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    Varonis
    • Implementation can be challenging in some areas and can only be executed by the vendor
    • Implementation can only be executed by the vendor and additional work can be chargeable
    • Licensing can be improved upon
    • Agent based so implementation can be longer than expected
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    Usability
    MetricStream
    No answers on this topic
    Varonis
    Because the tool delivers on its promises and forces us to explore each functionality. Using the tool leads us to seek more knowledge and apply it to our environment, mitigating risks, reducing the attack surface, increasing the team's technical knowledge, and boosting team growth. It also demonstrates to senior management that the tool is extremely necessary for the environment.
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    Support Rating
    MetricStream
    No answers on this topic
    Varonis
    Support has always been very responsive and addressed any issues we may have had in the past. Some local engineers are willing to come onsite or work over a web session to discuss creating a new rule set or look at some issues. Getting issues address has never been a problem. There was one feature we had trouble getting to function correctly, but support and local engineers were willing to work with us as much as needed to get it working correctly for our organization.
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    Alternatives Considered
    MetricStream
    Archer is more risk-management-friendly in that it has a better interface and more room to conduct risk-related tasks and pull reports.
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    Varonis
    Actually, we didn't expend much time evaluating other file auditing platforms. We chose Varonis just after a serious incident and we had already heard about Varonis at a Netapp event. So it was an easy choice. We called Varonis and asked them for a PoC, that's it. The PoC became a production and it is running until this day.
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    Return on Investment
    MetricStream
    • It keeps records of all of our vendors and the corresponding documents.
    • Other departments can access information on vendors.
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    Varonis
    • We have identified data classifications issues that our organization was not aware of prior to the implementation.
    • The tool does take a dedicated resource for it to be effective.
    • Varonis has improved the speed with which we can fulfill audit requests, leaving us more time for other tasks.
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