Security Onion

Security Onion

7 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Security Onion	Score10 out of 10	N/A	Security Onion is a free and open source Linux distribution for threat hunting, enterprise security monitoring, and log management, developed by the company of the same name in Evans. Their products include both the Security Onion software and specialized hardware appliances that are built and tested to run Security Onion. The company also offers paid support and training services.	N/A

Pricing

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Pricing Offerings
Security Onion
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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No setup fee

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Considered Both Products	Security Onion Solutions, LLC Verified User Chose Security Onion Other vendors may have a more robust solution but for our needs, Security Onion was the one to move forward with. We have tested some of the others but the cost of those platforms makes the ROI not as desirable. There is a learning curve with Security Onion but it is worth it … Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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User Ratings
	Security Onion
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Security Onion
Likelihood to Recommend	Security Onion Solutions, LLC Security Onion works well for setting up within a Linux environment. This brings a new platform to run and maintain though. The application its self has helped to keep track of logs and vulnerabilities in the environment. Alert triage and case creation is simple to start and follow through to the end. Verified User Read full review
Pros	Security Onion Solutions, LLC GUI Support Easy of use Verified User Read full review
Cons	Security Onion Solutions, LLC Requires Linux Training Verified User Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Security Onion Solutions, LLC Other vendors may have a more robust solution but for our needs, Security Onion was the one to move forward with. We have tested some of the others but the cost of those platforms makes the ROI not as desirable. There is a learning curve with Security Onion but it is worth it for the value provided. Verified User Read full review
Return on Investment	Security Onion Solutions, LLC Makes Alert Triage easier to handle Analysis of threats simple Verified User Read full review
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