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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds LEM is security information and event management (SIEM) software.N/A

    Trellix Enterprise Security Manager

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATrellix Enterprise Security Manager (formerly McAfee Enterprise Security Manager) is security information and event management (SIEM) software.N/A
    Pricing
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)Trellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)Trellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)Trellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Considered Both Products
    SolarWinds
    Chose SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    I was using RSA Envision for many years but RSA discontinued its support and development and recommended to migrate to its NetWitness platform. The price was prohibitive. I evaluated McAfee's ESM but found it quite difficult to set up and use. Getting useful information from …
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)

    In the past I have used Qradar, McAfee ESM, and RSA Security Analytics.

    PROS:

    Incentivized
    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    31 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    25 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)Trellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) and Trellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Feature
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    8.9
    18 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Trellix Enterprise Security Manager
    8.4
    9 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Centralized event and log data collection9.018 Ratings8.69 Ratings
    Correlation8.015 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management8.018 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility10.018 Ratings8.39 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools8.013 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces9.017 Ratings9.39 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection10.03 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Data integration/API management00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching00 Ratings7.62 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)Trellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    Score8.9 out of 10
    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Sentinel
    Score8.6 out of 10
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)Trellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (46 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (17 ratings)
    6.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)Trellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SolarWinds
    Optimal for SolarWinds Security Event Manager needs for smaller companies - it is a very cool product but has some limitations around EPS (which gets chewed up quickly if you're doing it the right way & adding servers/storage/FW & other network devices)... Also pricing model is GREAT (not consumption-based, which is the greatest grift the SIEM industry has created).
    Incentivized
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    I believe that McAfee Enterprise Security Manager is best-suited for anyone in an office setting with a computer containing sensitive information. McAfee Enterprise Security Manager is constantly working to make sure that your device is free from an threats. Our field workers, however, probably wouldn't have a need for McAfee Enterprise Security Manager. They do not use computers for work and have no sensitive information stored in a work-related cloud.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    SolarWinds
    • It does a great job of notifying us when accounts have been locked out. We can then find out the device on the network where the login attempt occurred.
    • Searching for incidents is now a lot faster with the implementation of the HTML 5 interface.
    Incentivized
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • McAfee Enterprise Security Manager has a large library of pre-made correlations that reduces the amount of work needed to make it functional.
    • This is a core McAfee product that is still getting support.
    • It has a substantial amount of compatibility and integration with other products.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    SolarWinds
    • All SolarWinds product suffer from slow response times in management portals. SolarWinds SEM is no exception. While it is much preferred over a "thick client" there is much room for improvement in speed.
    • If you use the email alert features with SolarWinds make sure to prepare you staff and team for the large amount of emails they could receive. Make sure to reduce the number of alerts so your team does not ignore the alerts.
    Incentivized
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • The user interface is not the best, it is still based on Flash player (but they have plans to migrate to HTML5).
    • While the "user" interface is pretty straight forward, the management interface is fairly complicated.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SolarWinds
    It is pretty likely that we will renew SEM when the time comes up. It is easy to use and maintain so there isn't much of a need to replace this product. It is also a pretty fair price for the capabilities provided by the SEM
    Incentivized
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    SolarWinds
    If you are familiar with SolarWinds then you can use this product it's as easy as that. If you have never used a SolarWinds product then it will take a minute to get how they do reports and make dashboards but that being said the tool is great and can make things very easy once you get a feel for how it works and get everything setup how you like it.
    Incentivized
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    SolarWinds
    The quality of support can vary depending on whom you end up speaking with. I was fortunate enough to work with a support representative who was very familiar with the product. He had even authored some of the support documentation on the website. On the flip side, I had two other experiences where I was simply directed to online training material.
    Incentivized
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    McAfee Enterprise Security Manager overall is a great tool. It is effective in today's setting, wherein lots of potential threats are lurking. Its operations within the network are seamless. Users won't even notice that a SIEM is working in the background. But in today's trend, most of the businesses is heading towards the migration to cloud, which McAfee should improve its integration with.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    SolarWinds
    Fortianalzyer can only do logs from FortiGate so usefulness is limited. Elasticsearch was a lot slower than Solarwinds and the filters were a lot harder to set up and use. The connectors for SEM were far more stable.
    Incentivized
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    We selected McAfee Enterprise Security Manager because the pricing is competitive in the industry. It is very reliable. The vendor offers good support in real time. Offers the results that we have been looking for. The ability to get the logs may be of last 2 years in a matter of seconds. The ability to retain logs for a very long time.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    SolarWinds
    • For the price, it produced a decent value. It did a lot of the easy stuff well. I can't give any specific data given the objective of the product was to monitor very basic events in the environment.
    • There are free options that can do a better job.
    Incentivized
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • Centralisation of events form NIDS/IPS/IDS, Firewall(s), Web Proxy and Endpoint
    • Ability to have third party management
    • Actively upgraded product with good vendor support
    Incentivized
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