Big Bang for your Buck
Updated September 29, 2017

Big Bang for your Buck

Brian W. Caldwell BIT | MIS | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review

Software Version

USM Appliance (On-Premises)

Overall Satisfaction with AlienVault USM

ETCC uses AlienVault USM as the core of our managed security services practice. AlienVault USM is used together with other RMM tools from SolarWinds (N-Able). We tie AlienVault's ticket system in with AutoTask, our PSA of choice. Our target customers specific to AlienVault include the financial and healthcare sectors. One of the reasons for selecting AlienVault was its position in the Gartner magic quadrant, specific to SIEM.
  • Log aggregation
  • Single pane of glass via Federation server
  • Event Correlation
  • Deployment could be simplified or "smarter"
  • Azure Log Analytics and Splunk
AlienVault was simply easier to get started with and the price point was right.
Well suited for the budget-conscious who want to start with a good solid SIEM platform.

Evaluating AlienVault USM and Competitors

AlienVault USM Implementation

Using AlienVault USM

After using it for some time I have found the interface to be somewhat "clunky." Some of the system management requirements have to be done from the CLI (Command Line Interface). There is no way to easily automate some of the system maintenance, that if not addressed, causes the system to become unusable after a period of time.