AlienVault OSSIM vs Splunk Enterprise Security comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

AlienVault OSSIM
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
11th
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk Enterprise Security
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
255
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (1st), IT Operations Analytics (1st)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the market share of AlienVault OSSIM is 1.0% and it decreased by 60.4% compared to the previous year. The market share of Splunk Enterprise Security is 13.7% and it decreased by 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
Log Management
17.6%
IT Operations Analytics
28.2%
 

Featured Reviews

Aman Aijaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 28, 2023
An easy-to-scale open-source solution used for monitoring events on devices
The area for improvement is a lot. When I started using it on our enterprise side, the issue we faced was, for example, if we were running at that time on AlienVault OSSIM v5.7.4. So, for some orders, we had to install some packages, and when we tried installing that package, some dependencies got upgraded to a new version. Now once that dependency got upgraded, the SQL, since you might be aware that OSSIM uses SQL database, now SQL and all the dependency in everything was not on the same version, and that caused the database to crash. The aforementioned area should be eased out by upgrading the patches and upgrading dependencies. This kind of thing is a disadvantage of OSSIM, and I would like them to work on this. But I have also raised service requests many times and gave it a push on the community section too. However, since it is a local source, they don't reply much over there. That is why I don't like to work on OSSIM because it is unpredictable. Once the storage goes above 50 percent, it starts behaving unpredictably. If you get stuck with a situation, then you need to drill a lockdown into that. Sometimes you get no luck. Then you have to just reimage the server with the new fresh OS of AlienVault. As for additional features, not much because if you move to the newer version, it is kind of getting more stable. But, to make my life easier, then I would say try to give more features. I know it's open source, so they also cannot provide me with more features. But still, if they can provide me with more features because right now it's becoming old. Right now, we are even moving from SIEM to Security Data Lake. So when we move to it, this will be literally outdated. No one can even expect anything out of it. The way security is moving, it will be outdated very soon. They have to also provide something new to keep this going for the future also.
Rohit Kolipaka - PeerSpot reviewer
May 9, 2024
The user interface is excellent, and it's easy to create dashboards
I use Splunk to get logs from the on-prem servers and create dashboards, alerts, and visualizations Splunk has helped us reduce our alert volume. It has sped up our security investigations. For example, it's easy to detect if there are multiple login failures. It has saved us a lot of time. We…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"OSSIM is the only solution that includes the large number of modules that we need: a vulnerability scanner, a network IDS system, a host IDS system."
"Inbuilt IDS, inbuilt integration with threat intelligence platform and with vulnerability assessment modules."
"The product is easy to use."
"The paid version of the solution has reporting and better scalability options."
"Its user-friendliness is the most valuable. It is very easy to use and explore. The dashboard is very well packaged and integrated. You don't have to spend a lot of time in configuring it and checking out the RPM etc. It is also free and very powerful."
"The threat alerts it gives me from time to time on harmful code within the network, or if they are generating any network traffic, are very useful."
"It has helped us remediate threats in the past by providing significant events that assisted in identifying suspicious activities, such as logins from multiple countries."
"The solution has a very good open source community, and whenever we have problems, we are always able to resolve it online."
"The most useful feature for me is the ability to create different kinds of alerts and set a different kind of denominator that will capture the real event. That is helpful for a power user like me."
"The ability to manage large amounts of generated data and to protect all devices from unauthorized use are the most valuable features."
"We have created a few custom use cases for Splunk that have helped us detect threats faster. For example, we set up endpoint-related data models and specialized setups for various scenarios. It's more efficient than some other products I've used."
"The flexibility of the search capability is most valuable. You can use it for more than just a basic log aggregator. It is powerful in that regard."
"The user interface is excellent, and since I'm using Splunk as a power user, it's easy to create dashboards."
"It is a one stop shop as a full monitoring and alerting solution for operations and application analysis for most of our back-end systems."
"My favorite example of improving of organization is saving a $60k/mo in payroll fraud and $10k/mo in wasted API credits by using simple searches and clear reports."
"We were able to create a catalog of dashboards and have a holistic view at all levels. We could understand our business much better. Real-time errors, which were buried in emails before now, surfaced up on dashboards."
 

Cons

"AlienVault OSSIM is costly."
"I would like the solution to be able to integrate with my firewall, my IDS and my Honeypot solutions so that it can provide real-time reporting as things occur and then have alert sent to me on my phone when suspicious activity is happening."
"The correlation engine needs to be improved."
"Lacking in depth of reporting."
"The initial setup was a bit complex. You've got to do a lot of reading. It's not an intuitive implementation."
"The user interface could be improved."
"I don't like to work on OSSIM because it is unpredictable."
"AlienVault OSSIM on-premise version is more difficult to implement than the cloud version. Additionally, they should add integration between several different environments at once and improve their online knowledge base."
"The administration of the cluster and app deployment to indexers or search heads can be done only using ssh access and command line, there is no GUI tools for that."
"From the commercial point of view, they have to bring down their costs."
"I find that the learning curve for Splunk is relatively lengthy."
"It can be tough to get a hold of somebody in technical support depending on the complexity of the issue."
"It would be nice if Splunk reduced the cost of training. Their training sessions are way too costly."
"The solution could improve by giving more email details."
"In terms of the interface, it could include some improvements for the look and feel."
"The UI can be improved. Dashboards and reports can be better in terms of graphics."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"AlienVault OSSIM is free."
"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
"The solution is open source, so it's free to use."
"AlienVault pricing is the best. Whatever cost you are paying, you are getting a return on every penny... It's not like your IBM, your QRadar, or Splunk, where the cost is too high."
"When comparing AlienVault OSSIM to Microsoft Sentinel, AlienVault OSSIM incurs additional costs due to its licensing price structure. If you are using AlienVault for security purposes at a certain level it can have a higher price point than the current pricing of Microsoft Sentinel."
"The licensing fees for the non-community edition are paid on an annual basis, and there are no costs in addition to this."
"AlienVault OSSIM is expensive compared to its competitors."
"The price of AlienVault OSSIM is too high sometimes for us to present to our customers. The price should be lower. We are on a three-year license to use the solution. We had to pay extra for the support."
"Regarding the product's pricing, I think it has always been difficult to have a conversation with Splunk."
"We have had a reduction in the time it takes to resolve issues and correlate what has failed."
"The license for Splunk Enterprise Security is expensive."
"I think that most of the log analytics solutions are expensive and I'm not sure if it's worth it."
"Its price is fair. Like with anything else, if you go into the cloud, different providers cost more, and you are able to throttle back or throttle up. The cost is comparable with anything else."
"The price can always be lower, but it is fair at the moment. The cost efficiencies depend on the licensing and how much data we are bringing in. We have a fairly large footprint, so it is cost-effective."
"Splunk Enterprise Security is expensive but the solution is equipped with a lot of features."
"Splunk Enterprise Security is not at all cost-friendly to be deployed in very small enterprises like start-ups."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with AlienVault OSSIM?
The log management could be improved because of the open source. In the configuration of AlienVault OSSIM, users can determine backup frequency, retention policies, and other settings. There is a l...
What SOC product do you recommend?
For tools I’d recommend: -SIEM- LogRhythm -SOAR- Palo Alto XSOAR Doing commercial w/o both (or at least an XDR) is asking to miss details that are critical, and ending up a statistic. Also, rememb...
What is a better choice, Splunk or Azure Sentinel?
It would really depend on (1) which logs you need to ingest and (2) what are your use cases Splunk is easy for ingestion of anything, but the charge per GB/Day Indexed and it gets expensive as log ...
How does Splunk compare with Azure Monitor?
Splunk handles a high amount of data very well. We use Splunk to capture information and as an aggregator for monitoring information from different sources. Splunk is very good at alerting us if we...
 

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