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ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) vs USM Anywhere comparison

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92% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) and USM Anywhere are leading security management solutions. While users appreciate the feature set of USM Anywhere, ArcSight ESM is favored for its deployment and support. USM Anywhere is seen as more cost-effective and efficient.

Features: ArcSight ESM is valued for its powerful correlation capabilities, scalability, and robust threat detection. USM Anywhere stands out with its integrated threat intelligence, ease of use, and comprehensive security measures.

Room for Improvement: ArcSight ESM users note the complexity of configuration, the need for more intuitive management tools, and a streamlined interface. USM Anywhere users suggest enhanced reporting capabilities, faster data processing, and improved customization options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ArcSight ESM requires significant time and resources for deployment, with a steep learning curve, but its customer service is highly rated. USM Anywhere is praised for its quick deployment and intuitive setup, although its customer service lacks the depth offered by ArcSight ESM.

Pricing and ROI: ArcSight ESM has higher initial setup costs but offers robust capabilities worth the investment. USM Anywhere, being more budget-friendly, provides high ROI with lower setup costs, delivering superior value for money by balancing cost and performance effectively.

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Categories and Ranking

ArcSight Enterprise Securit...
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
96
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
USM Anywhere
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
30th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (38th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (52nd), Compliance Management (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) is 1.3%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 1.2%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Ramnesh Dubey - PeerSpot reviewer
Allows for monitoring logs according to industry standards within ESM but has a total capacity capped at 12 TB, limiting real-time data retention periods
The first limitation is with the ArcSight Data Storage Manager (ADSM). ArcSight's total capacity is currently capped at 12 TB. This becomes an issue if a customer needs a longer real-time data retention period, such as exceeding 90 days or reaching a year or even ten months. Increasing the disk space beyond 12 TB is not currently possible. So, increasing the storage capacity is one area for improvement. Additionally, the real-time data retention is limited due to the 12 TB restriction. Depending on the Events Per Second (EPS) you receive, you might only be able to retain data for seven to ten days. Overall, the 12 TB limit is the main issue we face in terms of maximizing real-time data storage. Moreover, there are a few improvements I would like to see in future releases. My main suggestion for ArcSight is to simplify the deployment process. Currently, the installation process is quite complex. There are various components involved, including transformations, multiple installations, and containerization for various components. Ideally, I'd recommend that ArcSight allow the entire installation, including the ESM and database, to be completed within a single unified setup process for a streamlined experience. Additionally, having readily available and well-organized documentation for the step-by-step installation process would be incredibly helpful. I would also like to see better support.
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Kris Nawani - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software
USM Anywhere is used for threat detection and investigation. It provides a solution with built-in threat intelligence and various other investigation tools The solution offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software, as it is maintained by the vendor. It helps in saving…
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"ArcSight gives us better visibility into threats that were unknown earlier."
"The feature that I have found the most useful is that it can be deployed to the cloud."
"The filters and the ability to do what you want are the most valuable features. There is nothing that you cannot do in this solution. It has all the features, which makes it very dynamic."
"The user interfaces are quite good and speedy."
"The solution has gone beyond signature-based monitoring and analysis and is AI-powered. It is good enough to cover the full range of cybersecurity services."
"It is a robust product and has multiple valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of ArcSight ESM is its ease of use."
"ArcSight is customizable. You can integrate just about anything. I also like the ease of use."
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"It provides a single pane of glass view, coupled with a whole security ecosystem. The ability to manage everything from a central point, including vulnerability assessments, asset management - including the services provided by the various hosts, NIDS, HIDS, etc. - provides a very efficient way of dealing with things."
"As we have to service several servers, we can manage them in a economical way, which is beneficial to our team and business."
"Every activity on the firewall is recorded, and notifications are sent with this solution."
"It allows you to define what alerts you want to see, or not to see, as well as if you want them grouped, or ungrouped."
"The solution has all the features that we need, however they do not work correctly."
"It allows for a lot of out-of-the-box features: vuln scanning, HIDS/HIPS, and IDS."
"Ease of deployment across various environments."
"The USM is a work horse, no matter what devices or the number of logs we throw at it, the system processes them in real time, correlates the events, and alerts on only events that need human review."
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Cons

"The tool should improve its UI. It also should make data more searchable."
"Customer service and support is our biggest challenge."
"We would like the ability to easily identify either unused resources or those that are being used sub-optimally."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward."
"Currently lacks SOAR feature."
"There are several improvements that we would like to see, including: Building a system based on a log collection (SOC), a scenario for external encroachment, and Operator training."
"The dashboard looks a bit cumbersome."
"I faced some problems implementing certain attacks, which was my biggest concern. The visualization wasn't very good, and I couldn't create good monitoring dashboards."
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"We develop additional rules and scripts to make it more usable."
"I've been using it just for my own personal upskilling in terms of how the product works. At the moment, it is pretty straightforward and simple, and it is working how it is supposed to. The feedback would come once it is deployed to customer sites. They'll be using it on a more frequent basis, and that's when the feedback would come in terms of the areas in which they're facing issues or are looking for simplicity."
"The vulnerability scanning feature is one of the areas where the product has certain shortcomings and needs to improve. The tool has vulnerability scanning, but it is not that efficient."
"AlienVault needs to continue to integrate with other third-party technologies that clients want to have monitored."
"The reporting and dashboards have room for improvement."
"Plugins could be better utilized, as some of them do not recognize all logs."
"The other thing is the agent is OSSEC. They needed to create its own agent to help to find threats on the devices that it happens to be installed."
"The dashboard could be improved as well as the level of customization."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Thanks to Micro Focus's licensing model, as an MSSP, we are able to see a complete return on our investment almost immediately."
"We have a license to use this solution. The price of ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager is expensive."
"It's a good price, it's one of the cheaper solutions."
"We're paying a fee for an MSSP, and the cost of the total cost of ArcSight ESM was approximately three to four million dollars a year. The price was less than similar solutions. We did not have additional fees."
"Customers without a ton of resources to dedicate to deployment may be better served by a managed ArcSight service."
"The cost of the solution is not very high, although hiring a qualified analyst to work with the product is expensive."
"ArcSight can be a little bit expensive because of the area that we work in and the cost. Licensing is mostly on a yearly basis, not monthly."
"Price-wise, ArcSight ESM was a bit high compared to competitors, which factored into our decision to switch to Splunk. It couldn't cover all our business needs for what we wanted to implement."
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"Use the AlienVault team. They are helpful and the documentation that they provide is second to none."
"The pricing is a good value. The key thing is that for the new product, the licensing of it, is subscription-based and it's based on data. Clients need to be really careful when thinking about that, because odds are they're going to need to put a lot more data into it than what they initially estimate, which is going to drive their subscription costs up."
"We checked out several competitors. For what it can do and the cost, it was the best option!"
"It allows you to do a lot with a small price tag... The pricing is the best on the market."
"I don't know exactly, but I know it is based on the number of logs and the retention duration, such as 30 days or something like that. So, the smallest package is about 500 a month for 30 days of logs. There is a virtual machine. You need resources for it. It is a log collecting VM. They provide the software, and you just have to load a virtual machine. So, you're going to incur some CPU RAM and storage for wherever this log collecting appliance is running, which typically is in our cloud and on our platform for the customer."
"So far, it has been a good solution for a tight budget."
"Negotiate the best package for your environment."
"​The price point is good.​"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
19%
Educational Organization
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which is the best SIEM tool for a mid-sized financial services firm: Arcsight or Securonix?
In my market, a lot of financial companies had or have an ArcSight installation. Just because in former times it was pretty good. Now a lot of them are looking for a more effective solution due to ...
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What do you like most about ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM)?
We utilize ArcSight ESM for real-time threat detection in our organization. We have custom rules that we've developed on top of the WAN services, along with scheduled licensing activities.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM)?
ArcSight is expensive.
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What do you like most about AT&T AlienVault USM?
The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AT&T AlienVault USM?
The pricing is amazing and really cheap.
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What needs improvement with AT&T AlienVault USM?
There are scalability issues due to a 60 TB limit, which restricts its use for large customers like banks. It is also limited when used with bigger products and has complex password requirements.
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Also Known As

Micro Focus ArcSight, HPE ArcSight, ArcSight
AT&T AlienVault USM, AlienVault, AlienVault USM, Alienvault Cybersecurity
 

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Overview

ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) is a powerful SIEM solution for analyzing, collecting, correlating, and reporting on security event information. ArcSight ESM analyzes information from all of your data sources while helping your organization maintain high security. In addition, the solution is very customizable and enables users to create their own company-specific rule sets to automatically trigger instant alerts.

ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) Features

  • Real-time threat detection
  • Visualization and reporting capabilities
  • Patented log management
  • Personalized dashboards
  • Scalable event monitoring
  • Seamless integration with your existing SOC tools
  • Behavior profiling
  • Data and user monitoring
  • Application monitoring
  • Analytics
  • Deployment/support simplicity

ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) Benefits

Some of the benefits of using ESM include:

  • Real-time information: ArcSight ESM can correlate data from any source in real-time to detect incidents before they become a breach.
  • Compliance: Optional compliance packs enable packaged reports for PCI, SOX, and IT Governance.
  • Security analytics: With ArcSight ESM, you can build and maintain a security operation center (SOC) through big data security analytics.
  • Integration: ArcSight ESM allows you to integrate SOC with network operations, service desk, CMDB, business intelligence, Hadoop, email security, application security, threat feeds, and more. 
  • Speed: ArcSight ESM provides excellent speed of event collection with patented log management tools. 
  • Advanced detection: ArcSight ESM can detect unusual or unauthorized activities as they occur, preventing business disruptions. 
  • Decrease threat exposure: By implementing ArcSight ESM, you reduce threat exposure because the solution detects threats in real time.  
  • Operational efficiency: ArcSight ESM makes it possible for you to automate responses with ArcSight’s native SOAR, which saves your organization time, and therefore increases your operational efficiency.

Reviews from Real Users

Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) users.

A Head of Professional Services at a computer software company says, “The simplicity of the solution is the most valuable aspect of the product. The product is quite mature. It's been around for a long time. The integration is easy for the most part.”

A Managing partner at a tech services company states that the solution is “Good at consolidating logs, fairly stable, and can scale.” 

PeerSpot user Abbasi P., Vice President Derivatives Ops IT at a financial services firm, explains, “The user interfaces are quite good and speedy, and I like the consoles too. The typology and the setup are also good.”

A Chief Technological Officer at a tech services company says, "It is a very useful tool for intelligence building because it has many use cases and many rule sets."

An Associate Vice President at a consumer goods company comments, “We primarily use the solution for its technology including its independent logs, and those types of things. The solution offers very good monitoring. The product's log management and event management capabilities are excellent. There are a lot of really good analytical components. It helps us focus on analysis.”

USM Anywhere centralizes security monitoring of networks and devices in the cloud, on premises, and in remote locations, helping you to detect threats virtually anywhere.

Discover

  • Network asset discovery
  • Software & services discovery
  • AWS asset discovery
  • Azure asset discovery
  • Google Cloud Platform asset discovery

Analyze

  • SIEM event correlation, auto-prioritized alarms
  • User activity monitoring
  • Up to 90-days of online, searchable events

Detect

  • Cloud intrusion detection (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Network intrusion detection (NIDS)
  • Host intrusion detection (HIDS)
  • Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Respond

  • Forensics querying
  • Automate & orchestrate response
  • Notifications and ticketing

Assess

  • Vulnerability scanning
  • Cloud infrastructure assessment
  • User & asset configuration
  • Dark web monitoring

Report

  • Pre-built compliance reporting templates
  • Pre-built event reporting templates
  • Customizable views and dashboards
  • Log storage
 

Sample Customers

Lake Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bank AlJazira, Banca Intesa, and Obrela.
Abel & Cole, Bank of Ireland, Bluegrass Cellular, CareerBuilder, Claire's, Hays Medical Center, Hope International, McCurrach, McKinsey & Company, Party Delights, Pepco Holdings, Richland School District, Ricoh, SaveMart, Shake Shack, Steelcase, TaxAct, Taylor Morrison, Vonage and Zoom
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