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ArcSight Logger vs Check Point Security Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

ArcSight Logger
Ranking in Log Management
31st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Check Point Security Manage...
Ranking in Log Management
10th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (15th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of ArcSight Logger is 0.8%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Check Point Security Management is 0.4%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

Geraldo Freitas - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhances our security incident investigation but not good for correlation
Investigation is good when you know what you want to search for in Logger. The most difficult part is parsing the logs and configuring the parsers. For investigation, it's good. For correlation, it's not good. We use Sentinel, and Sentinel has pre-built use cases that are much easier to configure. So, it enhances our security incident investigation. We have inbound integration, but configuring the parsers is sometimes very difficult. We only have two use cases where we have a correlation set up. We send the information to Check Point to block IP addresses when we see a lot of blocks from the same source. We have a trigger. So, Logger automatically blocks these IP addresses. We could have Logger put them on a blacklist. So, it offers the ease of integration.
Ozan Durmus - PeerSpot reviewer
Good documentation and proxy support with a helpful community available for troubleshooting
It's useful that we can find unused objects. This helps us to get rid of unused objects in our database, Proxy support is valuable for us. We can apply centralized proxy settings to get additional databases when we need them. Revision history and detailed audit log is a good feature with this we can always feeling safe if somethings go wrong, I'm sure that I can go back the old one. Smart Event is a very good feature. It provides a graphical view of the traffics and provides history. The filter syntax is very good and helps control when we need it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In terms of ArcSight Logger's most valuable feature, it is their scalability. ArcSight's real advantage is its scalability because they have two layers, including the logger layer."
"The ESM use cases are the most valuable. It enables us to use the big data collection inside our company. We are able to create use cases for whatever it suits and I find that the most interesting part of any SIEM solution."
"The most valuable feature is the search capability, which is simple to use."
"It's a brilliant log collection tool, and it can handle hundreds of thousands of servers in a single shot to ingest the data."
"The most valuable feature is the level of detail that you can see about certain events, even when they do not come up in the console."
"The machine learning is a good feature."
"ArcSight provides the basic information that we want."
"ArcSight's robustness is its most valuable feature."
"The tool is cost-effective."
"The log dashboard in the SmartConsole is very useful and convenient for monitoring and tracking."
"Each department can easily share data with the management without fear of data compromise."
"The additional features offered by the solution are excellent. We didn't have a lot fo these on a previous solution, and they've proven to be an advantage for us."
"It's a reliable solution for security."
"One of the most outstanding characteristics of its centralized administration is its great computing power."
"Key features include the ability to include logs for everything that you do for admin. Also, it has web filtering built in and VPN."
"The rulebase management and the shared layers concept is implemented well."
 

Cons

"The solution could be improved in maintenance settings."
"You have limited reporting capabilities and I wouldn't choose ArcSight Logger for this purpose."
"The speed of Logger indexing and searching for certain bugs for some queries that we provide could be improved. It can handle a huge number of logs but it can be improved."
"We find that the search and access functionality is quite slow."
"The platform is quite expensive. They should reduce its cost."
"The console in older versions is not user-friendly."
"The solution should make it possible to integrate network analysis features."
"The initial setup was a little bit complex."
"The reporting should be improved in future releases. It needs to be very explicit. This is very important."
"If the SmartView monitor can be integrated in the R80.40 and R81 versions, that would be ideal in understanding the trends and graphs of how traffic is observed hitting the different Check Point Firewall Gateways that the Security Management controls."
"In the last version from 80.20, there are some issues around SSNA Diction. I would like this to be improved."
"There is room for improvement in reliability."
"Check Point's hybrid cloud integration needs significant improvements. These resources need to evolve as data transfers to the cloud increase, so hybrid cloud models are easier to implement. Better hybrid cloud integration would improve how we manage our security logs and provide our administrators with a low-cost solution that enables them to meet all our essential requirements."
"License update and upgrade processes can be made a little easier."
"I would like for users to have more control over the platform in the next release. Right now, the system is very central and general requiring new rules to be created that better-suite our requirements."
"In the future, I would like to see more frequent updates because of the changing security landscape."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is expensive."
"The pricing is quite harsh."
"ArcSight Logger is very expensive compared to their competitors, but when we talk to the customer and explain what the features are and how we can scale, they understand. Still, ArcSight is more expensive than the competition."
"Pricing is reasonable compared to similar tools on the market. They offer perpetual licenses."
"I would rate the product a seven out of ten since it's an enterprise product."
"ArcSight is an expensive solution."
"We have a lifetime license, so we don't pay a monthly fee."
"It's not cheap at all as it's a big product and has been in the market for quite some time now."
"This product can be used for 25 security gateways on a basic license."
"The solution is expensive."
"The pricing can be estimated around 3 or 4 out of 10 in terms of expense."
"Check Point is much cheaper than the competition ($4/server as compared to $17/server)."
"Price-wise, it is an expensive solution."
"Do the homework because Check Point is rather expensive."
"If one will be very expensive, and ten means low price, I rate the tool's price as a three out of ten."
"The solution is expensive and there is an annual license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
9%
Educational Organization
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ArcSight Logger?
We have a trigger. So, Logger automatically blocks these IP addresses. We could have Logger put them on a blacklist.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ArcSight Logger?
The pricing isn't the problem. We have a lifetime license, so we don't pay a monthly fee.
What needs improvement with ArcSight Logger?
The solution has room for improvement. We're currently upgrading to the newer version, where they have something like Kafka, a hub for all solutions feeding information into Logger. However, I thin...
What do you like most about Check Point Security Management?
The most beneficial features for us are the alert classifications, which help us prioritize critical issues, and the detailed reports that provide insights into attack origins and purposes, such as...
What needs improvement with Check Point Security Management?
One case I saw was with the logs, which gave me the transfer and the vibration. There's a lot of logs, and I'm unsure about their validity, however, they take up a lot of space. We had to provision...
What is your primary use case for Check Point Security Management?
This is the Wi-Fi documentation. I work with the service, and we are partners with Check Point. One of our clients, Parliament, required an upgrade from physical to virtual implementation. This was...
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus Arcsight Logger, HPE Arcsight Logger
R80.10, R80, R77.30, R77, Check Point R80.10 Security Management, R80 Security Management
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

China Merchants Bank, Bank AlJazira, Banca Intesa
Hedgetec, Geiger
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