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Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response vs Cortex XSIAM comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.7
Arctic Wolf enhances security efficiency, reduces risk, and fosters investor partnerships with effective support and 50% return efficiency.
Sentiment score
4.6
Cortex XSIAM enhances incident management and provides significant financial returns by automating detection and response, reducing staffing needs.
Employee engagement is high, with a 96% viewing and participation rate for their training materials.
Technical Security Engineer & Data Governance at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response helped secure our investor relationships, specifically with Merrill Lynch, which required us to document our security posture, and Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response made it really easy for that.
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.4
Arctic Wolf MDR receives high praise for its 24/7 responsive support, proactive engagement, and effective technical assistance.
Sentiment score
5.8
Cortex XSIAM support varies; premium service excels, while non-premium experiences depend on distributor expertise and sometimes face delays.
We have monthly meetings where they help us with network security.
Head of IT at AHMM
The customer support for Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response is excellent and very fast.
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
We used Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response's support from time to time, and they were responsive.
Systems administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
With premium support, core Palo Alto technical experts handle issues directly.
Team Lead, Security at seamlessinfotech.com
It is ineffective in terms of responding to basic queries and addressing future requirements.
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
The Palo Alto support team is fully responsive and helpful.
SOC Analyst at OVELOSEC
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Arctic Wolf offers scalable detection and response with flexible licensing, benefiting small to medium enterprises without data ingestion costs.
Sentiment score
6.5
Cortex XSIAM is scalable for various business sizes with cloud-based integration, but lacks on-premises deployment and mixed reviews.
Without proper integration, scaling up with more servers is meaningless.
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Cortex XSIAM is highly scalable.
SOC Analyst at OVELOSEC
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response is highly stable, with users praising its reliability, minimal issues, and uninterrupted service.
Sentiment score
7.6
Cortex XSIAM is praised for its stability, rapid issue resolution, and efficient performance despite minor post-update challenges.
The product was easy to install and set up and worked right.
Owner at Xelere
Overall, Cortex XSIAM is stable.
SOC Analyst at OVELOSEC
It works really nice and performs really efficiently after configuration.
IT COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS at Américas BPS
 

Room For Improvement

Arctic Wolf requires faster alerts, better tool integration, enhanced detection, improved licensing, and expanded training for user benefits.
Cortex XSIAM needs improved integration, performance, interface, pricing, support, ASM, AI, onboarding, tagging, and identity management enhancements.
The threat intelligence feature is expected to be a significant advantage.
Technical Security Engineer & Data Governance at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Some of the reports from Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response were difficult to understand, and it would take time to go through the report to actually be able to comprehend all of the data.
Systems administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We cannot fully secure these devices until they release an updated version of their agent software.
Head of IT at AHMM
Obtaining validation for integrations from Palo Alto takes around eight months, which is quite long.
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Cortex XSIAM needs improvements in terms of data onboarding, parsers, and third-party integration supports.
SOC Analyst at OVELOSEC
Cortex XSIAM is on the expensive side and requires substantial improvement in pricing.
Solutions Architect at ostec
 

Setup Cost

Arctic Wolf offers transparent pricing and comprehensive features, positioned as a cost-effective, turnkey solution with annual contracts.
Cortex XSIAM is viewed as competitively priced but complex, aligning with market expectations despite some regional variations.
The pricing is okay and comparable to other solutions, with competitive pricing obtained for most options.
Head of IT at AHMM
It was a good experience because of the transparent pricing, which was very reasonable based on some of the other services that we looked at.
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
The pricing for Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response was comparable to other products.
Systems administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The first impression is that XSIAM would be more expensive than others we tried.
Owner at Xelere
The product is very expensive.
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Cortex XSIAM is pretty expensive, and the licensing process is not very comfortable.
Director at MICROLOGIC NETWORKS PRIVATE LIMITED
 

Valuable Features

Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response offers robust security with real-time alerts, 24/7 monitoring, integrations, and user-friendly interface.
Cortex XSIAM excels in machine learning threat detection, SOAR features, and advanced automation for efficient security management.
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response has helped with investor requirements by assisting us with incident response paperwork, providing a score for NIST 2.0 framework rating, and allowing us to easily fill out documentation for bigger investors like Merrill Lynch.
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
The asset scanning feature and the entire solution, especially their advanced threat protection recently released, are very effective.
Technical Security Engineer & Data Governance at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
The solution works well for our team as it offers a hands-off approach, which we need.
Head of IT at AHMM
The advanced visualization capabilities of the product are important for understanding security trends in an organization.
Solutions Architect at ostec
One of the valued aspects of the product is its use of artificial intelligence to detect security vulnerabilities.
Owner at Xelere
The flexibility for creating manual workflows stands out.
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Arctic Wolf Managed Detecti...
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
SOC as a Service (1st), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (4th)
Cortex XSIAM
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (14th), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (7th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response and Cortex XSIAM aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response is designed for Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and holds a mindshare of 5.7%, down 9.8% compared to last year.
Cortex XSIAM, on the other hand, focuses on Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), holds 2.4% mindshare, up 2.3% since last year.
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response5.7%
Huntress Managed EDR7.5%
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR7.3%
Other79.5%
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Cortex XSIAM2.4%
Splunk Enterprise Security7.4%
Wazuh7.3%
Other82.9%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Dan Stepanukha - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
Stays ahead of threats with fast alerts and improves compliance documentation for investor readiness
The best features Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response offers are its time sensitivity. It alerts us right away if an anomaly occurs. The time sensitivity helps our team by making our response faster in case it's an actual attack, which luckily hasn't happened yet. Speed is definitely one of the best features of Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response. The documentation is really good with Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response, making filling out our NIST and incident response really easy. Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response has positively impacted my organization as it's an added layer of security, which has been really good. It also helped us stay up to date with our security posture so we can work better with investors who require certain paperwork or security postures. Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response has helped with investor requirements by assisting us with incident response paperwork, providing a score for NIST 2.0 framework rating, and allowing us to easily fill out documentation for bigger investors like Merrill Lynch so we can continue to work with them.
reviewer2666148 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Integration challenges highlight the need for manual workflows
The standard integrations are very limited, and the integrations available are not listed in the marketplace. Obtaining validation for integrations from Palo Alto takes around eight months, which is quite long. The solution would benefit from having more standard playbooks and templates available, as in other partners. Currently, everything must be created from scratch. In terms of incident response automation, it is quite poor due to the lack of integration with all security tools, making manual intervention necessary.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
Healthcare Company
6%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response?
The agents give pretty good visibility into what is happening at the endpoint.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was very good. It was a good experience because of the transparent pricing, which was very reasonable based on some of the other services that ...
What needs improvement with Arctic Wolf Managed Detection and Response?
Some of the alerts or reports were not very easy to understand, and it took time to go through those, which was sometimes a little frustrating. Some of the reports from Arctic Wolf Managed Detectio...
What do you like most about Cortex XSIAM?
It is an effective solution in terms of performance and functionalities.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cortex XSIAM?
I did not participate in pricing discussions for Cortex XSIAM solutions, so I cannot provide a review regarding prices for this solution.
What needs improvement with Cortex XSIAM?
Cortex XSIAM is on the expensive side and requires substantial improvement in pricing. There are other features that could be improved, including integration with vendors such as CyberArk. I would ...
 

Also Known As

Arctic Wolf AWN CyberSOC
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Agero, Madison Memorial Hospital, DLZ, Howard LLP, City of Sparks
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