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AWS CloudTrail vs Ekran System comparison

 

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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

AWS CloudTrail
Ranking in User Activity Monitoring
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Ekran System
Ranking in User Activity Monitoring
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Privileged Access Management (PAM) (25th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the User Activity Monitoring category, the mindshare of AWS CloudTrail is 7.2%, down from 13.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ekran System is 19.8%, up from 14.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
User Activity Monitoring
 

Featured Reviews

MuhammadMuhammad - PeerSpot reviewer
There is no downtime and administration is very simple
The setup experience was very bad. Initially, when we began migrating our teams and configuring systems like AWS CloudTrail, we encountered some complications. Understanding the administration and navigating access loops resulted in numerous emails. However, after three or four years of experience, we understand the platform. Five to seven people including support are required for deployment. I rate the initial setup a six out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.
Andreas Lalos - PeerSpot reviewer
Early threat detection and diverse OS support with enhanced security
Ekran System offers a lightweight solution that does not impact the systems where it is implemented. It provides rich metadata for monitored activities and includes threat analysis capabilities for early alerting and investigation of unauthorized actions. Additionally, it supports diverse operating systems and allows for monitoring and enforcement policies, like blocking actions for policy violations, and provides a retention of historical data in a lightweight format.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The management events and CloudTrail Insights are valuable."
"AWS CloudTrail integrates with AWS Config and provides custom event, security, and compliance auditing."
"One of the most valuable features of AWS CloudTrail is its ability to track and monitor API calls detailedly."
"What I found most valuable in AWS CloudTrail is that it provides a good context of what's happening in the environment, so it's an excellent way to baseline what's occurring. I also like that AWS CloudTrail helps with audits."
"In one specific scenario, we encountered a situation where a terminated employee still had access to our environment without our knowledge. With AWS CloudTrail, we could track and monitor the employees' activities, revealing that they were downloading specific files from our customer's environment. Without it enabled, we wouldn't have been aware of this."
"It is a stable solution. AWS handles it well."
"The solution is good as a central logging platform for showing all cloud events."
"AWS CloudTrail helps in accelerating incident investigation and response. It increases it because I pull out the logs to CloudTrail, and from CloudTrail watch, I'll send it to the Security Hub and do a visualization with Prometheus and Grafana."
"It supports diverse operating systems and allows for monitoring and enforcement policies, like blocking actions for policy violations, and provides a retention of historical data in a lightweight format."
 

Cons

"The solution's operation visibility could be improved."
"The product's initial setup phase is not pretty straightforward."
"I have not experienced any challenges while using it."
"Maybe if we could do direct queries on CloudTrail without needing to export it to Athena, that'd be great."
"Once the organization defines its policies, it must immediately enable AWS CloudTrail and integrate it with auto-remediation procedures using Lambda functions. This ensures that the main administrator can receive information quickly and on time without delay."
"Filtering multiple values within the console is a feature that has yet to exist in AWS CloudTrail. You can look up a user identity, service, or action, but you can't search for multiple dimensions."
"The solution should incorporate visibility for CloudWatch events."
"The platform’s reporting log sheet feature could be more user-friendly."
"Ekran System could improve in terms of communication to the market, particularly after their rebranding as Shiteka."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"CloudTrail itself is free of cost."
"AWS CloudTrail is a cheap solution."
"The solution is free if you don't need customizations but is not expensive otherwise."
"AWS CloudTrail is free."
"It is a very cheap service because management is a SaaS offering from AWS."
"AWS CloudTrail is pretty affordable, and I have to double-check, but the service is free to use. I can add logs on the console, but if I want to store logs long-term, then I have to pay a storage fee, but it's relatively inexpensive."
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Top Industries

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Government
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS CloudTrail?
In one specific scenario, we encountered a situation where a terminated employee still had access to our environment without our knowledge. With AWS CloudTrail, we could track and monitor the emplo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS CloudTrail?
The cost depends on the volume of logs generated from various services. So, depending on how many logs are gathered, it could vary from being cheap to expensive.
What needs improvement with AWS CloudTrail?
Right now, AWS CloudTrail is perfect. I have not experienced any challenges while using it.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ekran System?
The business model has become more complex with changes in feature licensing, yet they provide affordable options, particularly with the standard edition, which doesn't charge for the management co...
What needs improvement with Ekran System?
Ekran System could improve in terms of communication to the market, particularly after their rebranding as Shiteka. The solution does not support other protocols beyond traditional monitoring chann...
What is your primary use case for Ekran System?
The primary use case for Ekran System is third-party vendor monitoring and privileged access management monitoring. It is also used for privilege access management solutions.
 

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Sample Customers

HTC, British Gas, Solinor, 2C2P
Deloitte, UPS, Seoul National University, KDN, Finat, Constitutional Court of Korea, Ukrsibbank
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