Exabeam vs SolarWinds Security Event Manager comparison

Exabeam and SolarWinds are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. Exabeam is ranked #15 with an average rating of 7.5, while SolarWinds is ranked #34 with an average rating of 7.7. Exabeam holds a 1.6% mindshare in SIEM, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 75% of Exabeam users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

SolarWinds Security Event Manager and Exabeam compete in security event management. SolarWinds is considered more affordable and easier to support, while Exabeam offers richer features and is seen as worth its additional cost.

Features: SolarWinds offers log management, real-time event correlation, and customizable alerts. Exabeam provides advanced analytics, comprehensive threat intelligence, and seamless integration capabilities.

Room for Improvement: SolarWinds could improve scalability and the intuitiveness of its reporting tools. Exabeam could enhance user training resources and streamline its configuration process.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SolarWinds is praised for straightforward deployment and responsive support. Exabeam's deployment requires more specialized knowledge but benefits from excellent customer support, with high ratings post-implementation despite a steeper learning curve.

Pricing and ROI: SolarWinds is highlighted for its cost-effectiveness and quick ROI. Exabeam commands a higher price but offers significant ROI through its advanced capabilities, making the higher initial investment justified.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Exabeam

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

15th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (1st), Security Incident Response (5th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (10th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (11th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (10th)

SolarWinds Security Event M...

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

34th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Exabeam is 1.6%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is 0.9%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Exabeam	1.6%
SolarWinds Security Event Manager	0.9%
Other	97.5%

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Featured Reviews

Deepanshu Hans

Solution Architect at CTC

Improved threat detection has provided clear user risk insights and streamlined incident response

Exabeam's UEBA is the most valuable feature that I have found so far. Exabeam's UEBA displays the type of description that it could show in a console regarding one particular user, the rating that it shows, and how vulnerable the user is, which is very good. Exabeam's automation for incident response is very good. The machine learning capabilities of Exabeam are also good.

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Yashokanth Partkunan

Managed Services Engineer at Loop1 Systems

Has supported client needs efficiently but requires deeper analysis features and faster support

The log analyzing capability of SolarWinds Security Event Manager should go into more depth than the current environment. More modification and enhancements are required on the dashboard side in order to make it closer to optimal performance. From observation and feedback from users, they need more functionality related to monitoring, and in-depth analyzing needs to be improved.

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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

"The most valuable feature of Exabeam Fusion SIEM is the easy-to-use user interface."

"The user interface and the timelines they use are the most valuable features. The price model is very simple so that one can understand it easily and there are no surprises within it."

"The UI was very clean."

"The way it can connect with AWS is very useful, and the integrations are pretty good."

"The solution's automation capabilities are great."

"It's a very user-friendly product and it's a very comprehensive technology."

"Exabeam Fusion SIEM has a good performance and more advantages than traditional solutions."

"Exabeam's UEBA displays the type of description that it could show in a console regarding one particular user, the rating that it shows, and how vulnerable the user is, which is very good."

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"It's extremely easy to deploy."

"The product's most effective part in improving security stems from the fact that the solution is deployed for event management, log viewing, and information management."

"It's easy to build rules and actions based on the logs and event types we collect with the software."

"It performs network behavior monitoring, log monitoring, and disaster recovery monitoring."

"The out of the box reports and dashboard. It was easy to trim down these windows to something we could quickly use."

"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is the analysis and the knowledge about the incidence that we trace."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the visibility into both attempted and failed logins."

"Some of the rules are most valuable because you can be notified about various things, such as spyware or things that are going on in the internal network."

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Cons

"The initial setup of Exabeam Fusion SIEM is complex because it needs to integrate with the SIEM solution, but after this is complete it is straightforward."

"Exabeam needs to improve its documentation and provide more customization for dashboards and case management."

"Adding to the number of certifications that they have, for example, ISO 27001, would be helpful."

"Exabeam should be a bit faster, especially in loading and vulnerability scanning."

"We still have questions surrounding hardware deployment."

"Updating the new release of Exabeam Fusion SIEM takes time and slows our performance."

"The organzation is rigid and not flexible in the way they operate"

"We use the on-prem Exabeam product and face limitations using the web UI and administration of custom models and rules."

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"I would like to be able to dig deeper into the visibility of events or incidents to determine whether they are malicious, such as by doing behavior analysis."

"Under the new system, it is not upgradable the way they say. When you try to do an upgrade, it doesn't really work unless you dump everything and start from scratch. You lose a lot of your nodes. Whenever you set your nodes up and everything else, they don't want to bring those nodes back in, so you have to really go back and restructure all your nodes. I went from version 6.5 to version 6.6 and then to version 6.7. I then went to version 2019, and now it is version 2020. It would be good if we can upgrade without having to delete everything and start from scratch. They can maybe build more KPIs and other things for the dashboard. Some of the other systems already have built-in KPIs. SolarWinds is starting to catch up, but it is not there yet. They can include some of the business or industry standards for tracking the time, that is, the meantime to detect (MTTD) and the meantime to resolve (MTTR). They can also find a way to build a KPI that measures the number of instances of port scans experienced in a week or a month."

"The reporting could be more robust. It can be a lot more granular and that will make it a lot more useful in comparison to how it is incorporated at the moment."

"I imagine we will have to develop our own reports soon, this seems to be more cumbersome."

"I would like to have a more customizable dashboard."

"There are no multiple dashboards which would allow you to see information side-by-side."

"I think the customization area in the tool can be considered as an area of concern where improvements are required."

"It won't tell you when your backups are failing, but it will give you hints when your database is running on full recovery."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Exabeam Fusion SIEM's pricing is reasonable."

"They have a great model for pricing that can be based either on user count or gigabits per day."

"The solution is expensive."

"The platform is not extremely expensive compared to its direct competitors; I would rate its pricing around six out of ten."

"There is an annual license required to use Exabeam Fusion SIEM. The price of the solution should be reduced."

"Exabeam is not a cheap solution."

"The price of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is reasonable."

"Licenses can only be purchased in blocks of fifty at a time."

"The pricing model would benefit from having package deals with other SolarWinds products."

"We do a yearly license renewal. For a year, the solution costs roughly $500,000 USD. There are no costs beyond this yearly fee."

"Licensing is on devices, so if you have many, then this may be high."

"The tool is available at a good price for customers compared to other solutions in the market. I rate the product's price as an eight out of ten."

"It is in the appropriate mid-range. It is not as expensive as some of the other solutions. It is also not cheap."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

University

10%

Marketing Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What are the biggest differences between Securonix UEBA, Exabeam, and IBM QRadar?

It mostly depends on your use-cases and environment. Exabeam and Securonix have a stronger UEBA feature set, friendlier GUI and are not licensed based on capacity (amount of logs and information in...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Exabeam Fusion SIEM?

I do not have much information about the pricing. However, I am aware that Exabeam is cheaper than Palo Alto based on discussions in meetings.

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What needs improvement with Exabeam Fusion SIEM?

Exabeam's integration capabilities are not good, as Exabeam has a very limited number of integrations and no out-of-box integration, which is an area where Exabeam should improve. I have noticed th...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

The tool is available at a good price for customers compared to other solutions in the market. I rate the product's price as an eight out of ten.

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

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What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

I work with all SolarWinds products mostly, including Network Configuration Manager and NPM. I am a reseller. I usually recommend SolarWinds products for Loop1. It's for the bigger ones; we are the...

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Also Known As

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SolarWinds LEM, Solarwinds SIEM, TriGeo, Log and Event Manager

Overview

Exabeam Fusion is a cloud-delivered solution that that enables you to:

-Leverage turnkey threat detection, investigation, and response
-Collect, search and enhance data from anywhere
-Detect threats missed by other tools, using market-leading behavior analytics
-Achieve successful SecOps outcomes with prescriptive, threat-centric use case packages
-Enhance productivity and reduce response times with automation
-Meet regulatory compliance and audit requirements with ease

Exabeam

When TriGeo was acquired by SolarWinds, TriGeo SIM became known as SolarWinds Log & Event Manager. This product is a leading Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) product and log management solution, which provides log collection, analysis, and real-time correlation.

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

Hulu, ADP, Safeway, BBCN Bank

NetSuite, EasyStreet, Legacy Texas Bank, and Energy Federal Credit Union, to name a few.

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