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 #14 with an average rating of 7.6, while SolarWinds is ranked #21 with an average rating of 7.8. Exabeam holds a 1.3% mindshare in SIEM, compared to SolarWinds’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 72% 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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Categories and Ranking

Exabeam

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

14th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (2nd), Security Incident Response (6th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (7th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (7th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (9th)

SolarWinds Security Event M...

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

21st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Exabeam is 1.3%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Featured Reviews

Stephen-Armstrong

Cyber Security Analyst at Capgemini

The SIEM provides a user-friendly UI experience

When events come into the system, the dashboard categorizes them by the highest risk score, not when they appear on the system. When you've got multiple ongoing incidents you can only see the highest risk score at the top of the list rather than the most recent detection. Exabeam's reporting dashboard could have included a filtering option to filter by the most recent detection.

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Alex Kinyanjui

Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom

A stable and scalable solution that provide 24/7 monitoring

We have to protect customer data, including any PII, accessed via the internet terminal. Additionally, we need to monitor events from network devices and servers that may raise suspicion, allowing us to analyze them and determine what is occurring. SolarWinds affected your overall security costs. Considering the nature of our traffic, it has been very effective. We have proactively identified and addressed issues before they escalate into incidents. I've noticed a reduced investment in handling event-related cases with SolarWinds Security Event Manager. This reduction includes reducing human resources and the time required for teams to provide 24/7 monitoring. Consequently, there has been a significant decrease in costs. Additionally, the platform enables us to address issues before they escalate into incidents, thus preventing revenue leakage. As a result, the organization experiences reduced costs and avoids revenue leakage. Since the SolarWinds Security Event Manager implementation, the total budget allocated to security has been reduced by close to five percent. Initially, there was a heavy investment in that aspect, but we have observed this reduction in the allocated budget for the security team. Since implementing SolarWinds Security Event Manager, the team members' pressure has been reduced. They can now concentrate on more critical tasks and development, promoting growth within their department rather than solely focusing on incident monitoring. I recommend the solution. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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

"The most valuable feature of Exabeam is the timeline creation based on log sources, which helps in security investigations."

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

"Exabeam is very easy to use, with a straightforward platform and workflow, unlike other tools that require more expertise."

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

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

"It is user-friendly and quite simple to use."

"Exabeam has improved our organization by speeding up the investigation process."

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

"SolarWinds is easy to configure, and it provides timely alerts."

"SolarWinds' stability is fine. I don't think we've had any software issues."

"It supports high availability, which is very helpful."

"This tool is simple to use."

"SolarWinds Security Event Manager has been generally working well."

"We did previously use a different solution, but SolarWinds is much better. It's easy to interact with SolarWinds. It's easy to operate, easy to configure and is generally easier compared to what we were working with before."

"The solution helps you monitor database instances, application instances, other customer application things, Linux servers, IBM servers, and Oracle servers."

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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."

"They should provide detailed information about detecting phishing emails."

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

"I believe if it were more flexible it would be a better product."

"The solution's reporting and dashboarding could be improved."

"The customer service and support are not satisfactory."

"The only problem is that the UI is not very impressive."

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

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

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

"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."

"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."

"One of the drawbacks of being so flexible is that it is also a fairly complicated software application to install, configure, and maintain."

"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."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Exabeam is not a cheap solution."

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

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

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

"Exabeam Fusion SIEM's pricing is reasonable."

"The solution is expensive."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Educational Organization

79%

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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 do you like most about Exabeam Fusion SIEM?

The solution's initial setup process is easy.

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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 do you like most about SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

The solution helps you monitor database instances, application instances, other customer application things, Linux servers, IBM servers, and Oracle servers.

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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 ?

I think the customization area in the tool can be considered as an area of concern where improvements are required In the future, I want to see the tool have better customization abilities with som...

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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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