FileAudit vs Mezmo comparison

IS Decisions and Mezmo are both solutions in the Log Management category. IS Decisions is ranked #43 with an average rating of 8.0, while Mezmo is ranked #54. IS Decisions holds a 0.1% mindshare in Log Management, compared to Mezmo’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IS Decisions users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Mezmo users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

FileAudit and Mezmo compete in the file monitoring and data logging category. Mezmo often stands out for its robust feature set that users feel warrants its expense, while FileAudit is preferred for simplicity and cost-effectiveness.

Features: FileAudit offers real-time monitoring, seamless Windows integration, and straightforward usability. Mezmo provides centralized log management, advanced analytics, and depth of features that many users find compelling.

Room for Improvement: FileAudit users note areas for growth in scalability, dashboard customization, and advanced functionalities. Mezmo could enhance its documentation, initial setup processes, and user guidance during onboarding.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: FileAudit is recognized for easy deployment and responsive customer service. Mezmo, while initially more complex to set up, offers significant flexibility once deployed. Both companies are praised for customer support, but FileAudit is particularly supportive during initial deployment.

Pricing and ROI: FileAudit's competitive pricing and quick ROI attract users. Despite Mezmo's higher initial cost, it is perceived as offering substantial ROI due to its comprehensive features, making its premium pricing justified by those who value its deep insights.

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Categories and Ranking

FileAudit

Ranking in Log Management

43rd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (44th)

Mezmo

Ranking in Log Management

54th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (76th), Observability Pipeline Software (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of FileAudit is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Mezmo is 0.2%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AntoSebastin

Cyber Security Consultant - APAC at Logon Software

A scalable SIEM solution for monitoring a user's activity in the file server

The most valuable features of the solution are its quick and simple features related to advanced permissions for files, allowing for what permission needs to be granted to the users when it comes to the monitoring folder in the solution. If someone who has been denied permission to use a particular folder tries to go to that folder, then the administrator gets a notification. In general, the administrator can easily gather and maintain records if a person who has been denied permission to a particular confidential folder tries to access it.

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Theodore Omtzigt

President and Founder at STILLWATER SUPERCOMPUTING INC

Has vastly increased our ability to reach SLA targets consistently

Scalability could be improved. We are using it through the IBM cloud deployment and on some of the data centers that are very heavily used, there is a significant lag in the event stream, sometimes 10, 15 minutes behind, which makes the RCA impossible. If an event hits but you don't have the information to look at it, then it's tricky. This is probably not an issue of the product itself, but more a deployment issue. There is something on the IBM side that needs some readjustment to make certain these lags don't happen too often. We now use other tools for back-up in that area. But if you really want to do SIEM type work, then that is an aspect that needs some improvement. It's hard to tell if it's the product or the IBM deployment of it. The user interface is really very productive interactively but for an additional feature, it would be nice if we somehow could encapsulate a query or a filter, and communicate or share that among the team so that specific types of actions can be carried out quickly. In particular, when we deal with a customer issue, it may pertain to a particular transaction through the system and each transaction has a unique ID. It would be great if we could query that ID and request all transactions that pertain to a specific ID. For now, we need to find the events, then extract the ID. Once we have that, we can go through the UI to set up the query and filter it to give us a transaction. But it would be really nice if we could simply say, "Here's the ID. Give me all the transactions."

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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

"Alerting upon file changes is the most valuable aspect of the product."

"It is a good and stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"Our customer acquires the complete report which is kept for future auditing purposes."

"The solution aggregates all event streams, so that if there are any issues, it's all in the same interface."

"LogDNA consolidates all logs into one place, which is super valuable."

Cons

"The DLP function, including installation of the agent on the workstation and controlling the DLP restrictions, are areas where the product lacks."

"Whenever someone cuts and paste, it shows as "file is deleted"."

"The updates management and central management console could be improved."

"Every once in a while, our IBM cloud operational implementation gets behind. Sometimes, when we have a customer event, we do not get access to the latest logs for about 30 minutes, particularly for the sites that are heavily utilized. This is clearly not good. It is impossible to RCA when you can't look at the logs that pertain to the time period in which the event occurred. It could be more of an operational problem than a feature problem. I don't have visibility about whether it is a LogDNA issue or just an operational issue."

"No ability to encapsulate a query or a filter, and communicate or share that among the team."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"FileAudit provides a trial license for 30 days, and after that, customers can choose between perpetual licensing or the annual-based licensing option offered by FileAudit."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about FileAudit?

It is a good and stable solution...It is a scalable solution.

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What needs improvement with FileAudit?

The DLP function, including installation of the agent on the workstation and controlling the DLP restrictions, are areas where the product lacks. It would be great if the aforementioned details wer...

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What is your primary use case for FileAudit?

My company uses FileAudit as an SIEM solution, and it is used for monitoring the file server activity to find out what users did in the file server, which may include modifying the file, deleting i...

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LogDNA

Overview

Agentless, remote and non-intrusive, FileAudit offers a simple more user-friendly way to safeguard and secure file access in a Windows environment. FileAudit provides real-time monitoring and alerting on all access (or access attempts). FileAudit also implements contextual functions such as mass access and alteration alerts, tracking source IP address information for remote data access, and providing granular time and date alerting parameters to monitor folder and file access at unusual or unexpected times.

IS Decisions

Today’s enterprises must manage a massive amount of machine data. They require a platform that enables engineering teams to deliberately route and store structured and unstructured data for different teams with unique use cases. Legacy platforms weren’t made for this moment.
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Mezmo, formerly LogDNA, lets organizations ingest, process, route, analyze, and store all of their log data. Purpose-built for modern engineering teams—including developers, SREs, IT Operations, and Security Engineers—the Mezmo platform is trusted by thousands of companies for SaaS, cloud, and hybrid applications.

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Sample Customers

CommuniCare Health Centre, DP World, BAE Systems, Moet Hennessy, Ernst & Young, Honda, Volswagon, VTech, GlakoSmithKline, Lockheed Martin, US Navy, University of Alabama, Ministry of Interior Saudi Arabia, Total

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