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FileAudit vs NetWitness Platform comparison

IS Decisions and NetWitness are both solutions in the Log Management category. IS Decisions is ranked #41 with an average rating of 8.0, while NetWitness is ranked #25 with an average rating of 7.8. IS Decisions holds a 0.1% mindshare in LM, compared to NetWitness’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IS Decisions users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 74% of NetWitness users who would recommend it.
FileAudit
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100% willing to recommend
NetWitness Platform
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  • 572 Comparison Views
74% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

NetWitness Platform and FileAudit are two prominent solutions in cybersecurity and data auditing, respectively. Based on user reviews, FileAudit seems to have the upper hand in terms of deployment simplicity and cost-effectiveness, whereas NetWitness Platform stands out for its extensive features and strong customer support.

Features: NetWitness Platform is praised for its advanced threat detection capabilities, comprehensive security analytics, and extensive integration options. FileAudit, on the other hand, is valued for its simplicity, real-time monitoring, and detailed auditing reports.

Room for Improvement: NetWitness Platform could improve in interface intuitiveness, initial setup complexity, and scalability. FileAudit users suggest enhancing its scalability, adding more advanced reporting tools, and refining the user interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: FileAudit stands out for its quick and easy deployment process, often highlighted by users as a major advantage. NetWitness Platform generally requires a more involved setup but is supported by strong customer service, providing thorough assistance.

Pricing and ROI: FileAudit’s pricing model is cost-effective, delivering a good return on investment by minimizing operational disruptions. NetWitness Platform, though more costly and with a longer ROI horizon, is justified by its extensive feature set and enhanced security benefits.

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Categories and Ranking

FileAudit
Ranking in Log Management
41st
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
41st
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NetWitness Platform
Ranking in Log Management
25th
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
24th
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of FileAudit is 0.1%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetWitness Platform is 0.4%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

AntoSebastin - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 22, 2023
A scalable SIEM solution for monitoring a user's activity in the file server
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 it, or just copying the file from the confidential file server. FileAudit is to find out the details of…
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MdZaman - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 22, 2021
Really scalable for enterprise customers
The solution should have more integration capabilities with different platforms. The API is nearly open and scalable, so the solution can integrate with many platforms. The solution has more than 200 log sources in the scalability to support, but this is its limit. Installation is pretty easy. However, there are a couple of modules involved, so it is not as easy as it could be. We are talking about a distributed module, not a single-module type. This is what makes things a bit complex, instead of easier. I rate it as a seven out of ten on its installation and configuration capabilities.
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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"Our customer acquires the complete report which is kept for future auditing purposes."
"Alerting upon file changes is the most valuable aspect of the product."
"It is a good and stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"I can have enterprise security, email security, next generation firewall security log, HIDS and NIDS logs, etc. all on the same dashboard. It makes it easy to pinpoint or correlate our server to this. I can find out if there is lateral movement. This is the biggest advantage of this solution."
"The most valuable features are its ingestion of logs and raising of alerts based on those logs."
"The solution is really scalable for the high-end power, enterprise customer."
"The most valuable features are the packet inspection and the automated incident response."
"NetWitness can be highly beneficial for incident detection and response."
"The most valuable feature is the security that it provides."
"NetWitness Platform is valuable for creating rules that the solution must detect."
"The software is scalable to whatever is required, and you can also put a lot of resources in the cloud."
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Cons

"Whenever someone cuts and paste, it shows as "file is deleted"."
"The DLP function, including installation of the agent on the workstation and controlling the DLP restrictions, are areas where the product lacks."
"The updates management and central management console could be improved."
"Lots of competing products have vulnerability protection built into their products, and this solution would be improved by including that support."
"The documentation is not as structured as I would like, personally, and I think that it can be improved and made much more user-friendly."
"It should have a monitoring feature. It would help us analyze the current state of attacks faster from a single platform."
"An area for improvement would be better automation and more inbuilt use cases."
"The multi-tenant capabilities are lagging compared to IBM QRadar."
"If we have the ability to run a dynamic analysis through malware in the same suite, it would be great to have a sandbox solution to analyze malware through dynamic analysis."
"Its technical support could be better."
"The system architecture is complex and sometimes it’s hard to troubleshoot potential problems."
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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."
"The product is expensive."
"It is cheap."
"We have a perpetual license, so the total cost of ownership is not very expensive. It's a good investment."
"RSA NetWitness Logs and Packets do not have a subscription model, it's a one-time purchase. There is only a perpetual license."
"The tool is very expensive, so I rate the pricing a ten out of ten. The solution has an annual subscription."
"It provides tools to assist in selecting the appropriate license and usage scenarios."
"Compared to the competition, the is price is not that high."
"The new pricing and licensing mechanisms are fair. I would advise always to get the full solution (i.e., not only Logs)."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
7%
Insurance Company
6%
 

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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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What do you like most about NetWitness Platform?
The product's initial setup phase was not at all difficult.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetWitness Platform?
The product price was reasonable for my region and the market.
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What needs improvement with NetWitness Platform?
From an improvement perspective, the NetWitness Platform needs to release new features and improve in areas like log correlation. The tool needs to have easier integrations with the cloud. Building...
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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.

NetWitness Platform is an evolved SIEM and threat detection and response solution that functions as a single, unified platform for ALL your security data. It features an advanced analyst workbench for triaging alerts and incidents, and it orchestrates security operations programs end to end. In short: NetWitness Platform is all you need to run an intelligent SOC.

 

Sample Customers

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