FileAudit vs USM Anywhere comparison

IS Decisions and LevelBlue are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. IS Decisions is ranked #43 with an average rating of 8.0, while LevelBlue is ranked #33 with an average rating of 7.3. IS Decisions holds a 0.1% mindshare in SIEM, compared to LevelBlue’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IS Decisions users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of LevelBlue users who would recommend it.

FileAudit

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100% willing to recommend

USM Anywhere

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

FileAudit and USM Anywhere offer distinct benefits for tech buyers in the security and auditing software category. Based on user feedback, USM Anywhere has the upper hand due to its advanced features, even though FileAudit is praised for its cost-effectiveness and customer service.

Features: FileAudit's intuitive access auditing, straightforward reporting capabilities, and easy setup process are highly valued. USM Anywhere stands out for its comprehensive threat detection, robust response features, and a wider range of integrated security tools.

Room for Improvement: FileAudit users recommend improvements in alerting mechanisms, better integration with other tools, and enhanced scalability. For USM Anywhere, users find the learning curve steep, suggest enhancements in scalability, and seek more user-friendly documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: FileAudit is known for its quick deployment and reliable customer service. While USM Anywhere requires a more complex deployment process, it has strong customer support that users appreciate, even though it can be challenging to implement at first.

Pricing and ROI: FileAudit is favored for its lower initial costs and satisfactory ROI. Despite higher setup costs, users find USM Anywhere's investment worthwhile due to its extensive security features and perceived value, being suitable for businesses willing to invest more for robust security solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

FileAudit

Ranking in Log Management

43rd

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

43rd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

USM Anywhere

Ranking in Log Management

41st

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

33rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

115

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (53rd), Compliance Management (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of FileAudit is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 1.0%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

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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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Kris Nawani

Co-Founder/Director at Bangkok MSP Company Limited

Offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software

USM Anywhere is used for threat detection and investigation. It provides a solution with built-in threat intelligence and various other investigation tools The solution offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software, as it is maintained by the vendor. It helps in saving…

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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

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

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

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

"We are able to get alerts perfectly with FIM and VA features."

"AT&T AlienVault USM is good for ELK Stack, the user experience is great because of its architecture. The ELK has a great performance and it has very good speed in the search and Kibana. Additionally, the visuals and dashboards and very nice and customizable."

"Vulnerability scanning helped out shortcomings of what was not patched in the past and what needed to be patched. This assisted with fine tuning the environment for compliance."

"Using the communication within the security device, it is easier to create plugins."

"What I find the most valuable about USM Anywhere is its compliance. It shows a list of all the administrators logged on and does it quite well. There are no whistles and bells, it's reliable and simple to use."

"This is a USM, so being able to get all the features under one roof makes it a good product with good new features."

"Having everything in a central place has been helpful."

"The pricing is amazing and really cheap."

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Cons

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

"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"."

"For creating new rules, you have to be familiar with regular expressions. I feel there could be something built-in to make sure that process is easier."

"There are scalability issues due to a 60 TB limit, which restricts its use for large customers like banks."

"I've been told that AlienVault doesn't have a full version of NES running in there, but I'm not sure if that's accurate or if my engineer made it that way. I'm not sure he was completely honest either because we had NES in the environment before. Those tools could be improved because AlienVault is a SIEM, and it added all these other features."

"The reporting tools are a bit lacking for building reports to give directly to customers, but support has been helpful in giving our requests for new features to the development team and following up with us."

"As this software is in the cloud, you do not have control on updates and general changes which are happening."

"The GUI needs to improve because it's not user-friendly."

"I feel that some areas of improvement would be vulnerability scanning. We use a separate product that seems to do a much better job."

"Source material on the forums to be more up-to-date with the changes happening within the product. Forums being out-of-date with information due to the changes makes troubleshooting a little more difficult - specific to the HIDS agents."

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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 vulnerability management solution is worse than buying a Nessus Professional license."

"AlienVault is flexible on their pricing for unlimited licenses."

"It has good pricing."

"AlienVault is certainly not nearly as expensive as Splunk or QRadar. It's decently priced, but I don't have the exact figure."

"The price of this solution is reasonable, which is one of the reasons why we selected it over other solutions."

"It's very reasonably priced. It was one of the lowest among the ones I looked at. Licensing is pretty flexible. They can do a two-year or a three-year, even a one-year, perhaps."

"It is affordable, and it also has many features that the premium products such as ArcSight and QRadar have. It is a very good platform for a SIEM solution. Everything is included in the price."

"Its price is in the medium to upper range."

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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 AT&T AlienVault USM?

The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AT&T AlienVault USM?

The pricing is amazing and really cheap.

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What needs improvement with AT&T AlienVault USM?

There are scalability issues due to a 60 TB limit, which restricts its use for large customers like banks. It is also limited when used with bigger products and has complex password requirements.

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AT&T AlienVault USM, AlienVault, AlienVault USM, Alienvault Cybersecurity

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

USM Anywhere centralizes security monitoring of networks and devices in the cloud, on premises, and in remote locations, helping you to detect threats virtually anywhere.

Discover

Network asset discovery
Software & services discovery
AWS asset discovery
Azure asset discovery
Google Cloud Platform asset discovery

Analyze

SIEM event correlation, auto-prioritized alarms
User activity monitoring
Up to 90-days of online, searchable events

Detect

Cloud intrusion detection (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Network intrusion detection (NIDS)
Host intrusion detection (HIDS)
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Respond

Forensics querying
Automate & orchestrate response
Notifications and ticketing

Assess

Vulnerability scanning
Cloud infrastructure assessment
User & asset configuration
Dark web monitoring

Report

Pre-built compliance reporting templates
Pre-built event reporting templates
Customizable views and dashboards
Log storage

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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

Abel & Cole, Bank of Ireland, Bluegrass Cellular, CareerBuilder, Claire's, Hays Medical Center, Hope International, McCurrach, McKinsey & Company, Party Delights, Pepco Holdings, Richland School District, Ricoh, SaveMart, Shake Shack, Steelcase, TaxAct, Taylor Morrison, Vonage and Zoom

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