MetricStream vs XM Cyber comparison

MetricStream and XM Cyber are both solutions in the Continuous Controls Monitoring category. MetricStream is ranked #12, while XM Cyber is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.0. MetricStream holds a 2.8% mindshare in CCM, compared to XM Cyber’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of MetricStream users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of XM Cyber users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between MetricStream and XM Cyber based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Continuous Controls Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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MetricStream vs. XM Cyber

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Categories and Ranking

MetricStream

Ranking in Continuous Controls Monitoring

12th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

GRC (9th), IT Governance (3rd), IT Vendor Risk Management (12th)

XM Cyber

Ranking in Continuous Controls Monitoring

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Vulnerability Management (30th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (25th), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Continuous Controls Monitoring category, the mindshare of MetricStream is 2.8%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of XM Cyber is 0.3%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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AdhishP

Practice Lead Cybersecurity at Finesse Global

Reasonably priced, stable, with out of the box deployment, and has good local support

They have now reworked it. The interface is mobile-friendly and it is getting a good response from our customers. It's a very good feature that the product offers. It is also available as a cloud option, which is getting a lot of interest from customers who are looking into the GRCC. It is very useful, especially in the solution platform. It has good features and good functionality, and our customers feel there is a lot of merit in that. I think that the portal is constantly improving. They do their own enhancements very often. They keep doing those enhancements from their site itself.

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HolgerHeimann

Ffounder at It.sec

Reliable with no false-positives and helpful support

There's a lot of improvement possible, however, most of it is in the details. I personally like the concept, as it's pretty straightforward and the product is not trying to overload functionality. It's a clean and straightforward approach. You know what you get. Most of the improvements are detail improvements. They're pretty open to future requests as well, so we send them a lot of suggestions. For example, at the moment, they have something called Battleground. That's a visualization of the network, and it's a visualization of the attack paths that are possible. The program uses so-called scenarios, and we say, "Okay, I'm watching traffic for maybe 24 hours," and then you get a result for that scenario, what happens in that time with what the attack paths are, et cetera. The result of the same scenario yesterday or tomorrow may be different as something might change. In that, one of the things I'm currently missing, which is on the list to be added, is some kind of diff visualization. For example, showing a two-screen split of activity. On the left side of the screen, that's how it was yesterday; on the right side, that's how it is today; and here are the differences. We'd like to see a cheaper price.

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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 interface is mobile-friendly and it is getting a good response from our customers."

"Key features are usability and ease of configuration. It allows us to have all the information in a single place and provide real-time indicators and information for our executives."

"The platform's most valuable feature is attack simulation."

"What I personally like very much, from my experience, is that it is very reliable."

Cons

"We would like to have more dashboards and reports, such as geographical and trend reports in the next version. Also, an improvement in the mobile version would be helpful."

"I would like to see out-of-the-box integration with more security, it would be helpful."

"XM Cyber could identify all areas of vulnerability. They could expand the identification span for different areas."

"We'd like to see a cheaper price."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They are flexible in terms of customers' needs."

"We have to pay standard licensing fees."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

27%

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

Non Profit

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

10%

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What are the main differences between RSA Archer, MetricStream and IBM OpenPages?

RSA Archer, IBM OpenPages and MetricStream are the top GRC software solutions in the market today. Out of the 3, IBM OpenPages has a slightly upper hand as IBM has come up with powerful Artificial ...

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What do you like most about XM Cyber?

The platform's most valuable feature is attack simulation.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for XM Cyber?

We have to pay standard licensing fees. There are no additional costs. It is an expensive product. I rate the pricing a seven out of ten.

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What needs improvement with XM Cyber?

XM Cyber could identify all areas of vulnerability. They could expand the identification span for different areas.

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Overview

Provides advanced capabilities such as risk calculators and risk heat maps for risk analysis and monitoring.

MetricStream

XM Cyber is a leading hybrid cloud security company that’s changing the way innovative organizations approach cyber risk. Our attack path management platform continuously uncovers hidden attack paths to your critical assets across cloud and on-prem environments, so you can cut them off at key junctures and eradicate risk with a fraction of the effort. This overcomes the big disconnect that security teams experience when they’re presented with endless alerts, yet can’t see which exposures impact risk the most, how they come together to be exploited by an attacker, or how to efficiently eliminate them. This approach is a complete game-changer, which is why some of the world’s largest, most complex organizations choose XM Cyber to help eradicate risk. Founded by top executives from the Israeli cyber intelligence community, XM Cyber has offices in North America, Europe, and Israel.

XM Cyber

Sample Customers

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, ACCO Brands Corporation, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, AIB International, Associated Banc-Corp, BAE Systems, Barclaycard, Dell Inc, DIRECTV, Energizer, Fresenius Kabi, Hasbro, Goodyear, HudsonCity Savings Bank, Infigen Energy, Kaydon, Leroy Merlin, Mountry Financial Corp., Nicholas Piramal, Pepco, Pfizer, Societe Generale, Whitney Bank

Hamburg Port Authority, Plymouth Rock Corporation

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