NetWitness NDR vs ServiceNow Security Operations comparison

NetWitness and ServiceNow are both solutions in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category. NetWitness is ranked #25, while ServiceNow is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.1. NetWitness holds a 0.8% mindshare in SOAR, compared to ServiceNow’s 3.5% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of NetWitness users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of ServiceNow users who would recommend it.

NetWitness NDR

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

NetWitness NDR and ServiceNow Security Operations compete in the cybersecurity domain, with ServiceNow often emerging as the leading product due to its comprehensive features, despite NetWitness being favored for pricing and support.

Features: NetWitness NDR offers real-time threat detection, advanced analytics, and thorough traffic analysis. ServiceNow Security Operations stands out for its integration capabilities, automation, and efficient incident response processes.

Room for Improvement: NetWitness NDR could enhance integration with additional third-party systems, improve scalability options, and expand its dashboard customizations. ServiceNow Security Operations could benefit from speeding up its initial setup process, increasing ease of use for non-technical users, and offering better out-of-the-box reporting.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetWitness NDR is straightforward to deploy and backed by robust customer support, improving operational efficiency. ServiceNow may require more initial setup time but delivers exceptional service delivery and scalability, with extensive customization and integration flexibility.

Pricing and ROI: NetWitness NDR provides competitive pricing with good ROI through efficient threat detection and reduced incident response times. ServiceNow Security Operations, despite higher setup costs, offers sustainable ROI through comprehensive security analytics and streamlined workflows, justifying its price for long-term efficiencies.

To learn more, read our detailed NetWitness NDR vs. ServiceNow Security Operations Report (Updated: September 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

NetWitness NDR

Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)

25th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (59th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (40th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (63rd), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (19th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (37th)

ServiceNow Security Operations

Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Incident Response (1st), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category, the mindshare of NetWitness NDR is 0.8%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow Security Operations is 3.5%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
ServiceNow Security Operations	3.5%
NetWitness NDR	0.8%
Other	95.7%

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)

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SupravatMaji

Associate Vice President - IT Security at Inspira Enterprise

Beneficial single unified dashboard, good native application integration, and high availability

My advice to those wanting to implement RSA NetWitness Network is they have to first do a little due diligence, such as the exact requirement based on their needs. That will give them a direction for their investment because otherwise, the bill of material or bill of quantity (BOQ) may be higher side. It is important to do good due intelligence on the environment, see the exact requirement, and then go ahead with the solution. The solution is perfectly stable. I rate RSA NetWitness Network a nine out of ten.

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Abhinay Sharma

ServiceNow Developer at Bangmetric services pvt ltd

Experience seamless integration and effective incident response with a little room for improvement in setup time

Integration is crucial in ServiceNow Security Operations because everything must be integrated to obtain data. Without integration, the solution is not as beneficial as expected. In SecOps, real-time data is essential to avoid discrepancies between real-time events and ServiceNow data. Multiple tools integrate with ServiceNow Security Operations, with Qualys being one of them. ServiceNow Security Operations collects data from various sources and presents it in a single, respectable format for assessment and action. The main benefit is not having to access separate tools for different data. It provides a unified user experience where all work and fixes can be managed from one location.

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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

"It is very easy to use, and its usability is great. The use cases are also very easy. The visualizations of the use cases are magnificent. You cannot find this in any other solution. From my point of view, it is great."

"NetWitness Endpoint's most valuable features are its interoperability across many different operating systems and the ease of pivoting from network to endpoint via a single console."

"This solution allows us to locate the malware in real-time."

"The interface of this solution is very flexible and easy to use."

"The most valuable feature of RSA NetWitness Network is the single unified dashboard from which you can manage all the different products of RSA. Additionally, the integration with native applications is good."

"Ability to isolate the machine when there are malicious files."

"It is stable. We have been using it for some time, without any issues."

"We've contacted technical support several times. They've been very good. They have been able to help us resolve our issues."

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"We refer to the setup and installation guide provided by ServiceNow. They have good documentation, which makes it easier to handle the process."

"What I found most valuable in ServiceNow Security Operations is that it's very useful for any incoming vulnerability. For example, if my team finds any vulnerability on servers such as the CA and CMDB integrated with ServiceNow Security Operations, my team can make some changes. My team can map the vulnerabilities found on the CA server, make the changes required, and resolve the vulnerabilities before the system is attacked. You can avoid vulnerability attacks through ServiceNow Security Operations, so this is the best feature of the solution. ServiceNow Security Operations is beneficial mainly for vulnerability response and engagement purposes."

"ServiceNow Security Operations provides significant control over vulnerabilities, allowing users to mark false alarms as false positives and ignore them, which is important because many vulnerabilities are not real but appear as such."

"It's stable."

"The solution is available over the cloud and is easy to manage."

"The product's most valuable features include the no-code capability for workflows and flow design, which makes it user-friendly, and the ability to perform advanced configurations."

"It has helped optimize security costs by consolidating multiple tools into one platform."

"I will recommend it to others as it is an enterprise application used by large companies for ticketing purposes."

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Cons

"The contamination feature could be improved."

"The threat intelligence could improve in RSA NetWitness Endpoint."

"Its price could be improved. It is an expensive product. Its training is also too expensive. It would be great if they can have a better pricing scheme for the training."

"NetWitness Endpoint's blocking feature does not work properly - if there's a malicious process, it's not possible to kill it via a custom rule unless and until it's flagged as malicious."

"I would like to see Security Orchestration and Response Automation (SOAR) integration."

"The solution is modular, for example you can buy the RSA ePack, which you buy as a module is not part of the conduit solution. They could include it and have it as an all-in-one solution."

"Threat detection could be better."

"We would like to see the hunting and investigation features of this solution improved, in order to provide better visibility of issues."

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"Visibility and transitions between teams present significant challenges in the SecOps space, indicating that substantial training and hand-holding are required to improve usability, which is one observation I have had."

"They should stick to the roadmap and continue to build plugins and integrations with other third parties, enhance the UI, and enhance the reporting. It's all good. They should just continue enhancing the releases."

"The initial setup is difficult."

"It doesn't interact with things very well."

"Report generation within ServiceNow can take some time."

"One area for improvement for the product is the need to tailor and alter some codes for customization, which can cause issues during upgrades. It does not support customized operations."

"Process framework and best practices for ease of integration between IT and security teams via incident, problem, and change."

"An area for improvement I observed in ServiceNow Security Operations is the need to maintain correct CMDB data because if you're unable to do this, you can't perfectly maintain the vulnerability data. CMDB data in ServiceNow Security Operations needs to be accurate. As I've been working on ServiceNow Security Operations for only seven months, I still need more time to try all its modules before I can give recommendations regarding additional features I'd like to see in the solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is highly scalable. It can be bought based on your requirements."

"With RSA, there is flexibility in choosing the service, products, and the range that meets your requirement, as well as they are flexible in terms of pricing."

"I do not have any opinion on the pricing or licensing of the product."

"The price of the solution depends on the environment. If the environment is large then it will cost more. However, the larger the environment with more endpoints, you will receive an increased discount. If the environment is very small, then you might think it is expensive. It is always better to buy in bulk to receive a discount. The minimum number of assets is usually 500, with discounts on 1000 and 2000."

"The pricing is not very economical. It is a quite costly product for India. One thing is that when you purchase it, you have to purchase a module separately."

"It is an expensive product."

"The cost depends on the number of endpoints that you want to monitor, but it is not expensive."

"We are on a three-year contract to use RSA NetWitness Network."

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"The product is more expensive than other solutions."

"It is an expensive product."

"The solution is more expensive than BMC Remedy, the other ITSM tool available in the market."

"If you're going to implement it on your own, there would be internal costs. If you're going to implement it through a contractor or consultant, you have to pay for that."

"Compared to competitor tools, ServiceNow Security Operations is more affordable"

"This product is a good value for the money."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

19%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	15

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The most valuable aspect of working with ServiceNow is its meaningful and feature-rich product.

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It is relatively expensive but manageable.

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ServiceNow Security Operations is not specifically a vulnerability management or incident tool, but rather a data aggregator. It would be beneficial if, similar to the Discovery module which assess...

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Also Known As

RSA ECAT, NetWitness Network

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Overview

Using a centralized combination of network and endpoint analysis, behavioral analysis, data science techniques and threat intelligence, NetWitness NDR helps analysts detect and resolve known and unknown attacks while automating and orchestrating the incident response lifecycle. With these capabilities on one platform, security teams can collapse disparate tools and data into a powerful, blazingly fast user interface.

NetWitness

ServiceNow Security Operations is a cutting-edge security solution designed to elevate organizations' security incident response (SIR) processes through automation and orchestration. Going beyond traditional SOAR, this comprehensive Security Operations Suite integrates seamlessly with other ServiceNow products and offers a wide array of features. Its components include Security Incident Response (SIR), which automates incident workflows and offers pre-built playbooks; Security Configuration Compliance (SCC), continuously scanning and automating compliance tasks; Vulnerability Response (VR), prioritizing and remediating vulnerabilities; Threat Intelligence (TI), aggregating threat data for proactive threat hunting; and additional features like IT Service Management integration, Machine Learning and AI, reporting, and a mobile app. The benefits span improved incident response speed, reduced mean time to resolution, increased security posture, enhanced compliance, collaborative synergy between security and IT teams, and operational cost reductions.

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Sample Customers

ADP, Ameritas, Partners Healthcare

DXC Technology, Freedom Security Alliance, Prime Therapeutics, Seton Hall University, York Risk Services

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