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NetWitness Platform vs Trellix Network Detection and Response comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

NetWitness Platform
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (38th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (39th)
Trellix Network Detection a...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (17th), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

NetWitness Platform and Trellix Network Detection and Response aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. NetWitness Platform is designed for Log Management and holds a mindshare of 1.0%, up 0.3% compared to last year.
Trellix Network Detection and Response, on the other hand, focuses on Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), holds 4.1% mindshare, up 3.9% since last year.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NetWitness Platform1.0%
Splunk Enterprise Security6.8%
Wazuh5.4%
Other86.8%
Log Management
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Trellix Network Detection and Response4.1%
Palo Alto Networks WildFire7.4%
Microsoft Defender for Office 3656.7%
Other81.8%
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2256927 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Information Security, Cyber Defense and IT Risk Management at HCT. at a transportation company with 201-500 employees
A solid SIEM solution that should improve technical support and online resources to be easier to use
A big problem with the product is that we don't have much professional experience in Israel installing, implementing, and integrating this product. There is not enough of a knowledge base. There is no support for this product in this country, so problems have to be resolved through global technical teams. We like to work locally because of the language, and when the product is only supported outside the country, it's a little difficult to implement and use this product. Moreover, AI is something that must be added immediately. Artificial intelligence is a part of the competitors' products, and it's not been implemented for us.
reviewer2840397 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Cybersecurity Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Threat detection has improved for zero‑day attacks but alert noise and support still need work
There are many ways Trellix Network Detection and Response can be improved. Trellix Network Detection and Response needs to reduce the alert noise because even after a lot of filtering, there is still a lot of noise which needs to be tuned by the industry vertical. Trellix Network Detection and Response needs to deepen the cloud-native support with parity between on-premises and cloud deployments. Trellix Network Detection and Response needs to improve threat intelligence depth as Trellix Network Detection and Response is not known to have the best signatures or the AI-supported intelligence that competitors may have. Trellix Network Detection and Response also needs revamped documentation because we had a lot of issues trying to find the syntaxes for all the rule-making. We had to search a lot and Trellix Network Detection and Response does not really help with their documentation, as it only covers basic information. The customer service is not that good. Trellix Network Detection and Response needs accelerated customer support to reach out to the top-level heads. Most of the time we are just stuck at the ground level talking to their customer support team, and they are not able to help us because we usually need to connect with the engineering team to help us out with the specifics.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Performance and reporting are very good."
"The most valuable feature is the security that it provides."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to write rules and triggers for network communication, and then being able to investigate based on that."
"The most valuable features are the packet inspection and the automated incident response."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to write rules and triggers for network communication and then being able to investigate based on that, where you can see the payload and deconstruct the packets."
"In my opinion, the solution's most valuable feature is its capacity to monitor network traffic, logs from devices within the network, and network captures. This capability extends beyond logs to include full network capturing."
"Overall, it is easy to implement."
"Technically speaking, this is a good product."
"The most valuable feature is the view into the application."
"Trellix NDR provides an essential defense by automatically responding to network incidents that firewalls may not catch."
"By every measure, the FireEye Network Threat Prevention Platform has exceeded our expectations."
"Improved our systems and our customers' by providing better malware protection, defense against zero-day threats, and improved network security."
"We see ROI in the sense that we don't have to react because it stops anything from hurting the network."
"The solution can scale."
"If we are receiving spam emails, or other types of malicious email coming from a particular email ID, then we are able to block them using this solution."
"The installation phase was easy."
 

Cons

"One thing to be improved in NetWitness is the capability to correlate event logs in a general sense."
"RSA NetWitness Logs and Packets can improve the threat level aspect, it is lacking compared to other solutions. Whenever any hacking activity or any other threat factor occurred they used to provide the coverages very fast when comparing RSA NetWitness Logs and Packets. I heard the other three solutions, from a discussion with my team members who had experience in other solutions, they used to say that. Whenever any issues happened across the globe RSA NetWitness Logs and Packets are a little bit slow improving those detection mechanisms."
"The initial setup is complex. There are other solutions that are easier to implement."
"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."
"The initial setup was complex because it took a lot of time to complete the implementation."
"Nowadays, their support is a little subpar compared to other solutions. I rate RSA support six out of 10."
"The product continues to crash. Even with tech support help, it does not resolve itself."
"RSA NetWitness Logs and Packets is far behind the competition."
"The world is currently shifting to AI, but FIreEye is not following suit."
"I would like to see in Trellix Network Detection and Response more explanation about some details of the threat, and I wish it had more actions that you can take to contain the host or move it somewhere else."
"Its documentation can be improved. The main problem that I see with FireEye is the documentation. We are an official distributor and partner of FireEye, and we have access to complete documentation about how to configure or implement this technology, but for customers, very limited documentation is available openly. This is the area in which FireEye should evolve. All documents should be easily available for everyone."
"Technical support needs improvement as sometimes engineers are not available promptly, especially during high-severity incidents."
"As far as future inclusions, it would be useful to display more threat intelligence, such as the actual area of the threat and the origin of the web crawling (Tor and Dark Web)."
"FireEye Network Security should have better integration with other vendors' firewalls or proxies, such as Palo Alto and Fortinet. Files that are being submitted should happen through the API or automatically."
"Cluster option is not available in NX, and for false positives we need some customization configuration available, such as a whitelist."
"Based on what we deployed, they should emphasize the application filtering and the web center. We need to look deeper into the SSM inspection. If we get the full solution with that module, we don't need to get the SSM database from another supplier."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The new pricing and licensing mechanisms are fair. I would advise always to get the full solution (i.e., not only Logs)."
"The product price was reasonable for my region and the market."
"We have a perpetual license, so the total cost of ownership is not very expensive. It's a good investment."
"There is a licensing fee and the customer can choose whether he wishes this to be subscription-based or perpetual."
"The licenses are good but the cost is very expensive."
"It provides tools to assist in selecting the appropriate license and usage scenarios."
"The product is expensive."
"This is a pricey solution; it's not cheap."
"It's an expensive solution."
"When you purchase FireEye Network Security NX, will need to purchase a megabit per second package. You must know your needs from day one."
"FireEye is comparable to other products, such as HX, but seems expensive. It may cause us to look at other products in the market."
"Because of what the FireEye product does, it has significantly decreased our mean time in being able to identify and detect malicious threats. The company that I work with is a very mature organization, and we have seen the meantime to analysis decrease by at least tenfold."
"The tool is a bit pricey."
"We're partners with Cisco so we get a reasonable price. It's cheaper than Palo Alto in terms of licensing."
"Pricing and licensing are reasonable compared to competitors."
"The pricing is a little high."
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Comparison Review

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Feb 26, 2015
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Construction Company
8%
Performing Arts
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise20
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise20
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetWitness Platform?
The pricing is comparable to others, and I consider the cost to be intermediate. Specific cost details are unknown to me.
What needs improvement with NetWitness Platform?
There is currently no need for improvement in the SIEM ( /categories/security-information-and-event-management-siem ), though there could be potential enhancements by integrating with AI.
What is your primary use case for NetWitness Platform?
I use NetWitness Platform ( /products/netwitness-platform-reviews ) in the financial industry as a good product with excellent capabilities and integration with various devices.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FireEye Network Security?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Trellix Network Detection and Response is very great.
What needs improvement with FireEye Network Security?
I would like to see in Trellix Network Detection and Response more explanation about some details of the threat, and I wish it had more actions that you can take to contain the host or move it some...
What is your primary use case for FireEye Network Security?
My main use case for Trellix Network Detection and Response is providing support for our customers, and one of our customers has Trellix, so we had to provide monitoring or specific XDR tools for t...
 

Also Known As

RSA Security Analytics
FireEye Network Security, FireEye
 

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Sample Customers

Los Angeles World Airports, Reply
FFRDC, Finansbank, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Investis, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Bank of Thailand, City of Miramar, Citizens National Bank, D-Wave Systems
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