SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server vs USM Anywhere comparison

SolarWinds and LevelBlue are both solutions in the Log Management category. SolarWinds is ranked #25 with an average rating of 8.5, while LevelBlue is ranked #42 with an average rating of 7.3. SolarWinds holds a 1.7% mindshare in Log Management, compared to LevelBlue’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of SolarWinds users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of LevelBlue users who would recommend it.

SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server

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85% willing to recommend

USM Anywhere

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92% willing to recommend

SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server

USM Anywhere

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

USM Anywhere and SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server are security solutions competing in the fields of threat detection and log management. Users lean towards USM Anywhere for its user-friendly approach, while SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is favored for its specialized features.

Features: USM Anywhere offers threat detection and response, comprehensive monitoring, and robust alerting. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is strong in log management, network troubleshooting, and handling syslog data.

Room for Improvement: USM Anywhere users suggest enhancing integration, customization options, and reporting capabilities. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve scalability, efficiency in log volume management, and user interface design.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: USM Anywhere is known for easy deployment and responsive customer service. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server requires technical expertise for deployment but has effective customer support.

Pricing and ROI: USM Anywhere has a high setup cost yet offers a strong ROI due to advanced security features. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is viewed as offering good value for its specialized features in log management.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server

Ranking in Log Management

25th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

USM Anywhere

Ranking in Log Management

42nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

115

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (31st), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (53rd), Compliance Management (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is 1.7%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 0.4%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Muhammad Anas

Assistant Manager NOC and Infrastructure at NiFT

Shows login failures and server issues but search functions and filters could be improved

Kiwi Syslog shows login failures and server issues. I'm using version 9.8.1. It's deployed on-premises. There are four people in my organization who are using this solution. They're all infrastructure engineers The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels. It's…

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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

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the alerting based on the security logs."

"Overall, I rate SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server ten out of ten."

"The most valuable features of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server include its ability to provide network mapping and deliver information to my customers about their networks through various methods."

"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is its performance and management. Additionally, the solution integrates well."

"I appreciate that with Kiwi Syslog, we can segregate the logs based on the display, such as using different colors and fonts, which helps greatly in identifying logs by their severity."

"Simplicity is the most valuable feature."

"The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels."

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"Asset discovery and vulnerability scanner are good features. The integration between this solution and OTX, which is an AlienVault platform for Open Threat Exchange, is also a valuable feature. It is also quick and easy to deploy, so you can quickly engage with a customer's environment."

"The feature that I liked the most is that they have a vulnerability assessment package that comes along with the SIEM solution. So, whenever I find any threat or alert for any of the devices or servers, I could immediately initiate a vulnerability assessment scan on that machine. That is one of a kind. The price at which AlienVault operates is also valuable."

"It has allowed us to see what is happening on our servers."

"The most valuable features of AT&T AlienVault USM are the ease of management and knowledge of what is on the network of my customers. It's easy to understand the problems, and management our alarms and events."

"Allowed us to help our customers satisfy compliance needs around logging and monitoring."

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

"Our main focus was intrusion detection, alerts, and correlation. It's easy to use AlienVault and integrate it with other alert tools because it includes lots of connectors. Either the tool is already there, or AlienVault will write an API for us if they don't have a connector for the solution that is providing the logs."

"The AlienVault solution has enabled us to create a SOC on a budget with smaller than usual staff requirements, offering a wider range of solutions for our customers."

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Cons

"I would like to see a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard."

"SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve by reducing the price."

"There is a need for an on-premises solution, which could lead to easier sales in larger markets."

"I would like to see better search functions and better filters in the next release."

"I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs."

"The Windows log forwarder is not functioning properly. This is a significant concern, as it led to losing a deal due to the inability to provide Windows logs effectively."

"The Windows log forwarder is not functioning properly."

"SolarWinds pricing is perceived as very high in the market, which can be a barrier for many customers."

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"This solution could be easier to use."

"We would like more plugins. This being the main point of improvement which would benefit the users."

"AT&T AlienVault USM can improve searchable data. It should be available for more than 90 days. If you need more than 90 days of data, you have to put a request and they give you raw data, which is not easy to search. A good addition would be to allow users to search data older than 90 days."

"The lack of mature functionality and expertise in any of those areas is a strong negative."

"Reporting is convoluted and difficult at times, although they claim to have hundreds of pre-built reports, very few of them are actually useful for anything but what the USM is doing."

"AlienVault must improve their correlation feature. Some of the events do not match with the correlation rules and some of the correlation events are false-positive."

"The solution is a bit complicated. It could be simplified quite a bit."

"USM Anywhere relies a lot on the community putting the data in. Often, you'll right-click on the attack, but nothing will be found. That's a weakness of it."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve."

"We subscribe and pay directly on the website."

"It is a product that is priced in a medium range, making it neither a cheap nor a costly product."

"QRadar, ArcSight and Splunk are some of the most expensive SIEM products out there in the market and not everyone has the budget to buy them. In such cases, AV USM is a very cost effective alternative."

"I don't know exactly, but I know it is based on the number of logs and the retention duration, such as 30 days or something like that. So, the smallest package is about 500 a month for 30 days of logs. There is a virtual machine. You need resources for it. It is a log collecting VM. They provide the software, and you just have to load a virtual machine. So, you're going to incur some CPU RAM and storage for wherever this log collecting appliance is running, which typically is in our cloud and on our platform for the customer."

"The licensing fees are dependent on usage."

"The price point is good."

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

"Use an MSSP instead. It is much cheaper."

"Negotiate the best package for your environment."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

16%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?

Simplicity is the most valuable feature.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?

SolarWinds pricing is perceived as very high in the market, which can be a barrier for many customers.

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?

The Windows log forwarder is not functioning properly. This is a significant concern, as it led to losing a deal due to the inability to provide Windows logs effectively. It should be more user-fri...

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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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Also Known As

Kiwi Syslog Server

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

Overview

A syslog server is a logging server that allows for the centralized collection of syslog messages, known as events, from a variety of networking devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls, in addition to servers running a variety of operating systems.

SolarWinds

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

Holy Cross Energy, West Texas A&M University, Medium Enterprise Industrial Manufacturing Company

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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