SolarWinds Security Event Manager vs Trellix ESM comparison

SolarWinds and Trellix are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. SolarWinds is ranked #35 with an average rating of 7.7, while Trellix is ranked #28 with an average rating of 8.0. SolarWinds holds a 1.0% mindshare in SIEM, compared to Trellix’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 82% of SolarWinds users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 76% of Trellix users who would recommend it.

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76% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

SolarWinds Security Event Manager and Trellix ESM are popular security solutions. Trellix generally has the upper hand due to its advanced features and user satisfaction, despite its higher price.

Features: SolarWinds offers robust log management, real-time monitoring, and seamless integration. Trellix provides comprehensive threat intelligence, extensive customization options, and advanced analytics, making its features more advanced and versatile compared to SolarWinds.

Room for Improvement: SolarWinds could improve its reporting capabilities, integration flexibility, and user interface. Trellix needs a simpler configuration process, enhanced dashboard analytics, and improved usability. Both could benefit from more intuitive enhancement.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SolarWinds is noted for its seamless deployment processes and prompt helpful support. Trellix, while more complex to deploy, compensates with extensive documentation and responsive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: SolarWinds is praised for its lower initial setup cost and quicker ROI. Trellix's higher initial investment is balanced by extensive capabilities, yielding long-term ROI, making SolarWinds cost-effective while Trellix is seen as a valuable investment for its comprehensive features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds Security Event M...

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

35th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Trellix ESM

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

28th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is 1.0%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix ESM is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Trellix ESM	1.2%
SolarWinds Security Event Manager	1.0%
Other	97.8%

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Featured Reviews

Yashokanth Partkunan

Managed Services Engineer at Loop1 Systems

Has supported client needs efficiently but requires deeper analysis features and faster support

The log analyzing capability of SolarWinds Security Event Manager should go into more depth than the current environment. More modification and enhancements are required on the dashboard side in order to make it closer to optimal performance. From observation and feedback from users, they need more functionality related to monitoring, and in-depth analyzing needs to be improved.

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Mohit Dhingra

Senior Vice President IT at AS IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Offers comprehensive report generation while maintaining ease of integration

We need to improve Trellix ESM by making sure that most of the logging devices available in the global market should be covered, and if there is any device which is not covered, there should not be any additional charges for writing the custom parsers on that. We can add some new features regarding AI in the future for Trellix ESM, but the maturity will take a longer time. There are many false positives that happen in an environment during the first couple of months, or around six months, so the system analyst is not able to identify whether the event which has occurred is a true positive or a false positive.

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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 graphical user interface is very user-friendly. SolarWinds is a hybrid solution so you can use it across many platforms."

"SolarWinds Security Event Manager has been generally working well."

"We did previously use a different solution, but SolarWinds is much better. It's easy to interact with SolarWinds. It's easy to operate, easy to configure and is generally easier compared to what we were working with before."

"It performs network behavior monitoring, log monitoring, and disaster recovery monitoring."

"The solution helps you monitor database instances, application instances, other customer application things, Linux servers, IBM servers, and Oracle servers."

"User-friendly configuration is key, and the configurations are simple, not complex."

"We had to integrate with other teams, and the infrastructure deployment didn't take long. The integration involves learning with different teams, networking, and configuring various network devices and servers. Infrastructure deployment only took one or two days."

"SolarWinds is effective for server, network, and log monitoring. It's also good for IP address management. We also have a patch manager, but we're still working on getting that operational."

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"The tool's effectiveness depends on how you define your log sources. To build visibility of incoming and outgoing traffic, you need logs from perimeter defense, firewalls, web application firewalls, and endpoint protection. With good traffic visibility, incident response time is really quick."

"The most valuable feature is the capability to correlate different events from different platforms that we feed into it."

"It has good technical support, which is available around the clock. You can call up anytime and get whatever you want. My queues are resolved."

"It enables us to detect malicious threats, issues, or vulnerabilities in our network."

"It can be easily deployed with the other solutions."

"The most valuable feature of Trellix ESM, for detecting, is that it detects malware and viruses, such as a particular virus that was critical in Kenya; we used ESM to detect and block that particular virus completely."

"The support I have received from the vendor has been great."

"It is easy to use and deploy. It comes with user-friendly manuals."

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Cons

"It is a very technical program. They can simplify it so that it isn't so hard to deal with."

"Training for this solution needs to be improved, as new employees are sometimes unfamiliar with the product."

"It won't tell you when your backups are failing, but it will give you hints when your database is running on full recovery."

"The solution's technical support is okay, but we don't have an SLA, and sometimes the response times are very slow."

"It can be difficult for users who are inexperienced with the solution."

"There are no multiple dashboards which would allow you to see information side-by-side."

"The product should improve the ease with which you can create event alerts. They are not as hard now but you need to have an easier way."

"We'd like more customization capabilities."

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"We acquired the IBM product because McAfee is slightly confusing to use, and it's broader."

"Product-wise, adding accounts on a single data source by batch would be a really great help."

"The user interface could be more user-friendly."

"We need to improve Trellix ESM by making sure that most of the logging devices available in the global market should be covered, and if there is any device which is not covered, there should not be any additional charges for writing the custom parsers on that."

"McAfee is no more providing security updates on this product, and the enhancements to this product seem to have stopped. Moreover, we don't get proper support, and we struggle to get its support. It would be good if they can add some AI engine and out of the box use cases because it is currently limited to the same scenario and the same setup. I have done a POC for Securonix, LogRhythm. These products are much more ahead as compared to McAfee ESM. They have included multiple modules in the same solution. Correlation is very easy. If McAfee ESM can improve, especially in such implementations, then I believe it would be much better."

"The disk space needed for events is not clear. In all clients, we had at least more than 100GB free that we could not use."

"I have to purchase a new box now. Its existing box is not scalable and I can't use it anymore."

"Customized reports and alerting functionality could be included in the dashboard."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is reasonable."

"The tool is available at a good price for customers compared to other solutions in the market. I rate the product's price as an eight out of ten."

"Licenses can only be purchased in blocks of fifty at a time."

"The pricing model would benefit from having package deals with other SolarWinds products."

"We do a yearly license renewal. For a year, the solution costs roughly $500,000 USD. There are no costs beyond this yearly fee."

"Licensing is on devices, so if you have many, then this may be high."

"It is in the appropriate mid-range. It is not as expensive as some of the other solutions. It is also not cheap."

"McAfee is the right choice for a low-budget solution."

"The cost is all included. The finance department handles the financial part, and we mostly don't get involved in it."

"You should buy the distributed option instead of the all-in-one for environments with more than 1000 end points."

"We renew our license annually."

"The pricing is fair."

"Regarding pricing, Trellix ESM is not that expensive. It's less than half the cost of IBM QRadar."

"We pay for our licensing fees on a yearly basis, and there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"The cost is dependent on the customer's environment and requirements."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

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Manufacturing Company

12%

University

10%

Comms Service Provider

16%

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Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	7

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Small Business	15
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Large Enterprise	24

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

The tool is available at a good price for customers compared to other solutions in the market. I rate the product's price as an eight out of ten.

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

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What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

I work with all SolarWinds products mostly, including Network Configuration Manager and NPM. I am a reseller. I usually recommend SolarWinds products for Loop1. It's for the bigger ones; we are the...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee ESM?

When discussing Trellix ESM pricing and licensing, if you consider some premium product, the pricing also has to be premium, however, enterprise customers who look for a premium product, alongside ...

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What needs improvement with McAfee ESM?

Areas of Trellix ESM that could be improved or enhanced include checking on the clients who are still on-prem, especially banks, as most are not moving everything to the cloud due to confidentialit...

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What is your primary use case for McAfee ESM?

My customer's usual use case for Trellix ESM involves one client, as most of the users have moved to ESM. Nowadays, they don't use IPS only, since McAfee IPS is standalone; they incorporate firewal...

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Also Known As

SolarWinds LEM, Solarwinds SIEM, TriGeo, Log and Event Manager

McAfee ESM, NitroSecurity, McAfee Enterprise Security Manager

Overview

When TriGeo was acquired by SolarWinds, TriGeo SIM became known as SolarWinds Log & Event Manager. This product is a leading Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) product and log management solution, which provides log collection, analysis, and real-time correlation.

SolarWinds

Make your organization more resilient and confident with Trellix Security Operations. Filter out the noise and cut complexity to deliver faster, more effective SecOps. Integrate your existing security tools and connect with over 650 Trellix solutions and third-party products.

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Sample Customers

NetSuite, EasyStreet, Legacy Texas Bank, and Energy Federal Credit Union, to name a few.

San Francisco Police Credit Union, Wªstenrot Gruppe, Volusion, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Government of New Brunswick, State of Colorado, Macquarie Telecom, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Cologne Bonn Airport

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