SonicWall Capture Client vs USM Anywhere comparison

SonicWall and LevelBlue are both solutions in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category. SonicWall is ranked #44 with an average rating of 8.0, while LevelBlue is ranked #53 with an average rating of 7.3. SonicWall holds a 0.6% mindshare in EDR, compared to LevelBlue’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of SonicWall users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of LevelBlue users who would recommend it.

SonicWall Capture Client

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100% willing to recommend

USM Anywhere

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

USM Anywhere and SonicWall Capture Client are cybersecurity solutions. USM Anywhere seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive monitoring and compliance features, while SonicWall Capture Client excels in advanced threat detection and endpoint protection.

Features: USM Anywhere is valued for its threat intelligence, compliance management, and comprehensive monitoring capabilities. SonicWall Capture Client is notable for real-time threat detection, endpoint protection, and seamless integration with SonicWall's firewall.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest that USM Anywhere could improve reporting functions, reduce false positives, and enhance user-friendliness. SonicWall Capture Client users indicate a need for more intuitive navigation, improved alert accuracy, and better customer support response times.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: USM Anywhere is praised for its straightforward deployment model and responsive customer service. SonicWall Capture Client is noted for its deployment flexibility but receives mixed reviews on customer support responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: USM Anywhere has a higher initial setup cost but offers long-term ROI due to its extensive feature set. SonicWall Capture Client offers competitive pricing and a good ROI with immediate impact on security.

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Categories and Ranking

SonicWall Capture Client

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

44th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (47th)

USM Anywhere

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

53rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

115

Ranking in other categories

Log Management (42nd), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (31st), Compliance Management (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of SonicWall Capture Client is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 0.3%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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LUIZ FERNANDO MARIANO SILVA

Data Office Protect - DPO at DATATRUSTY TECNOLOGIA

Enables faster updates and provides an easy-to-use user interface

I have an advanced license that includes all features. Though we have the license, we cannot use it completely because it is not enabled in the Microsoft tier. It does not make sense. We do not want to buy it separately because the price is different if we buy separate licenses.

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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

"SonicWall Capture Client has a serial number to connect to your firewall."

"The most valuable features of SonicWall Capture Client are CSC (Capture Security Center), RTDMI (Real-Time Deep Memory Inspection), and the deep memory inspection feature."

"SonicWall Capture Client's scalability is nice."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"SonicWall Capture Client offers a cost-effective solution that's cheaper compared to other vendors like CrowdStrike."

"The solution serves as a very stable platform."

"The product’s interface is easy to use."

"The threat protection feature of SonicWall Capture Client is most valuable."

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"Using the communication within the security device, it is easier to create plugins."

"AlienVault provides a checklist answer when using SIEM."

"It brought our logs into one place for review and set up alarms based on changes we were missing due to lack of having one place for everything to go."

"Vulnerability scanning helped out shortcomings of what was not patched in the past and what needed to be patched. This assisted with fine tuning the environment for compliance."

"We're using it more for reporting, that's all. We're using it to help our customers to pass any kind of audits that they receive."

"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."

"AlienVault's reporting is good. I like that vulnerability assessment is part of the solution, and the UI is intuitive. Also, the overhead is low, which is to say we don't need a dedicated SOC team to manage and analyze things constantly. We're a small company that doesn't have those resources."

"AlientVault has helped us in improving our visualization and incident response during cybersecurity situations."

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Cons

"They should improve their user interface."

"It takes technical support too long to resolve an issue."

"SonicWall Capture Client could be made a little lighter than it currently is in terms of memory consumption."

"SonicWall Capture Client should use less of our PC's memory, as it tends to slow down the performance."

"The vulnerability reports need to be better. Windows Defender detected some issues that SonicWall Capture Client couldn't."

"An area for improvement in SonicWall Capture Client is TenantCloud support. Suppose you want to implement SonicWall Capture Client. You'll have to register it on MySonicWall. Then once your SonicWall Capture Client license expires and you don't want to renew it, you can't delete it from your MySonicWall account, so that's an area for improvement."

"The biggest issue with SonicWall Capture Client is network latency."

"The implementation is not easy."

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"For creating new rules, you have to be familiar with regular expressions. I feel there could be something built-in to make sure that process is easier."

"Sometimes the log is unclear, and the report is a bit ambiguous."

"The reporting tools are a bit lacking for building reports to give directly to customers, but support has been helpful in giving our requests for new features to the development team and following up with us."

"The only room for improvement I can mention is the initial installation procedures. I found that the online installation instructions for the product were missing important details, they lacked necessary steps."

"There are many reports included but would be nice to have better access to the data."

"Its reporting tools need improvements. It would be good if they can provide integration with other ticketing systems. Currently, we only have integration with Slack and Jira. It is also a bit slow, and its replication engine can be improved."

"The price of AT&T AlienVault USM could be reduced."

"I think plugin management should be self-service on AlienVault USM. The other product is self-service but on the USM side. You have to submit a ticket then AT&T creates and updates the plugins."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Here in Indonesia, SonicWall Capture Client costs five hundred thousand rupiahs for every endpoint. If I'm correct, you only have to pay the licensing fee, and there's no additional fee. To me, the pricing for SonicWall Capture Client is four out of five."

"The product is very expensive."

"You have to pay for the solution, and a lot of customers do not want to pay."

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

"It's affordable for most customers."

"Do the one month trial and try to work out the kinks during it, as it has free support and service hours."

"Its price is in the medium to upper range."

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

"So far, it has been a good solution for a tight budget."

"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."

"It's very reasonably priced. It was one of the lowest among the ones I looked at. Licensing is pretty flexible. They can do a two-year or a three-year, even a one-year, perhaps."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Educational Organization

Real Estate/Law Firm

Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SonicWall Capture Client?

SonicWall Capture Client's scalability is nice.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SonicWall Capture Client?

SonicWall Capture Client offers a cost-effective solution that's cheaper compared to other vendors like CrowdStrike.

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What needs improvement with SonicWall Capture Client?

SonicWall Capture Client could benefit from an improved graphical user interface with more modern and minimal icons. Additionally, one of the drawbacks is that I cannot use Advanced and Premier lic...

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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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Comparisons

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

Bitdefender Total Security vs SonicWall Capture Client

Compared 7% of the time

Fortinet FortiClient vs SonicWall Capture Client

Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 27% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Also Known As

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

Overview

SonicWall Capture Client is a unified client platform that delivers multiple endpoint protection capabilities, including next-generation malware protection and application vulnerability intelligence. It leverages cloud sandbox file testing, comprehensive reporting, and enforcement for endpoint protection.

SonicWall

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

LevelBlue

Sample Customers

Luton College

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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