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VMware Aria Operations for Logs vs Wazuh comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

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Users generally find VMware Aria Operations for Logs' support reliable, despite occasional delays and challenges accessing expert specialists.
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Wazuh's customer service is highly rated, with excellent paid support and active community forums for troubleshooting assistance.
While support staff is knowledgeable, getting access to specialists can be challenging when dealing with the limits of a product.
We use the open-source version of Wazuh, which does not provide paid support.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
5.9
VMware Aria Operations for Logs needs better scalability, integration, user interface, and management for improved efficiency and user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
5.1
Wazuh's interface is complex, lacking integration, scalability, AI capabilities, and requires better support, efficiency, and automated features.
It would be beneficial to have a roadmap for these dashboards to ensure consistent functionality.
The integration modules are insufficiently developed, necessitating the creation of custom integration solutions using tools like Logstash and PubSub.
 

Scalability Issues

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VMware Aria Operations for Logs is praised for scalability, user-friendly interface, and efficient integration in large environments.
Sentiment score
7.1
Wazuh's scalability is mixed, requiring technical expertise, with feedback ranging from four to ten, noting resource challenges.
Since payment is based on hardware, scalability impacts are managed more effectively than with other tools paid by data volume.
Scalability depends on the configuration and the infrastructure resources like compute and memory we allocate.
 

Setup Cost

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VMware Aria Operations for Logs offers advantageous pricing in bundles despite complex licensing and high setup costs compared to competitors.
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Wazuh is cost-effective but includes support and infrastructure expenses, appealing to smaller organizations despite scalability limitations.
Splunk, often paid by the terabytes, becomes expensive quickly if not managed carefully.
Totaling around two lakh Indian rupees per month.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
4.9
VMware Aria Operations for Logs is stable, integrates well with Microsoft, and is reliable for troubleshooting despite minor bugs.
Sentiment score
7.2
Wazuh is generally stable with minor glitches, suitable for small to mid-level businesses, often affected by configuration issues.
Managing a lot of data involves reliance on hardware and network performance, which are external factors that can affect stability.
The stability of Wazuh is strong, with no issues stemming from the solution itself.
 

Valuable Features

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VMware Aria Operations for Logs excels in integration, real-time monitoring, user-friendly interface, and cost-effective log management and analysis.
Sentiment score
7.9
Wazuh provides cost-effective, open-source security with integration, compliance, monitoring, and vulnerability assessment for diverse systems and platforms.
This tool also provides greater insight when integrated with VMware infrastructure, making it more precise than other tools.
We found the MITRE framework mapping and the agent enrollment service to be the most valuable features of Wazuh.
 

Categories and Ranking

VMware Aria Operations for ...
Ranking in Log Management
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Wazuh
Ranking in Log Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (3rd), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of VMware Aria Operations for Logs is 1.1%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Wazuh is 17.1%, up from 13.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

DineshKumar3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Gives a clear forecast about existing machines, and has an automation feature that helps in reducing a lot of ambiguities and managing operational efficiencies
What I'd like to improve in vRealize Log Insight is the licensing model. VMware provides vRealize Log Insight along with the VMware Cloud Foundation, but customers who would like to go for the native VMware would have to procure vRealize Log Insight separately. Today, vRealize Log Insight is offered on two different licenses, one is based on the number of VMs, and the other is based on the number of physical codes on the machine. If VMware can provide a bundle offer for customers who procure more than ten licenses, where you can have an option to run, for example, three hundred machines on vRealize Log Insight with no extra cost, this would encourage more people to adopt the solution. What I'd like to see in the next release of vRealize Log Insight is for a cloud option to be available, which would be a pay-as-you-go licensing model that would allow me to pick and choose what I'll monitor. For example, I have one thousand and three hundred critical servers, and the seven hundred servers for basic development, I don't want to monitor on vRealize Log Insight today, so I should be able to pick what I need to monitor on the solution and only pay for that specific instance. If VMware can apply these changes, it would help VMware customers to procure more or adopt more of vRealize Log Insight even in smaller projects.
Vikrant Puranik - PeerSpot reviewer
It integrates seamlessly with AWS cloud-native services
I worked with Splunk, Curator, ArcSight, and some legacy solutions that no longer exist. They became obsolete or transitioned to a different product. Cost-effectiveness was one reason we switched. We had to decide whether to spend $500,000 on a commercial product or rely on our skills to deploy an open-source solution. The big difference between Wazuh and other solutions is maturity and customization. Wazuh's scalability and out-of-the-box functionality are slightly lagging behind, but Wazuh has improved a lot since the first time we saw it. Others have more search capabilities, whereas Wazuh depends on Elasticsearch. Searching is a bit slower in Wazuh.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
16%
University
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about vRealize Log Insight?
The events are notably more descriptive, aiding in security and event analysis. We've also integrated Sky Collector, providing valuable insights and solutions for troubleshooting.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Log Insight?
The product's price is reasonable, but when it comes to SQL licensing, it's a bit expensive. So, it's expensive, not extremely expensive. I would rate the pricing a two out of ten, with ten being v...
What needs improvement with vRealize Log Insight?
In terms of vOps, we use templates for optimization to monitor heavy hitters on storage and CPU resources. In the VMware environment, one area for improvement is the handling of VM failovers due to...
What do you like most about Wazuh?
Integrates with various open-source and paid products, allowing for flexibility in customization based on use cases.
What needs improvement with Wazuh?
The latest version, 4.9, has improved the interface significantly. I am yet to explore more about the update to identify further areas for improvement. So far, the recent updates have addressed mos...
What is your primary use case for Wazuh?
We use Wazuh for our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) needs. It serves as a log aggregator and provides us the capability to monitor our servers for brute force attacks and other se...
 

Also Known As

vRealize Log Insight
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Sample Customers

Wildlands Adventure Zoo, Medic Mobile, IBM, Seventy Seven Energy, Baystate Health, Osis, Oxford University, Columbia University, Siemens, Cardinal Health, Ashdod Port, Vasakronan, Sydney Adventist Hospital, University of Derby
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