Varonis Platform Reviews

This solution informs us about who's moving data, whether accidentally or on purpose. If a mass folder deletion occurs or mass copying, master lateral movements, things like that, then this solution sends us an alert. We set up the alerts and this solution informs us of who's moving the data. Sometimes people drag and drop by mistake; this can move thousands of files and folders — depending on their size. If this happens, the system alerts us so we can correct it before it affects our users. We also use it for monetary purposes.

We use this solution to monitor all of our 16,000 users. Regarding the admin solution, we have around 10 users.

That alerting and reporting service is great. 

The troubleshooting capabilities could be improved. It has so many interconnected components. It connects with Active Directory, SharePoint, Exchange, and NetApp. Trying to troubleshoot all of these components can get very complicated — especially with NetApp. 

The GUI should be more functional. There should be a process for connecting through Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.

This solution is stable and reliable.

We expanded this solution in the past — it was a complex process. It cannot be done by an average user. To perform a full upgrade, you'll definitely require assistance from Varonis support.

The technical support is very good — very responsive. 

The initial setup was a bit complex. The average user wouldn't be able to do it. 

Deployment took between a week or two. The filtering, the fine-tuning; all of that takes a while. Plus, there is ongoing fine-tuning that has to take place after the initial setup. 

Licensing is on an annual basis. Maintenance and renewal fees are separate. Varonis Datalert is quite expensive. 

My advice to others interested in using this solution is to be very careful during the initial installation. Either purchase professional services assistance from a third party or get help from Varonis support. It's not a job that an average user can do. The slightest mistake can wind up costing you a lot of data. 

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of nine. 

I'm relatively new to this organization. I'm just comparing and contrasting ManageEngine Log360 and Varonis DatAlert. Both tools are rather new to me. I know that they're kind of looking at both. I don't know if they're going to want to maintain both. There seem to be some use cases to retain both. I think they've had DatAlert a little bit longer than Log360.

I've done a couple of webinars, but I haven't had a whole lot of time to just kind of dive into both of those. I'm still in the developmental stage, and I am evaluating both of these solutions. I am trying to compare apples to apples as to what they do and where their strengths and weaknesses lie to make sure that if we got rid of one, we weren't going to be missing out on something. 

On the Varonis side, technical support is phenomenal. Their ability to explain is very good, and they seem to be very knowledgeable. When I get an alert that doesn't quite make sense, they dive in there and kind of take me through it. That's very useful and very good. There are some false alerts, but it is better to have a false alert than no alert at all.

We have Microsoft Office 365. I just saw an article today which says that they're actually getting integrated with Microsoft Office 365, which would be a useful feature. 

For user-based reports, log on activity, and stuff like that, it doesn't seem to really be present like Log360. That could just be my inexperience with it. I've been dealing with it for only about two and a half months.

This tool is rather new to me. I've been dealing with it for only about two and a half months.

Their technical support is phenomenal.

I'm just comparing and contrasting ManageEngine Log360 and Varonis DatAlert. Log360 seems to do a little bit a better job on user-based awareness for running reports, and DatAlert seems to be doing a little bit better job on file share awareness. Log360 seems to actually be a full scene, and Varonis seems to integrate with scenes.

I would rate Varonis DatAlert a nine out of ten.

We were doing a proof of concept for two hospitals. One of them decided not to use Datalert and then they got hit with ransomware, which took $10 million to recover the data. The sister hospital where we were doing a proof of concept never got hit, because we picked it up and stopped it before it happened.

The analytics would have to be our most valuable feature because when you look at how we build profiles as to how people usually use the system, how they access data, it can alert or detect when people are doing things that are contrary to that normal behavior.

I'd like to see automatic updates for this solution. Currently, it's a manual process to update all the keywords. It would be nice to have an automatic download whenever they post a new version.

What they do, they do very well. I think they're trying to get a little outside of their core competencies, though. That has the potential for causing other problems.

This model is very stable. They've got some newer ones that still need a little time in the field to stabilize.

It's very scalable because it's actually looking at the data. It's not looking at endpoints or anything like that. You really just need a server large enough to run the database.

Their technical support is very good. They have full, 24/7 access to engineers. You're not just dealing with a help desk type person. They have almost immediate escalation. 

We actually use this to support our customers and we evaluated a number of different products. I was very familiar with it. I knew I would get support. It handles things in a different way than other similar products.

The entire suite took a couple of hours to set up. That included customizing rules, alerts, reports, etc. It's very easy to set up.

The example I used with the hospital gives a very clear picture of the ROI. It would have cost them $300,000 to purchase and deploy the product. Instead, it cost them $10 million to recover their data, and then they brought the product anyway. Everyone is going to get hit. If you look at all the others out there, they've all invested in firewalls and web security. They are after data and access to it. Everyone is going to get hit, one way or another. You can't keep on without it.

There are options. You could do a subscription, where you pay yearly, or you could purchase it outright. The licensing cost is based on the number of users on the system that you are monitoring. At the end of each year, this is adjusted, depending on whether your company grows or shrinks.

There isn't really any single product that competes with their whole suite, but Symantec probably comes closest as a direct competitor. The Datalert solution was so easy to set up, configure, and customize. It was just a better solution for us.

Proof of concept and evaluation takes about a month. I would recommend not to skip this stage.

I would rate this solution as nine out of ten. What it does, it does really well. Some of the newer functionality that they're bringing out requires a lot more resources, so your infrastructure costs are going to go up and I'm not quite convinced that they have got it where it needs to be to provide the data that you have that can talk to you. Otherwise, it would have gotten a ten.

We use the solution's data alert, data advantage, and data classification modules. Its use case is similar to DLP. It helps to ensure that people don't move data to places they are not supposed to. 

Varonis Platform is transparent and captures everything in the environment without impacting the performance. The tool helps us unify data feeds into a single reporting system. 

The product is very complicated. 

I have been working with the product for eight years. 

I rate Varonis Platform's stability an eight out of ten. 

The tool is very scalable. 

I rate the tool's deployment a four out of ten. A team of two to three engineers helped us with the deployment. 

Varonis Platform is a comprehensive and mature product. It does more than it is intended to do. The tool is a huge time saver and a very valuable security asset. I rate it an eight out of ten. 

The main use cases are for its data alert, data advantage, and data classification modules. It allows us to keep track of the data motion, and ensure data security.

We found it to be very transparent and good at monitoring data access activities without impacting the performance. It can easily identify unusual behavior or access patterns that may pose a potential threat, while operating as a unified reporting system.

It is significantly complex. 

We have been using it for eight years now.

It offers good stability, I would rate it eight out of ten.

We found it to be very scalable.

Customer support experience has been highly satisfactory. I would rate it nine out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup was slightly complex. I would rate it four out of ten.

We found it to be a very comprehensive and mature product, offering good support. It efficiently does what it's intended to do by assisting in monitoring and reporting on sensitive data access, ensuring data governance. We found it to be a significant time saver and valuable security asset. I would rate it eight out of ten.

The primary use is network security.

The 24/7 support is the most valuable feature. They have been able to answer support questions pretty quickly.

I would like it to have cloud integration.

The stability is good.

The technical support is good.

The initial setup was straightforward.

We installed it ourselves.

The product is stable and well-known.

We have had this solution for awhile.