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AlienVault OSSIM vs Anvilogic comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

AlienVault OSSIM
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
12th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Anvilogic
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
16th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
AI-SOC (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of AlienVault OSSIM is 2.6%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Anvilogic is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
AlienVault OSSIM2.6%
Anvilogic0.3%
Other97.1%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

HarshBhardiya - PeerSpot reviewer
An open-source solution that provide good detection and more visibility
The solution is not scalable. It impacts so hard. In the initial stages, AlienVault OSSIM can be suitable for small environments. There may be limitations if the customer expresses a desire to expand and add more devices. In such cases, we would need to either explore additional solutions or work within the constraints of the existing setup. We have set up alerts and configured everything in AlienVault OSSIM. It actively monitors for any security incidents. It provides us with regular updates and notifications about any ongoing activities. Only one person is using the solution. It is the perfect solution for small businesses. I rate the solution’s scalability a three out of ten.
Jason Murphy - PeerSpot reviewer
Improves SOC response times and simplifies alert management through efficient customization
The 'we need something better' moment was triggered when we were trying to roll out custom alerts with Splunk Enterprise Security; it was atrocious to do that. You would have to clone things and then reuse alerts you made. Just making new alerts, the process was not very good, and there was no versioning for all the alerts we create. So we had to trust Splunk for what they created. Rolling out new alerts was a pain since you had to load them up in a new app and things similar to that. With Anvilogic, they made it super simple. I can describe a process where they have something they refer to as the Armory. You just go to the Armory, click all the things you want. It automatically pushes it down to your Splunk Enterprise with their app loaded up on there if you modify it as needed. It tends to just work, and you can customize it easily since it tells you the Splunk language plus the normal human language. So it makes modifying it simple with rollback versioning. They have groups based on known attackers coming for you, and you can group them together that way and deploy a whole set of alerts designed just for those specific use cases of those attackers and their IOCs. Aside from the easy custom alerting with Anvilogic, the next feature I appreciate most is that they also standardized bringing in the logs. They set some macros that help standardize and make more sense than Splunk. They teach you and give you insights every morning or every week, saying, 'Hey, this is not working, so what do you want. You're getting one or two of these alerts per day. Do you want to squash them from error to warning?' They're always giving you tips on how to improve the efficiency of the system itself. Creating scenarios was amazing. In Anvilogic's case, you create scenarios based on MITRE ATT&CK framework. Every rule that fits that MITRE will get used. My usage with Anvilogic has evolved since onboarding. After about two or three years, they started offering their cloud-based SOC where instead of just using Splunk as a data set, you could run your searches against Snowflake databases, Demisto, and others including Azure log storage. Their generative AI work has been fantastic as it's very specific in what you need to do. The route they've gone with the different types of AI agents aligns exactly with what I was hoping the market would do. Seeing them do the Tier Zero for SOC-type stuff with their playbooks has been impressive. Since adopting Anvilogic, our team's quick SOC response has become essential. We have been known to respond within five to seven minutes to an attacker compromising an account.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is easy to use."
"AlienVault OSSIM is an enterprise solution that sells easily. It is rated highly by organizations."
"I recommend it due to the experience of the people running it."
"The most valuable feature is the logging capability."
"The solution is free to use."
"Network traffic analysis is highly efficient."
"The paid version of the solution has reporting and better scalability options."
"The tool's security detection is good. It helps us with login tracking and generating reports. We aim to identify potential issues, such as brute-force attacks on user accounts or server-level anomalies. For instance, if I receive a report indicating a server is at an abnormal level, I investigate and address the issue."
"One of the best things about Anvilogic is the partnership, their knowledge, the depth of technical understanding, and the speed at which they respond."
"We are partnering very closely with Anvilogic and pushing the threshold of detection engineering capabilities; we are only able to do many of these capabilities due to the partnership that we have with Anvilogic, where they are meeting what we need to continually push new innovative solutions."
"Before Anvilogic, we had no visibility into our detection coverage. The ability to break it down by industry verticals, such as attackers and adversaries, is valuable."
"They teach you and give you insights every morning or every week, saying, 'Hey, this is not working, so what do you want. You're getting one or two of these alerts per day. Do you want to squash them from error to warning?' They're always giving you tips on how to improve the efficiency of the system itself."
"The deployment was very simple."
 

Cons

"I don't like to work on OSSIM because it is unpredictable."
"The documentation could be improved."
"AlienVault OSSIM should improve the deployment and make it unified like the USM."
"The initial setup was a bit complex. You've got to do a lot of reading. It's not an intuitive implementation."
"The user interface could be improved."
"AlienVault OSSIM could improve by having better integration with some of the newer tools."
"AlienVault OSSIM is costly."
"The correlation engine needs to be improved."
"The pricing is slightly edging towards being a bit much for smaller organizations."
"The hunting insight needs integrable capability with different platforms to gather all of that insight and show it on a single canvas on Anvilogic. That is the only feature that could improve the way we do operations."
"Anvilogic could be better in areas of the triage dashboard as they're beholden to Splunk's functionality."
"Anvilogic can be improved by adding the ability to do on-ingest detections. This is something that we have been having a conversation on for a short time now, but I am hopeful that they will have that in their future roadmap."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of AlienVault OSSIM is too high sometimes for us to present to our customers. The price should be lower. We are on a three-year license to use the solution. We had to pay extra for the support."
"AlienVault OSSIM is an open-source solution."
"When comparing AlienVault OSSIM to Microsoft Sentinel, AlienVault OSSIM incurs additional costs due to its licensing price structure. If you are using AlienVault for security purposes at a certain level it can have a higher price point than the current pricing of Microsoft Sentinel."
"The licensing fees for the non-community edition are paid on an annual basis, and there are no costs in addition to this."
"I used the paid version of the tool and found it to be expensive. It has been a while since I changed to Securonix. I will have to check whether AlienVault charges per device, user, or log."
"OSSIM is free."
"OSSIM is open source, and USM is the paid license. So, if you want, you can switch to USM. There you will have to buy a license, and they have a support team that helps you out on issues you face."
"AlienVault pricing is the best. Whatever cost you are paying, you are getting a return on every penny... It's not like your IBM, your QRadar, or Splunk, where the cost is too high."
"We were an early adopter, so the pricing was definitely good. Because they do not completely replace a SIEM, their pricing is slowly edging towards being a little too much for a smaller organization like ours. It is almost on the border."
"Anvilogic's pricing has been highly competitive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
12%
University
8%
Educational Organization
8%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise8
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AlienVault OSSIM?
It depends. I would need to review their cost models, but generally, they are on a scaled basis based on throughput usage. Because it's a software as a service solution for their core product for U...
What needs improvement with AlienVault OSSIM?
Scaling for USM is always challenging for any product unless it is purpose-built or overbuilt at the front end. They will use Palo Alto and its competitors, and LevelBlue will manage that implement...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Anvilogic?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing of Anvilogic was the easiest experience I have ever had.
What needs improvement with Anvilogic?
Anvilogic could be better in areas of the triage dashboard as they're beholden to Splunk's functionality. I need to click three times to get to all the information I need. Enterprise Security did t...
What is your primary use case for Anvilogic?
My main use case for Anvilogic is for triage in the SOC. That's the primary use case.
 

Also Known As

OSSIM
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Sample Customers

Council Rock School District
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