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Pros
"The ESM use cases are the most valuable. It enables us to use the big data collection inside our company. We are able to create use cases for whatever it suits and I find that the most interesting part of any SIEM solution.""The technical support team is good...It is a scalable solution.""It is one of the best products available in the market.""It's a brilliant log collection tool, and it can handle hundreds of thousands of servers in a single shot to ingest the data.""ArcSight provides the basic information that we want.""Our return on investment for implementing ArcSight Logger over the past 12 months has been positive.""We check a lot of logs in ArcSight Logger because we're running a massive database platform.""The solution provides information about the risk factors."

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"There's a whole spectrum of features on the solution that users can take advantage of. It's a very robust product.""The security aspects in general have been very useful to use."

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Cons
"The console in older versions is not user-friendly.""I would like to see better scheduling in the next release of this solution.""The product's connectors should work better and the user manuals need an update.""The integration with other systems could be improved.""It's not a new product and is a bit complex. So, it requires a person dedicated to working on it and to know about it in and out. It is a huge product, and the search operation is a bit complicated for a new user or someone who has not used it for long. So for that person, it becomes a bit difficult.""In the next release, I want to see more intelligence.""The next release should have AI capabilities.""The platform is quite expensive. They should reduce its cost."

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"The dashboard is not user-friendly. The solution, in general, isn't great from a user's perspective.""At some level, the documentation, the information as far as the components, it's sometimes a little difficult to find the information necessary to implement aspects."

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  • "ArcSight Logger is very expensive compared to their competitors, but when we talk to the customer and explain what the features are and how we can scale, they understand. Still, ArcSight is more expensive than the competition."
  • "The pricing is quite harsh."
  • "It's not cheap at all as it's a big product and has been in the market for quite some time now."
  • "ArcSight is an expensive solution."
  • "I would rate the product a seven out of ten since it's an enterprise product."
  • "I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is expensive."
  • "Pricing is reasonable compared to similar tools on the market. They offer perpetual licenses."
  • "We have a lifetime license, so we don't pay a monthly fee."
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  • "It wasn't cheap, but it was cost-effective compared to many of the other solutions."
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    28th
    out of 95 in Log Management
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    Also Known As
    Micro Focus Arcsight Logger, HPE Arcsight Logger
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    Overview
    HPE ArcSight Data Platform (ADP) offers a future-ready data solution that enriches data in real time and supports open standards for better threat detection. Using security data connectors, ADP collects data and enriches it in real-time to give analysts organized information that can be acted upon instantly.

    Beats is the platform for single-purpose data shippers. They install as lightweight agents and send data from hundreds or thousands of machines to Logstash or Elasticsearch.

    Sample Customers
    China Merchants Bank, Bank AlJazira, Banca Intesa
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Government22%
    Comms Service Provider17%
    Retailer6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government11%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm28%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Real Estate/Law Firm15%
    Construction Company9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise30%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise65%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    ArcSight Logger is ranked 28th in Log Management with 31 reviews while Elastic Beats doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Log Management. ArcSight Logger is rated 7.8, while Elastic Beats is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ArcSight Logger writes "A scalable and stable solution that enables users to see all the event logs in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Elastic Beats writes "A robust solution with a whole spectrum of features that's extremely scalable". ArcSight Logger is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, IBM Security QRadar, Elastic Security, Wazuh and LogRhythm SIEM, whereas Elastic Beats is most compared with .

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