ArcSight Logger vs Google Cloud&#39;s operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) comparison

ArcSight Logger vs. Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver)

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Categories and Ranking

ArcSight Logger

Ranking in Log Management

31st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Google Cloud's operations s...

Ranking in Log Management

29th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (26th), Cloud Monitoring Software (23rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of ArcSight Logger is 0.8%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver) is 0.6%, down from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Log Management

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Geraldo Freitas

Analista de TI - suporte a redes e segurança at Tribunal de Contas da União

Enhances our security incident investigation but not good for correlation

Investigation is good when you know what you want to search for in Logger. The most difficult part is parsing the logs and configuring the parsers. For investigation, it's good. For correlation, it's not good. We use Sentinel, and Sentinel has pre-built use cases that are much easier to configure. So, it enhances our security incident investigation. We have inbound integration, but configuring the parsers is sometimes very difficult. We only have two use cases where we have a correlation set up. We send the information to Check Point to block IP addresses when we see a lot of blocks from the same source. We have a trigger. So, Logger automatically blocks these IP addresses. We could have Logger put them on a blacklist. So, it offers the ease of integration.

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Anand_Patel

Senior Technical Architect at T-Systems International GmbH

Offers reliable Ops Agent and logging transport feature with easy third-party integrations

As part of our company, we implemented several changes in our log analytics pattern, including the storage and procurement process. Earlier, before implementing the solution, our company was able to procure only one year of data, but later, we came to the three-year mark. Around 15-20% reduction has been witnessed in the total analytic consumption of our company. The aforementioned result was possible because the solution allowed the creation of a dashboard where factors like storage costs, proportion of logs, and logs presence in a storage bucket or BigQuery can all be checked. Earlier all logs were stored in a raw storage, but currently our company is able to move logs in table bucket that contributes towards cost savings.

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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

"The most valuable feature is the search capability, which is simple to use."

"ArcSight provides the basic information that we want."

"The technical support team is good...It is a scalable solution."

"The most valuable feature is the level of detail that you can see about certain events, even when they do not come up in the console."

"In our country we are a little bit private in terms of solutions, so we are just starting to use the basic data capture. Now some users can start to use additional features that come with Micro Focus ArcSight like user behavior analytics for investigating."

"ArcSight's robustness is its most valuable feature."

"It is one of the best products available in the market."

"The solution provides information about the risk factors."

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"The cloud login enables us to get our logs from the different platforms that we currently use."

"We find the solution to be stable."

"Our company has a corporate account for Google Cloud and so our systems and clusters integrate really well."

"The most valuable feature is the multi-cloud integration, where there is support for both GCP and AWS."

"The features that I have found most valuable are its graphs - if I need any statistics, in Kubernetes or Kong level or VPN level, I can quickly get the reports."

"I like the monitoring feature."

"Provides visibility into the performance uptime."

"It's easy to use."

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Cons

"It would be better if the product is cheaper."

"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."

"The initial setup was a little bit complex."

"I had some latency issues for two months. I had to increase our storage capacity significantly to reduce the latency."

"You have limited reporting capabilities and I wouldn't choose ArcSight Logger for this purpose."

"The solution could be improved in maintenance settings."

"The platform is quite expensive. They should reduce its cost."

"ArcSight has been sold two or three times, and the quality has decreased."

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"The process of logging analytics can be improved"

"If I want to track any round-trip or breakdowns of my response times, I'm not able to get it. My request goes through various levels of the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and comes back to my client machine. Suppose that my request has taken 10 seconds overall, so if I want to break it down, to see where the delay is happening within my architecture, I am not able to find that out using Stackdriver."

"It could be more stable."

"The logging functionality could be better."

"Lacking sufficient operations documentation."

"While we are satisfied with the overall performance, in certain cases we must add additional metrics and additional tools like Grafana and Dynatrace."

"This solution could be improved if it offered the ability to analyze charts, such as a solution like Kibana."

"It could be even more automated."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"Pricing is reasonable compared to similar tools on the market. They offer perpetual licenses."

"It's not cheap at all as it's a big product and has been in the market for quite some time now."

"I would rate the product a seven out of ten since it's an enterprise product."

"The pricing is quite harsh."

"ArcSight is an expensive solution."

"I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is expensive."

"We have a lifetime license, so we don't pay a monthly fee."

"The cost of using Stackdriver depends on usage."

"The cost could be lower."

"We have a basic standard license without any additional costs."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

17%

Government

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

13%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ArcSight Logger?

We have a trigger. So, Logger automatically blocks these IP addresses. We could have Logger put them on a blacklist.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ArcSight Logger?

The pricing isn't the problem. We have a lifetime license, so we don't pay a monthly fee.

What needs improvement with ArcSight Logger?

The solution has room for improvement. We're currently upgrading to the newer version, where they have something like Kafka, a hub for all solutions feeding information into Logger. However, I thin...

What needs improvement with Google Stackdriver?

If the errors are caught early in the interface, it would be easier for users to manage. The process of logging analytics can be improved.

What is your primary use case for Google Stackdriver?

I use the solution for logging, defining alerts, and monitoring. Our company's Java and Python logging teams mainly use it.

What advice do you have for others considering Google Stackdriver?

The Ops Agent and logging transport feature of the solution have had a major impact on improving application performance. The solution also allows the transport of logs into log buckets, which is h...

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Also Known As

Micro Focus Arcsight Logger, HPE Arcsight Logger

Google Stackdriver, Stackdriver Monitoring, Stackdriver Logging, Google Cloud Monitoring

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.

OpenText

Real-time log management and analysis

Cloud Logging is a fully managed service that performs at scale and can ingest application and platform log data, as well as custom log data from GKE environments, VMs, and other services inside and outside of Google Cloud. Get advanced performance, troubleshooting, security, and business insights with Log Analytics, integrating the power of BigQuery into Cloud Logging.

Built-in metrics observability at scale

Cloud Monitoring provides visibility into the performance, uptime, and overall health of cloud-powered applications. Collect metrics, events, and metadata from Google Cloud services, hosted uptime probes, application instrumentation, and a variety of common application components. Visualize this data on charts and dashboards and create alerts so you are notified when metrics are outside of expected ranges.

Stand-alone managed service for running and scaling Prometheus

Managed Service for Prometheus is a fully managed Prometheus-compatible monitoring solution, built on top of the same globally scalable data store as Cloud Monitoring. Keep your existing visualization, analysis, and alerting services, as this data can be queried with PromQL or Cloud Monitoring.

Monitor and improve your application's performance

Application Performance Management (APM) combines the monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities of Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring with Cloud Trace and Cloud Profiler to help you reduce latency and cost so you can run more efficient applications.

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Sample Customers

China Merchants Bank, Bank AlJazira, Banca Intesa

Uber, Batterii, Q42, Dovetail Games

ArcSight Logger vs. Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver)