ArcSight Logger vs ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer comparison

OpenText and ManageEngine are both solutions in the Log Management category. OpenText is ranked #45 with an average rating of 6.8, while ManageEngine is ranked #46 with an average rating of 6.0. OpenText holds a 0.9% mindshare in Log Management, compared to ManageEngine’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 81% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of ManageEngine users who would recommend it.

ArcSight Logger

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ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer

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75% willing to recommend

ArcSight Logger

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

ArcSight Logger and ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer compete in the log management and analysis category. ArcSight Logger has an upper hand in scalability and comprehensive analytics, while ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer leads with integration capabilities and user-friendliness.

Features: ArcSight Logger offers detailed reporting, advanced analytics, and scalable architecture, aiming at users needing deep insights and extensive data correlation. ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is known for its integration with various data streams, simple setup of monitoring dashboards, and user-friendly navigation, attracting those looking for straightforward solutions.

Room for Improvement: ArcSight Logger users seek better search functionalities, simpler alert configurations, and reduced complexity. ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer users want more detailed documentation, additional customization options for notifications, and expanded feature set for more advanced use cases.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ArcSight Logger faces challenges with complex deployment processes and calls for improved support response time, making it less ideal for those seeking quick setups. ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is preferred for its faster deployment and responsive customer service, appealing to users in need of reduced setup friction.

Pricing and ROI: ArcSight Logger is often seen as a premium, high-investment product, yet it is noted for its substantial return on investment through its capabilities. ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer offers competitive pricing and is viewed as cost-effective, providing a pricing model that aligns well with its features, promoting a favorable cost-benefit perception among users.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

ArcSight Logger

Ranking in Log Management

45th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer

Ranking in Log Management

46th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (48th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of ArcSight Logger is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Log Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
ArcSight Logger	0.9%
ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer	1.0%
Other	98.1%

Log Management

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Mohammed Shoaib Abdulla

Sr. Cybersecurity Consultant IT/OT at EJADA

Compliance and cost-effectiveness have improved while critical infrastructure security adapts to evolving needs

ArcSight Logger fulfills compliance requirements and passes audit requirements. It is one of the Aramco standards requirements and is recommended by Aramco for any implementation. Aramco, SABIC, water companies, and electricity companies are critical infrastructure with air-gapped networks. In an air-gapped network, there is no communication going out from that network area to the outside world, even to the corporate network. ArcSight Logger is installed on minimal resources with minimal requirements. There are not many upgrades or new features that come up frequently, though they do occur occasionally.

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Md Abdul Hakim

System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited

Efficient log management enhances activity monitoring despite VPN user issue

Last month, we faced an issue with a Hawaiian VPN user activity. It's like a Fortinet device configured for VPN users. When a VPN user logs in, it doesn't really capture the time before this. If you're testing with existing or new device integration, then the product will be good in the market.

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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

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

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

"I am impressed with the product's ability to pick up logs. It also has UEBA which has reduced the time to take charge of the events."

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

"It's a brilliant log collection tool, and it can handle hundreds of thousands of servers in a single shot to ingest the data."

"We check a lot of logs in ArcSight Logger because we're running a massive database platform."

"The log digestion features from threat intelligence platforms like Recorded Future or Talos are valuable."

"The machine learning is a good feature."

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"It's one of the easiest products. It's very simple to use."

"The log management has helped to improve my organization."

"I have made use of technical support and am certainly very satisfied with them."

"ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is easy to gather reports to give to management. My supervisor has access to the solution and he enjoys the graphs."

"The reporting features are noteworthy, as they provide templates that streamline the process of generating reports"

"It is stable."

"What I found most useful in ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is its integration with other ManageEngine applications. It seamlessly integrates throughout the ManageEngine suite, and that's beneficial. I also like that the solution has chain management capabilities, it has a modular approach, and it's easy to reach the support team."

"The support system is very good."

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Cons

"The speed of Logger indexing and searching for certain bugs for some queries that we provide could be improved. It can handle a huge number of logs but it can be improved."

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

"They are migrating to Splunk because ArcSight Logger doesn't have those features for user or customer behavior analysis."

"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 solution could be improved in maintenance settings."

"I think the ArcSight team should try to simplify legacy products for the customers, because that product is not easy to use or to work with. It needs more more competency or appeal to use. We hope Micro Focus is trying to resolve this."

"I would rate the technical support only 5 out of 10. The technical support is not satisfactory."

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

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"The customization of reports could be a lot easier. It is not difficult but it could be made easier."

"I would like to see more detailed reports."

"What I'd like to see as an improvement to ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is for it to be more AI-driven. Having more automation would also make the solution better."

"It may not be as easy to use as Splunk."

"The solution should improve on its log capturing capabilities."

"The solution is stable. However, there are limits. For example, we can do 2,500 Syslog events per second, but if we want to do more we have to install the distributor structure, and then we can expand how many events we can do. They could improve the stability."

"Support could improve to make the solution better."

"The scalability is limited."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"ArcSight is an expensive solution."

"The pricing is quite harsh."

"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."

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

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

"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."

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

"There is a license required for these solutions. The customer can choose the license type, such as an annual license purchase or a perpetual license. If the customer wants maintenance they will have to pay annually."

"There is a yearly subscription for the solution."

"ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is expensive. Its licensing costs are annual."

"We paid for the license of the solution and the deployment. The price of ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is less expensive than other solutions."

"Licensing for ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is paid yearly."

"ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is a low-cost solution. It costs approximately $1,000 per month per server for a perpetual license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

10%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	16

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	2

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.

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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.

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What needs improvement with ArcSight Logger?

This decision is made by higher management as they don't want to have multiple solutions for one solution. ArcSight Logger themselves don't provide good support, but companies such as ours provide ...

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What do you like most about ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer?

The reporting features are noteworthy, as they provide templates that streamline the process of generating reports

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What needs improvement with ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer?

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What is your primary use case for ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer?

I find this solution useful for IT devices as a live stream to work with Syshun, serving as both the router and the target. All activities are logged, and they can be accessed within one console. T...

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Also Known As

Micro Focus Arcsight Logger, HPE Arcsight Logger

EventLog Analyzer

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

Your organizations IT infrastructure generate huge amount of logs every day and these machine generated logs have vital information that can provide powerful insights and network security intelligence into user behaviors, network anomalies, system downtime, policy violations, internal threats, regulatory compliance, etc. However, the task of analyzing these event logs and syslogs without automated log analyzer tools can be both time-consuming and painful if done manually.

EventLog Analyzer provides the most cost-effective Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) software on the market. Using this Log Analyzer software, organizations can automate the entire process of managing terabytes of machine generated logs by collecting, analyzing, correlating, searching, reporting, and archiving from one central location. This event log analyzer software helps to monitor file integrity, conduct log forensics analysis, monitor privileged users and comply to different compliance regulatory bodies by intelligently analyzing your logs and instantly generating a variety of reports like user activity reports, historical trend reports, and more.

ManageEngine

Sample Customers

China Merchants Bank, Bank AlJazira, Banca Intesa

Moody National Bank, EnCircle, Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc, IBM, Ernst & Young, Micro Linear, Silverbeck-Rymer Solicitors, Provincial Court of British Columbia, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, OGILVY & MATHER, E! Entertainment, Tribune-Review Publishing Co.

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