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ArcSight Logger vs NetCrunch comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

ArcSight Logger
Ranking in Log Management
40th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NetCrunch
Ranking in Log Management
53rd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (78th), Server Monitoring (26th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (66th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 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 NetCrunch is 0.8%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ArcSight Logger0.9%
NetCrunch0.8%
Other98.3%
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

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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.
it_user1038504 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Administrator, Technical Lead at Connectivity Wireless
A network monitoring platform with a useful reporting feature, but permission-based options could be better
The initial setup is fairly easy. Most of it's wizard-based. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to set it up. But if you don't know certain things related to protocols and everything else, it might be difficult. If you know how SNMP works, it'll be fairly simple to set up.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It benefits the organization by identifying the threats ranging from the most basic ones to many advanced ones."
"ArcSight Logger is very stable and useful for customers."
"ArcSight's robustness is its most valuable feature."
"It's the most comprehensive solution."
"ArcSight provides the basic information that we want."
"It's a brilliant log collection tool, and it can handle hundreds of thousands of servers in a single shot to ingest the data."
"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."
"It's a robust, mature product and you can do some really complex operations and analytics."
"Reporting on NetCrunch is pretty good. It's very similar to SolarWinds. It's just a different interface. The majority of everything there was beneficial."
"Reporting on NetCrunch is pretty good; it's very similar to SolarWinds, just with a different interface, and the majority of everything there was beneficial."
"The setup is very intuitive and quick - it all just took a few minutes we were done."
 

Cons

"I had some latency issues for two months. I had to increase our storage capacity significantly to reduce the latency."
"It is really difficult to work in ArcSight Logger, as it is very slow."
"We find that the search and access functionality is quite slow."
"Using the ArcSight Logger dashboard is not particularly intuitive or efficient, so it is important to be trained in its use."
"In the next release, I want to see more intelligence."
"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."
"The speed of Logger indexing and searching for certain bugs for some queries that we provide could be improved."
"The graphics and dashboard could be improved."
"I didn't care for the role-based, permission-based options, which were not the best."
"Our network is made up of a lot of Cisco devices, and it needs improvements."
"I didn't care for the role-based, permission-based options, which were not the best."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a lifetime license, so we don't pay a monthly fee."
"ArcSight is an expensive solution."
"The pricing is quite harsh."
"I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is expensive."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
7%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
23%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Agriculture
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise16
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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?
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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Also Known As

Micro Focus Arcsight Logger, HPE Arcsight Logger
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Sample Customers

China Merchants Bank, Bank AlJazira, Banca Intesa
manufacturing, banking, utilities, energy, universities, healthcare institutions, school districts, military and police entities, non-profit organizations, 
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