IBM X-Force Exchange vs USM Anywhere comparison

The compared IBM and LevelBlue solutions aren't in the same category. IBM is ranked #15 in TIPT , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 1.6% mindshare in the category. LevelBlue is ranked #32 in SIEM , with an average rating of 7.5, and holds a 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of LevelBlue users who would recommend it.

IBM X-Force Exchange

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100% willing to recommend

USM Anywhere

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92% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

IBM X-Force Exchange

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (15th)

USM Anywhere

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

115

Ranking in other categories

Log Management (40th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (32nd), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (50th), Compliance Management (15th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM X-Force Exchange is designed for Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) and holds a mindshare of 1.6%, down 1.7% compared to last year.
USM Anywhere, on the other hand, focuses on Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), holds 1.0% mindshare, down 1.1% since last year.

Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM X-Force Exchange	1.6%
Recorded Future	7.9%
CrowdStrike Falcon	5.1%
Other	85.4%

Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP)

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
USM Anywhere	1.0%
Splunk Enterprise Security	7.4%
Wazuh	7.3%
Other	84.3%

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

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InnocentMapanga

IT Infrastructure Security Lead at South Consult

Speed threat assessment ,security investigations leveraging on real time actionable threat intel integrated to your Security Intelligence Platform

The most valuable features I found include : The ability to add a vulnerability report Support for STIX and TAXII Threat Feed Manager- While viewing X-Force reports, users can enrich IP, URL and malware reports using threat intelligence So suppose you're investigating an a possible threat and you just found that there is an offense that is saying, one of your users had access to some honey port defined address You can quickly leverage X-Force to help you by doing an X-Force exchange look-up quickly. If you have an aspect of interest, such as an email, file , vulnerability data for, you can leverage X-Force to understand this in-depth.

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Kris Nawani

Co-Founder/Director at Bangkok MSP Company Limited

Offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software

USM Anywhere is used for threat detection and investigation. It provides a solution with built-in threat intelligence and various other investigation tools The solution offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software, as it is maintained by the vendor. It helps in saving…

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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

"This product has helped to increase staff productivity."

"The most valuable feature is you have the expertise of human experience directly involved. There is a team of experts."

"It's quite integratable so you can actually integrate and get IP malware and URL information. It also gives you some form of intelligence into what you're trying to investigate or what you're trying to understand."

"The dashboards are very descriptive and contain just the right amount of information. The activity alarms and events contain a plethora of data that is very descriptive and useful."

"Vulnerability scanning helped out shortcomings of what was not patched in the past and what needed to be patched. This assisted with fine tuning the environment for compliance."

"It has streamlined log aggregation and analysis to meet organizational and regulatory needs."

"SIEM log collection is great, and all of the rules that support updates with maintenance."

"The best feature of this product is the ease of use. It is extremely easy to set up and get going. This is a very useful tool for a small organization."

"We are able to get alerts perfectly with FIM and VA features."

"The vulnerability scanning is helpful to identify the areas that need patching or fixes installed."

"It allows you to define what alerts you want to see, or not to see, as well as if you want them grouped, or ungrouped."

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Cons

"I would like to see better integration with other systems, solutions, and vendors."

"We would like to have more AI capabilities to detect threats and improve its productivity from a cybersecurity standpoint."

"You have to look for the new information from X-Force. X-Force will provide it but you have to look for it. We need clearer visibility."

"AT&T AlienVault USM can improve searchable data. It should be available for more than 90 days. If you need more than 90 days of data, you have to put a request and they give you raw data, which is not easy to search. A good addition would be to allow users to search data older than 90 days."

"The reporting module could be a little easier to handle, as it requires quite some trial and error until you get the reports you want. Also, it would be great to have a graphical interface for the Network Intrusion Detection System's rule management."

"I've been using it just for my own personal upskilling in terms of how the product works. At the moment, it is pretty straightforward and simple, and it is working how it is supposed to. The feedback would come once it is deployed to customer sites. They'll be using it on a more frequent basis, and that's when the feedback would come in terms of the areas in which they're facing issues or are looking for simplicity."

"The only room for improvement I can mention is the initial installation procedures. I found that the online installation instructions for the product were missing important details, they lacked necessary steps."

"Support can be slow at times, but the quality is high. Posted knowledge base articles could use improvement."

"It should be able to communicate with other security solutions to stop threats."

"Search performance can be slow. The Raw Logs feature is painfully slow. And if we're talking about the newer, the Anywhere product, you can't even schedule reports on the thing. There are probably a dozen other features I'd really like to see there, but that would be one of the biggies."

"Reporting is convoluted and difficult at times, although they claim to have hundreds of pre-built reports, very few of them are actually useful for anything but what the USM is doing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cost is clearly a consideration, but the important thing is what we do with the data and how we protect it."

"One of the fastest ways to cut costs is reducing staff, and this product can reduce staff by 70 percent."

"We pay around $12,000 a year including storage."

"It's saved security costs."

"I don't know exactly, but I know it is based on the number of logs and the retention duration, such as 30 days or something like that. So, the smallest package is about 500 a month for 30 days of logs. There is a virtual machine. You need resources for it. It is a log collecting VM. They provide the software, and you just have to load a virtual machine. So, you're going to incur some CPU RAM and storage for wherever this log collecting appliance is running, which typically is in our cloud and on our platform for the customer."

"QRadar, ArcSight and Splunk are some of the most expensive SIEM products out there in the market and not everyone has the budget to buy them. In such cases, AV USM is a very cost effective alternative."

"It allows you to do a lot with a small price tag... The pricing is the best on the market."

"Negotiate the best package for your environment."

"AlienVault is flexible on their pricing for unlimited licenses."

"Its price is much lower than McAfee ESM."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

14%

Educational Organization

University

Computer Software Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

Performing Arts

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	64
Midsize Enterprise	29
Large Enterprise	25

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with IBM X-Force?

It is very expensive.

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What is your primary use case for IBM X-Force?

It's a threat intelligence platform, and we aim to enhance its intelligence by integrating additional security solutions.

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What advice do you have for others considering IBM X-Force?

It falls under the category of AI-embedded threat intelligence, which makes detection more efficient by reducing the rate of false positives and improving the overall detection rate. When the threa...

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What do you like most about AT&T AlienVault USM?

The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AT&T AlienVault USM?

The pricing is amazing and really cheap.

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What needs improvement with AT&T AlienVault USM?

There are scalability issues due to a 60 TB limit, which restricts its use for large customers like banks. It is also limited when used with bigger products and has complex password requirements.

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Comparisons

VirusTotal vs IBM X-Force Exchange

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CrowdStrike Falcon vs IBM X-Force Exchange

Compared 16% of the time

ReversingLabs vs IBM X-Force Exchange

Compared 15% of the time

Recorded Future vs IBM X-Force Exchange

Compared 13% of the time

ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) vs IBM X-Force Exchange

Compared 12% of the time

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LogRhythm SIEM vs USM Anywhere

Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

Splunk Enterprise Security vs USM Anywhere

Compared 6% of the time

IBM Security QRadar vs USM Anywhere

Compared 6% of the time

OpenText Enterprise Security Manager vs USM Anywhere

Compared 5% of the time

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Also Known As

X-Force Exchange, X-Force

AT&T AlienVault USM, AlienVault, AlienVault USM, Alienvault Cybersecurity

Overview

IBM X-Force Exchange is a cloud-based threat intelligence sharing platform enabling users to rapidly research the latest security threats, aggregate actionable intelligence and collaborate with peers. IBM X-Force Exchange is supported by human- and machine-generated intelligence leveraging the scale of IBM X-Force.

IBM

USM Anywhere centralizes security monitoring of networks and devices in the cloud, on premises, and in remote locations, helping you to detect threats virtually anywhere.

Discover

Network asset discovery
Software & services discovery
AWS asset discovery
Azure asset discovery
Google Cloud Platform asset discovery

Analyze

SIEM event correlation, auto-prioritized alarms
User activity monitoring
Up to 90-days of online, searchable events

Detect

Cloud intrusion detection (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Network intrusion detection (NIDS)
Host intrusion detection (HIDS)
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Respond

Forensics querying
Automate & orchestrate response
Notifications and ticketing

Assess

Vulnerability scanning
Cloud infrastructure assessment
User & asset configuration
Dark web monitoring

Report

Pre-built compliance reporting templates
Pre-built event reporting templates
Customizable views and dashboards
Log storage

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Sample Customers

Information Not Available

Abel & Cole, Bank of Ireland, Bluegrass Cellular, CareerBuilder, Claire's, Hays Medical Center, Hope International, McCurrach, McKinsey & Company, Party Delights, Pepco Holdings, Richland School District, Ricoh, SaveMart, Shake Shack, Steelcase, TaxAct, Taylor Morrison, Vonage and Zoom

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