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Change Auditor for Windows File Servers vs Sumo Logic Security 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

Change Auditor for Windows ...
Ranking in Log Management
31st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sumo Logic Security
Ranking in Log Management
44th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (36th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (20th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Change Auditor for Windows File Servers is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sumo Logic Security is 0.5%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

KF
Provides granular queries of security logs and real-time alerting helps me mitigate risks
The real-time alerting helps me mitigate risks. For example, someone adds a member to the domain admin group. We have an alert set up, so if someone does this unexpectedly, we get notified. Then, we can check and verify if the action is legitimate or a potential threat to the environment.
Vinay Patel D N - PeerSpot reviewer
Effective with good log analytics but needs better rule correlation
The correlation rules and log mapping are not as mature compared to other SIM tools like Splunk. Sometimes logs will not fetch, and there are issues if the log volume exceeds a threshold. Not every tool is integrated with Sumo Logic. The response time for their support could be better, and it is not very user-friendly.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In terms of features, the querying is great."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is that it can be fully integrated with Microsoft solutions and it doesn't impact the productivity order."
"The solution is quite stable."
"Sumo Logic Security offers a single dashboard and customization, which are the most valuable features."
"With this tool, we provide access to every developer team the ability to find errors, then they come to us and ask for specific help."
"The most valuable features of Sumo Logic Security are the rules, use cases, and ease of use. Additionally, the integration is straightforward and good GUI."
"Sumo Logic Security is a good solution for searching the logs and identifying the issues."
"I have no concerns about the stability of the product. I feel it handles the stress we put on it very well."
"The features I found valuable with the Sumo Logic Security solution are the search option and the ability to customize the search for the information in the logs."
"We can ingest logs and make reports out of them. It is a good tool which can help us monitor any issues."
 

Cons

"The pricing could be improved. It needs to be reduced."
"The customer service and support could improve their approach to questioning issues. They tend to ask questions one at a time, which creates a lot of back-and-forth communication."
"We would like the ability to drill down into a dashboard and get into deeper levels."
"In my opinion, this solution has a steep learning curve and requires practice if users to be able to use this tool very efficiently."
"The integration with multiple sources could be better."
"Sumo Logic needs to make sure integrating solutions are seamless."
"We would like to have some type of predefined setup for the logs, making the setup easier by default."
"From the network segmentation side, there is some discrepancy in log onboarding. The tool needs to improve direct API integrations, login integration, native login integration, etc."
"The API integration in Sumo Logic Security could improve. There are delayed connections or they stop and then automatically start. Having a seamless log collection would be beneficial."
"There needs to be improvement on imported data which can be used within Sumo Logic to do more advanced queries."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is per user. The cost is approximately $15/user on a yearly basis. If you need to, you can always upgrade as well."
"The AWS Marketplace pricing is borderline. Every annual renewal, we always contemplate if we are getting what we think we could out of it or could we do it cheaper with some other product."
"We chose to go through the AWS Marketplace because it makes it a lot easier when we bill our customers. Rather than having to get multiple different sources of information then correlate a monthly bill for our customers, it is just included in the AWS usage charges."
"If we went to ELK Stack, which is open source, it would have been less costly, but it would have required more development from our side."
"The license pricing model is based on the events that are processed through the solution."
"I don't pay the bill. I've heard the AWS Marketplace pricing is high, but I like the value."
"The price scaling comes in a bit expensive."
"Storing logs in Sumo Logic Security is charged GB-wise, which is a little higher than other products."
"The only limit to the scalability of the product for us is how much we are willing to pay."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Educational Organization
7%
 

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Change Auditor for Windows File Servers?
They've already made improvements! They have a tool called IT Security Search, which lets you perform queries outside of Change Auditor. It's much faster. This is a really good addition and helps u...
What is your primary use case for Change Auditor for Windows File Servers?
I use Change Auditor for Windows File Servers to log history. It's helpful when we have critical changes in Active Directory, like adding or removing items. I use it extensively for monitoring.
What do you like most about Sumo Logic Security?
Sumo Logic Security is a good solution for searching the logs and identifying the issues.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sumo Logic Security?
The pricing structure for Sumo Logic Security is based on two elements: data storage and the number of scans. This makes it more cost-effective because other solutions often include a third element...
What needs improvement with Sumo Logic Security?
In terms of improvement, feedback indicates there is a need for a local data center in my country. This is crucial to sell to the government and financial sectors as they require data retention wit...
 

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Sample Customers

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