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Cofense Platform vs LogRhythm SIEM comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cofense Platform
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (52nd), Security Incident Response (12th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (53rd), Security Awareness Training (43rd)
LogRhythm SIEM
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
175
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (13th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Cofense Platform is designed for Email Security and holds a mindshare of 0.4%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
LogRhythm SIEM, on the other hand, focuses on Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), holds 2.8% mindshare, down 3.3% since last year.
Email Security Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Cofense Platform0.4%
Microsoft Defender for Office 36510.4%
Proofpoint Email Protection7.7%
Other81.5%
Email Security
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
LogRhythm SIEM2.8%
Wazuh8.3%
Splunk Enterprise Security8.0%
Other80.9%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

MohamedShaker - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Team Leader at ITVikings
Secures the business for customers quickly and accurately
It secures the business for the customers. For instance, if any phishing emails come into the environment and employees see it, we direct the email to Triage. The Triage system will investigate it through AI technology to see if it's a phishing email or not. If it is a phishing email, it will quarantine it and erase it from the environment.
SK
Cyber Security Analyst at Diyar United Company
Provides strong detection capabilities but requires improvements in parsing and stability
I cannot think of any specific features that LogRhythm SIEM can improve upon since it supports a wide variety of major vendors. However, they need to improve their parsing techniques; the tool should understand various devices and present data in a human-readable format. For example, if a personal Android mobile needs to be integrated, LogRhythm SIEM should be able to parse that data effectively. They also need to improve their database of supported devices to cover smaller vendors alongside the major players, allowing for better global reach and usability. I have noticed some problems with parsing errors, event mismatches, and data mismatching, so ensuring accurate parsing and continuous improvement according to device updates are my basic expectations as a detection engineer.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"For instance, if any phishing emails come into the environment and employees see it, we direct the email to Triage. The Triage system will investigate it through AI technology to see if it's a phishing email or not. If it is a phishing email, it will quarantine it and erase it from the environment."
"Technical support has always been helpful."
"LogRhythm's GUI is easy to explore. We also like other features, such as its integration with other security solutions, log correlation, and the deployment of use cases."
"The user interface is good."
"Technical support is very helpful and responsive."
"I have found the Advanced Intelligence Engine has provided the most value to us because we can customize alarms based on our requirements and have created hundreds of alarms that notify different people for different scenarios."
"LogRhythm SIEM has some valuable features, including its ability to maintain backups of events and manage alerts separately through an engine that handles content and administration tasks."
"Its ability to work with all different sorts of log sources has been extremely valuable."
"The content in the community is very helpful and useful for new users."
 

Cons

"If they continue improving and enhancing this solution, it could be even faster and more accurate."
"Sometimes the error-logging is not altogether helpful. For example, on an upgrade, a systems data processor, a Windows box, was throwing an error code like 1083. Then it just stopped and it died right out of the installer and nobody looked. We searched through Google and what it means is the Windows Firewall wasn't turned on so that it could create a rule for the product. Why wouldn't they bubble up that description so that I wouldn't have to call support and I could just know, "Okay, the firewall wasn't turned on. Turn it back on. Re-run the installer and keep going.""
"We've had issues with scaling and local support."
"I think there is room for improvement because the system is still running on the Windows Server platform. The problem with running on Windows is that it is not that good for scaling and providing for big deployment environments."
"Granted, we haven't enabled the UEBA module, but we're forwarding all our proxy logs to LogRhythm and we have a really hard time pulling those proxy logs back out of LogRhythm. However, when we take LogRhythm and forward the same logs into somebody else's user-based analytics software, we get the majority of what we were missing... If we've got all our proxy logs and I go out to Google or Facebook or the like, we should be able to go in and pull that information out ten minutes later, but it's a big challenge to do that."
"There used to be the ability to create alarms based on message text that was included in LR Version 6.x that has been removed in LogRhythm 7.x, and on that, I would like to see it added back."
"The installation was a bit complex because we are running a virtual infrastructure."
"LogRhythm NextGen SIEM is currently based only on the Windows platform. This means that some of our customers have to purchase a Windows license elsewhere. If LogRhythm can move to a Linux platform or a proprietary platform, it would be very helpful."
"The built-in functionality of the solution for NDR, SOAR, SIEM, and EDS has room for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"NextGen SIEM's pricing is moderate."
"I think the tool is reasonably priced. There is a need to pay per year towards the licensing costs of the tool."
"It costs a great amount, but its pricing is competitive with some of the other vendors. For licensing and support, we pay about 20,000. There are no additional costs or anything like that."
"We did a five-year agreement. We pay close to a quarter of a million dollars for our solution."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high, I rate the pricing between six and seven."
"I would recommend talking to the rep. That's the biggest thing because they will know what questions to ask."
"I would rate the tool's pricing around eight out of ten."
"When it comes time to renew, they say, "This is what you are using. This is what we can do for you." So, they work with you on pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Insurance Company
9%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise38
Large Enterprise83
 

Questions from the Community

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What is the difference between log management and SIEM?
Rony, Daniel's answer is right on the money. There are many solutions for each in the market, a lot depends upon your ability to manage such tools and your budget. A small operation may be best s...
What needs improvement with LogRhythm NextGen SIEM?
One major area for improvement in LogRhythm SIEM is the lack of volume measurement capability in terms of storage. There is currently no way to determine how much data is being consumed in terms of...
What do you like most about LogRhythm SIEM?
I find LogRhythm's log management capabilities to be beneficial.
 

Also Known As

Cofense Intelligence, PhishMe Intelligence, Intelligence ThreatHQ, Cofense Triage, Cofense LMS
LogRhythm NextGen SIEM, LogRhythm, LogRhythm Threat Lifecycle Management, LogRhythm TLM
 

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