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ConnectWise SIEM vs Trellix ESM comparison

ConnectWise and Trellix are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. ConnectWise is ranked #51 with an average rating of 6.0, while Trellix is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.4. ConnectWise holds a 0.4% mindshare in SIEM, compared to Trellix’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of ConnectWise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 76% of Trellix users who would recommend it.
ConnectWise SIEM
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66% willing to recommend
Trellix ESM
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76% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Trellix ESM and ConnectWise SIEM are both significant players in the SIEM market. Trellix ESM seems to have the upper hand with its comprehensive security features, while ConnectWise SIEM stands out for its integration options and user-friendly setup.

Features: Trellix ESM offers powerful threat detection, in-depth forensic analysis, and robust analytics capabilities. ConnectWise SIEM provides seamless integrations, intuitive dashboards, and flexible third-party integration options.

Room for Improvement: Trellix ESM could improve by simplifying its configuration process, enhancing real-time alerting, and increasing usability. ConnectWise SIEM needs better scalability, more automated threat responses, and improvements in automation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Trellix ESM requires significant setup time but provides substantial customer service support. ConnectWise SIEM offers an easier deployment experience with efficient support, making it favorable for quicker implementation.

Pricing and ROI: Trellix ESM has a higher initial setup cost but offers a strong ROI with its extensive security capabilities. ConnectWise SIEM presents a moderate setup cost and delivers a satisfactory ROI through its ease of use and flexibility.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

ConnectWise SIEM
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
51st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (57th), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (23rd), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (27th)
Trellix ESM
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
17th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of ConnectWise SIEM is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trellix ESM is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Trellix ESM1.1%
ConnectWise SIEM0.4%
Other98.5%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Giulio Valeri - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficiently monitoring and detecting suspicious activities
One valuable feature of ConnectWise Fortify is the ability to add other teams and receive notifications when customers make changes or remove multi-factor authentication in Microsoft or SAP environments. For instance, once we were connecting different parts in China, and we had to reserve resources for the blue source of the login of task no v. ConnectWise Fortify successfully mitigated the issue and monitored any suspicious activity in the Microsoft environment. Despite the inconvenience, the Microsoft environment is still active and susceptible to cyber threats. We do a lot of research and utilize ConnectWise Fortify to restart and restore the system. It's essential to have a solution like ConnectWise Fortify to protect against cyber threats.
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Daniel Durian - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to monitor and detect cyberattacks
The tool's effectiveness depends on how you define your log sources. To build visibility of incoming and outgoing traffic, you need logs from perimeter defense, firewalls, web application firewalls, and endpoint protection. With good traffic visibility, incident response time is really quick. Trellix ESM provides situation awareness. On the dashboard, I can see outbound and inbound communications to known threat hosts, IPS/IDS activity, and threat intelligence of the perimeter defense in the firewall. This information helps preempt attacks.
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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

"We have found the solution has great functionality and it is easy to use."
"One valuable feature of ConnectWise Fortify is the ability to add other teams and receive notifications when customers make changes or remove multi-factor authentication in Microsoft or SAP environments."
"The integration capabilities of ConnectWise SIEM are off the shelf, making it easy to buy and use; you just unpack it and use it."
"It blocks the things which are not to be allowed. It has an adaptive mode where it learns for itself."
"It is easy to use and deploy. It comes with user-friendly manuals."
"Trellix ESM is very user-friendly."
"This solution integrates easily and very well with other technologies."
"The most valuable feature is that if the scanning does find something, it quarantines it. Then you can decide what you are going to do with it."
"The most valuable feature is for the security operation center because it provides visibility of all traffic within the company infrastructure."
"It has good technical support, which is available around the clock. You can call up anytime and get whatever you want. My queues are resolved."
"The solution's technical support is great."
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Cons

"The manage portion of the solution is complicated and should be simplified by having different versions to meet the needs of different size companies."
"ConnectWise SIEM is primarily focused on notifications and is limited in that aspect, while Wazuh can automate the elimination process."
"ConnectWise Fortify could work on covering more areas, like phishing messages, which have become more complicated to detect."
"The product's stability is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"There are always multiple bugs in the product. For example, the console page was hanging multiple times. Afterwards, they released multiple upgrades for the same, multiple patches from McAfee."
"We cannot add new data sources to the most recent version."
"It is not a very advanced solution, and it is for very generic use cases. It cannot cope with the advanced requirements that we're going to have. For example, for multiple authentication failures, it is still based on Windows events for detecting multiple login failures, whereas other companies are going beyond and working on implementing two-factor authentication. It is time to correlate the two-factor authentication results with authentification failures, which is not happening with McAfee ESM. The performance of the tool should be improved because it is very slow. The data display on the console is very slow in McAfee ESM. Its data storage is still old-fashioned, and it should be improved and upgraded to the latest versions. They have to come up with some new ideas to match what other leaders in the same domain are doing. For example, in Splunk, when you search for information for the last 60 days or five months, it quickly shows the information, but that is not the case with McAfee. The results should be quicker and faster on the console. They should integrate some additional features such as User Behavior Analytics (UBA) and automation. The threat intelligence part should also be improved on McAfee."
"The product’s alert response feature needs improvement. It could be more flexible and secure."
"Update to user interface from version 9 is cosmetic in some aspects, and after a few clicks you are back on the old interface."
"We would welcome integrations with some of the new McAfee acquisitions, e.g., behavioural analytics."
"There should be support for multitenancy in the product."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"We renew our license annually."
"You should buy the distributed option instead of the all-in-one for environments with more than 1000 end points."
"The pricing is good, and they are competitive compared to providers such as RSA and IBM QRadar."
"McAfee is the right choice for a low-budget solution."
"Regarding pricing, Trellix ESM is not that expensive. It's less than half the cost of IBM QRadar."
"The price of McAfee ESM is higher than some of the other solutions. There are additional features that can be added at an additional fee."
"We pay for our licensing fees on a yearly basis, and there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"The pricing is fair."
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Comparison Review

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
7%
Comms Service Provider
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise24
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with ConnectWise Fortify?
I haven't utilized the advanced threat intelligence capabilities with ConnectWise SIEM. Advanced threat intelligence is an option, but I haven't explored this feature yet. The advanced threat intel...
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What is your primary use case for ConnectWise Fortify?
I do not have experience with ConnectWise SIEM for RMM, as I mostly work on Wazuh, and I have a team that handles ConnectWise SIEM. I'm linking with them, serving as the bridge. I am solely working...
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What advice do you have for others considering ConnectWise Fortify?
The review can be made anonymous if just my name and not the company name is used. I would assess the real-time visibility for my organization as somewhat real-time, but it's not fully real-time. T...
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What do you like most about McAfee ESM?
The solution's technical support is great.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for McAfee ESM?
When discussing Trellix ESM pricing and licensing, if you consider some premium product, the pricing also has to be premium, however, enterprise customers who look for a premium product, alongside ...
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What needs improvement with McAfee ESM?
Areas of Trellix ESM that could be improved or enhanced include checking on the clients who are still on-prem, especially banks, as most are not moving everything to the cloud due to confidentialit...
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Also Known As

ConnectWise Security Management, ConnectWise Fortify, Continuum Fortify, ConnectWise SIEM, ConnectWise SASE
McAfee ESM, NitroSecurity, McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
 

Overview

IT solution providers are the first—and often only—line of defense for every kind of business in every part of the world. Whether managing mom-and-pop businesses or high-profile clients, providing preventive security measures is a must-have in today’s cybersecurity landscape. Security information and event management (SIEM) solutions offer an additional layer of security for your clients; however, most SIEM solutions are routinely difficult to manage, expensive to deploy, and require a significant amount of in-house cybersecurity expertise.

ConnectWise SIEM offers a powerful alternative to expand your security perspective to both prevention and detection. The solution includes comprehensive, flexible SIEM software that streamlines safety and security across your network without additional full-time employee costs or complicated implementations.

ConnectWise

Make your organization more resilient and confident with Trellix Security Operations. Filter out the noise and cut complexity to deliver faster, more effective SecOps. Integrate your existing security tools and connect with over 650 Trellix solutions and third-party products.

Trellix
 

Sample Customers

Techvera, Syrex, Clark Integrated Technologies
San Francisco Police Credit Union, Wªstenrot Gruppe, Volusion, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Government of New Brunswick, State of Colorado, Macquarie Telecom, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Cologne Bonn Airport
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ConnectWise SIEM vs. Trellix ESM
September 2025
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