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Cortex XSIAM vs Logz.io comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.3
Cortex XSIAM achieved savings over $500,000 by automating over half of detection and response, optimizing incident management.
Sentiment score
8.7
Logz.io enhances ROI by streamlining monitoring, reducing costs, and improving system reliability, response accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
The accuracy of responses has also enhanced, leading to money savings and improved uptime, resulting in happier customers and overall positive metrics, indicating we have seen a return on investment.
Associate Director at Husk Power Systems
The biggest ROI comes from the reduced troubleshooting effort, less time spent managing logging infrastructure, and faster issue resolution.
DevOps Engineer at Veefin
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
Cortex XSIAM technical support experiences vary, with premium support praised for expertise, while distributor-based support quality fluctuates.
Sentiment score
6.1
Logz.io's customer service is praised for responsiveness, though some suggest improved bug handling and consistent follow-up communication.
With premium support, core Palo Alto technical experts handle issues directly.
Team Lead, Security at seamlessinfotech.com
It is ineffective in terms of responding to basic queries and addressing future requirements.
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
I had a dedicated person allocated for supporting, and even with them, it was very good.
Cybersecurity Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
The team is very responsive and knowledgeable whenever we need their assistance.
DevOps Engineer at Veefin
I have not had to reach out for customer support from Logz.io, as it has been very easy to set up and work with.
Associate Director at Husk Power Systems
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
Cortex XSIAM excels in scalability and cloud deployment, though integration affects performance and some prefer more on-premises functionality.
Sentiment score
6.8
Logz.io is praised for scalability and flexibility, handling growth efficiently, though minor issues and cost concerns exist.
Without proper integration, scaling up with more servers is meaningless.
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
The SOC team is responsible for fully managing Cortex XSIAM.
Cybersecurity Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Cortex XSIAM is highly scalable.
SOC Analyst at OVELOSEC
Logz.io handles the growing log volumes and additional services very well without requiring major architectural changes from our side.
DevOps Engineer at Veefin
Logz.io has managed our organization's growth well; we have actually scaled down slightly to optimize for cost, which has worked well.
Associate Director at Husk Power Systems
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Cortex XSIAM is cloud-based, reliable, with minimal maintenance, and occasional update issues are quickly resolved, enhancing performance.
Sentiment score
8.4
Logz.io is stable, handling large data, with effective support, positive user feedback, and aligning well with SLAs.
The product was easy to install and set up and worked right.
Owner at Xelere
With continuous integration that the colleagues probably are doing, it is becoming better and better.
Cybersecurity Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Overall, Cortex XSIAM is stable.
SOC Analyst at OVELOSEC
 

Room For Improvement

Cortex XSIAM needs better integration, usability, pricing, data management, and support for enhanced performance and flexibility.
Logz.io users seek improved access control, AI features, pricing, and dashboard customization for enhanced functionality and scalability.
Obtaining validation for integrations from Palo Alto takes around eight months, which is quite long.
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Cortex XSIAM needs improvements in terms of data onboarding, parsers, and third-party integration supports.
SOC Analyst at OVELOSEC
Cortex XSIAM is on the expensive side and requires substantial improvement in pricing.
Solutions Architect at ostec
Their features align with offerings from Elastic Stack and other prominent tools, including functionalities available from Prometheus or Grafana, providing centralized logging and other capabilities in the UI.
Associate Director at Husk Power Systems
Logz.io can be improved by adding more AI-assisted root cause analysis and by improving log retention flexibility.
DevOps Engineer at Veefin
 

Setup Cost

Cortex XSIAM is expensive with variable pricing, complexity in licensing, and additional costs for functionalities and resources.
Logz.io's pricing receives mixed reviews; it's seen as both expensive and cost-effective, with transparency and flexible features appreciated.
The first impression is that XSIAM would be more expensive than others we tried.
Owner at Xelere
The product is very expensive.
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Cortex XSIAM is pretty expensive, and the licensing process is not very comfortable.
Director at MICROLOGIC NETWORKS PRIVATE LIMITED
Organizations that start with clear logging standards and retention policies can integrate applications, cloud resources, and Kubernetes workloads early to maximize the observability benefits.
DevOps Engineer at Veefin
While their pricing is quite good compared to the industry, from my company's perspective, we expect better value.
Associate Director at Husk Power Systems
 

Valuable Features

Cortex XSIAM enhances incident response with automation, integration, and machine learning, providing comprehensive network security and threat identification.
Logz.io offers scalable log management, AI insights, integrations, and supports data interpretation with usage-based billing, enhancing productivity.
The advanced visualization capabilities of the product are important for understanding security trends in an organization.
Solutions Architect at ostec
To have Cortex XSIAM available is to basically have integration of all log sources, all alerting, and so on and so forth from firewalls and different tools, to get everything in one place, and afterwards to be able to build on the information that is coming.
Cybersecurity Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
One of the valued aspects of the product is its use of artificial intelligence to detect security vulnerabilities.
Owner at Xelere
Having logs from all the services and infrastructure in one place reduces our troubleshooting time and also improves incident response.
DevOps Engineer at Veefin
The best features Logz.io offers, particularly in log management, include the AI integration, which immediately conducts root cause analysis based on issues without needing a lot of manual setup.
Associate Director at Husk Power Systems
 

Categories and Ranking

Cortex XSIAM
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
13th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (6th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (8th)
Logz.io
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
33rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (28th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Cortex XSIAM is 1.4%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Logz.io is 0.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cortex XSIAM1.4%
Logz.io0.9%
Other97.7%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2541030 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cybersecurity Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Unified security monitoring has simplified incident response and improved automated threat handling
The firewall side can make some improvements. I know the firewall on Cortex XSIAM is based on Windows. From what I have experienced so far, I have seen that the policies you can create are actually very in-depth. I mean, you can do most of the things and a lot of integration that you actually want. So if I want to choose to send things to WildFire, for example, I can choose to send it, I can choose to not send it. This basically offers flexibility to implement Cortex XSIAM in more standardized places where you maybe have a certification. I would say that the thing that maybe needs a bit more improvement is the fact that the one with the firewall because I have seen some things there that are kind of hard to manage. You do not really have a very easy way to manage those, unless you actually know where you have put them. So it is very inflexible. In the rest, you have a lot of playbooks that you can do and you can do lots of automation, which is actually easy to manage from what I have seen from my colleagues.
Arkajyoti Misra - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Director at Husk Power Systems
AI-driven observability has reduced investigation time and now improves uptime and customer trust
As for improvements needed in Logz.io, I think cost or pricing is always a consideration, especially since I come from a startup and an Indian company, making us look for products that provide better value for money. Compared to the market, their pricing appears decent but might need reevaluation as we scale further to remain competitive. The main concern for me is pricing, as feature-wise, I believe Logz.io is on par with other tools available in the market; however, it is not as widely discussed. Their features align with offerings from Elastic Stack and other prominent tools, including functionalities available from Prometheus or Grafana, providing centralized logging and other capabilities in the UI, so while the product direction is solid, improved pricing would immensely benefit us. I believe we have covered almost everything regarding improvements needed for Logz.io.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cortex XSIAM?
I did not participate in pricing discussions for Cortex XSIAM solutions, so I cannot provide a review regarding prices for this solution.
What needs improvement with Cortex XSIAM?
The firewall side can make some improvements. I know the firewall on Cortex XSIAM is based on Windows. From what I have experienced so far, I have seen that the policies you can create are actually...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Logz.io?
Organizations that start with clear logging standards and retention policies can integrate applications, cloud resources, and Kubernetes workloads early to maximize the observability benefits. They...
What needs improvement with Logz.io?
Logz.io can be improved by adding more AI-assisted root cause analysis and by improving log retention flexibility. They can also provide additional dashboard customization options. Logz.io is a ver...
What is your primary use case for Logz.io?
We have been using Logz.io for more than one year. Our main use case for Logz.io is centralized log management and observability. We collect logs from multiple applications and infrastructure compo...
 

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Sample Customers

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Dish Network, The Economist, Forbes, Holler, Kenshoo, OneSpan, Siemens, Sisense, Unity, ZipRecruiter
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