Cortex XSIAM vs Swimlane comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cortex XSIAM

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (14th), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (7th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (8th)

Swimlane

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (9th), AI-Powered Security Automation (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Cortex XSIAM is designed for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and holds a mindshare of 2.4%, up 2.3% compared to last year.
Swimlane, on the other hand, focuses on Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR), holds 3.0% mindshare, down 3.3% since last year.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cortex XSIAM	2.4%
Splunk Enterprise Security	7.4%
Wazuh	7.3%
Other	82.9%

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Swimlane	3.0%
Microsoft Sentinel	13.0%
Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR	8.9%
Other	75.1%

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)

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reviewer2666148

Associate Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Integration challenges highlight the need for manual workflows

The standard integrations are very limited, and the integrations available are not listed in the marketplace. Obtaining validation for integrations from Palo Alto takes around eight months, which is quite long. The solution would benefit from having more standard playbooks and templates available, as in other partners. Currently, everything must be created from scratch. In terms of incident response automation, it is quite poor due to the lack of integration with all security tools, making manual intervention necessary.

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MoumitaDas

Software Engineer III at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Task persistence and integration ease have been key benefits

The best part of Swimlane is the persistent notifications and its ease of integration, requiring minimal coding. While it lacks response features, it can be integrated with messaging or queue services to achieve this. Any incident response requires additional integration since Swimlane itself doesn't react to incidents. Real-time data in terms of persistence is configurable, and without config, tasks persist indefinitely until completion. If using Appian versions below 11, integration features for Swimlane aren't available. By default, Swimlane lacks built-in intelligence, needing coding for integration. Although the Swimlane is beneficial and reduces manpower requirements, it's hindered by its lack of exposure. If exposed through services or endpoints, its functionality could be accessed without needing a local standalone application. On a scale of one to ten, this solution deserves a rating of nine.

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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

"The most valuable aspect is that Cortex XSIAM doesn't generate excessive alerts, refines all search results effectively, and filters out incidents where SOC intervention isn't necessary, allowing engineers to focus only on what matters."

"It does a better job of identifying anomalies that are more likely to be incidents of compromise without as many false positives or false negatives."

"Cortex XSIAM enhances our ability to apply endpoint protection policies, implement restrictions, conduct scans, and engage in sandboxing."

"The automation capabilities significantly improve response times by allowing us to respond to incidents from a single dashboard rather than navigating multiple dashboards."

"The most valuable features of Cortex XSIAM are the machine learning used to identify threats, the complexity of the environment of products, and efficiency."

"The product integrates seamlessly with third-party solutions."

"The advanced visualization capabilities of the product are important for understanding security trends in an organization."

"The way the solution responds to detections and warnings is really impressive."

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"Swimlane enables two SOC analysts to work efficiently as much as ten analysts would without Swimlane, which translates to significant manpower savings."

"Swimlane saves us 80 to 90 percent of our time by quickly helping us design the journey and efficiently passing information to various components."

"The technical support from Swimlane is very good."

"We are using it for a SOAR platform at a Cyber Security company which is MSSP."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the support."

"It provides us with a single portal for our logs from different solutions."

"The biggest advantage of Swimlane for us is that it saves time, which in turn helps us in cost-saving."

"Swimlane is a very effective way to represent workflows involving multiple users."

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Cons

"Further integration capabilities with various other software products that can seamlessly tie into Cortex XSIAM would be advantageous."

"At the beginning, we experienced some difficulties setting up the product with connectivity and infrastructure, but ultimately it functioned really effectively."

"Cortex XSIAM is on the expensive side and requires substantial improvement in pricing."

"The platform isn't very developer-friendly and it should provide more flexibility and ease."

"It could provide more integration with a large variety of products."

"Cortex could improve the detection and online resolution of security vulnerabilities."

"The standard integrations are very limited, and the integrations available are not listed in the marketplace. Obtaining validation for integrations from Palo Alto takes around eight months, which is quite long."

"The first impression is that XSIAM would be more expensive than others we tried."

More Cortex XSIAM cons

"Swimlane is not scalable because it is not exposed. Currently, it's a manual component that requires configuration through coding."

"Swimlane's search bar is not working effectively, and there is no option to differentiate between two cases at the same time."

"The initial setup and deployment are complex."

"I would prefer to have more colors added to represent different risks or notations, which can be used for the prioritization of risks and the significance of information."

"There is a need for enhanced version control in Swimlane. Currently, our version does not support it, making it tough to move changes between environments during significant updates."

"The stability of the solution has room for improvement."

"We faced a lot of issues with the product’s stability."

"One of the disadvantages of Swimlane is that to manage the platform, we need hardcore developers."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product cost could be considered value for money compared to other solutions in the market, though it is quite high."

"The solution comes at a significant cost."

"In terms of pricing, we found Cortex XSIAM to offer a very reasonable and competitive rate."

"Since Palo Alto is trying to get as many new customers as possible, they're offering very competitive pricing."

"The solution is expensive compared to its competitors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cortex XSIAM?

It is an effective solution in terms of performance and functionalities.

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?

Cortex XSIAM is on the expensive side and requires substantial improvement in pricing. There are other features that could be improved, including integration with vendors such as CyberArk. I would ...

What needs improvement with Swimlane?

One of the disadvantages of Swimlane is that to manage the platform, we need hardcore developers. We have recently seen new products such as Tines and Blink Ops coming into the market, where a pers...

What is your primary use case for Swimlane?

We are using Swimlane for automation purposes and security orchestration. We are using Swimlane's Playbook Automation. One of the major playbooks that we use in Swimlane is for phishing email autom...

What advice do you have for others considering Swimlane?

I would rate Swimlane a seven out of ten as a product.

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Comparisons

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Overview

Cortex XSIAM acts as a critical element for SOC foundations, integrating SIEM and EDR capabilities, valued for threat detection and seamless security orchestration with Palo Alto Networks products.

Organizations find Cortex XSIAM beneficial for SOC foundations due to its capability to integrate SIEM and EDR tools, facilitating data collection, detection, and response. It connects with third-party data sources while reducing management effort and offering cost-effective alternatives to competitors like CrowdStrike and Trend Micro. Featuring automation and integration with Palo Alto Networks products, Cortex XSIAM enhances threat detection. Unified architecture allows a comprehensive view of attacks, further supported by machine learning and integration with existing vendor solutions, ensuring that users gain insights without significant manual log analysis.

What are Cortex XSIAM's key features?

Security Orchestration: Streamlines processes across security operations.
Automation and Response: Efficient incident response management.
Detection Enrichment: Enhances identification of threats.
Centralized Endpoint Security: Comprehensive protection and monitoring of endpoints.
Forensic Investigation: Automated investigation to expedite threat analysis.

What benefits are evident in Cortex XSIAM reviews?

Cost-Effectiveness: Provides economical options compared to other market players.
Comprehensive Integration: Seamlessly integrates with multiple data sources and vendors.
Reduced Management Effort: Simplifies the administration of security operations.
Enhanced Threat Detection: Strengthens identification and remediation processes.

Industries implement Cortex XSIAM mainly in technology-driven sectors where centralized endpoint protection and automation of forensic investigation are paramount. By integrating several third-party systems for incident response, companies in competitive markets leverage its attributes for heightened operational security efficiency. However, users note areas for improvement, such as Attack Surface Management and integration enhancements, to better suit tech-heavy industries needing extensive connectivity with cybersecurity solutions.

Palo Alto Networks

Swimlane is a leader in security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR). By automating time-intensive, manual processes and operational workflows and delivering powerful, consolidated analytics, real time dashboards and reporting from across your security infrastructure, Swimlane maximizes the incident response capabilities of over-burdened and understaffed security operations.

Swimlane was founded to deliver scalable innovative and flexible security solutions to organizations struggling with alert fatigue, vendor proliferation and chronic staffing shortages. Swimlane is at the forefront of the growing market for security automation and orchestration solutions that automate and organize security processes in repeatable ways to get the most out of available resources and accelerate incident response.

Sample Customers

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LinkedIn, TransUnion, Citrix, Aetna, Perspecta