CrowdStrike Observability vs USM Anywhere comparison

CrowdStrike and LevelBlue are both solutions in the Log Management category. CrowdStrike is ranked #38 with an average rating of 7.5, while LevelBlue is ranked #40 with an average rating of 7.5. CrowdStrike holds a 0.5% mindshare in Log Management, compared to LevelBlue’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of CrowdStrike users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of LevelBlue users who would recommend it.

CrowdStrike Observability

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100% willing to recommend

USM Anywhere

Read 115 USM Anywhere reviews

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between CrowdStrike Observability and USM Anywhere based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

CrowdStrike Observability

Ranking in Log Management

38th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

USM Anywhere

Ranking in Log Management

40th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

115

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (29th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (53rd), Compliance Management (14th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of CrowdStrike Observability is 0.5%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 0.5%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Log Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
CrowdStrike Observability	0.5%
USM Anywhere	0.5%
Other	99.0%

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HectorRios

IT COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS at Américas BPS

Has provided reliable alerts and helped identify infrastructure issues through detailed reporting

The best features of CrowdStrike Observability include the way they show issues to the client or agent, and their data collection method is interesting because they use an agent-less approach in some cases, collecting data from infrastructure such as firewalls. Additionally, they have the agent, but the presentation in the management console is excellent as we have observability end-to-end with the servers and all the services configured in the use cases. The intelligent alerting feature is excellent and configured on our console, being highly effective as it detects real alerts and just warnings or real issues. Identifying performance bottlenecks is important because they collect numerous MD5 or hash keys including movements or playbooks. The way they organize that in the console is excellent, allowing you to have reports detecting issues, which not only includes detection but also provides solutions to those issues.

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Kris Nawani

Co-Founder/Director at Bangkok MSP Company Limited

Offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software

USM Anywhere is used for threat detection and investigation. It provides a solution with built-in threat intelligence and various other investigation tools The solution offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software, as it is maintained by the vendor. It helps in saving…

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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

"CrowdStrike Observability offers strong predictive analytics capabilities, and the intelligent alerting system helps minimize noise and optimize IT resources effectively."

"I find the most effective feature of CrowdStrike Observability to be its cloud vision and attack surface vision, which enhance network traffic analysis."

"The intelligent alerting feature is excellent and configured on our console, being highly effective as it detects real alerts and just warnings or real issues."

"The best features of CrowdStrike Observability include the way they show issues to the client or agent, and their data collection method is interesting because they use an agent-less approach in some cases, collecting data from infrastructure such as firewalls."

"The intelligence database provided by CrowdStrike is very impressive."

"In the logs and the trajectory, it shows detailed information about where the source of infection comes from, how it travels, and how to reach there."

"The intelligence database provided by CrowdStrike is very impressive."

"The log aggregation and correlation of data are notable features that enhance our operations."

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"I can easily check (in one place) all the logs and data in relation to attacks. It also gives me an overview if a server is not configured properly."

"The new cloud-based panel is excellent both for client review as well as for our SOC to review and respond to threats. It is much easier to configure and use than the previous solution from AlienVault."

"Every activity on the firewall is recorded, and notifications are sent with this solution."

"It brought our logs into one place for review and set up alarms based on changes we were missing due to lack of having one place for everything to go."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful."

"It has streamlined log aggregation and analysis to meet organizational and regulatory needs."

"The best feature of this product is the ease of use. It is extremely easy to set up and get going. This is a very useful tool for a small organization."

"What I find the most valuable about USM Anywhere is its compliance. It shows a list of all the administrators logged on and does it quite well. There are no whistles and bells, it's reliable and simple to use."

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Cons

"Technical support received a rating of 4 out of 10."

"The customer service is not satisfactory for me. The support is only available in English, and my users in LATAM regions such as Peru and Colombia require local language support, which is not currently provided."

"Integration with Huawei should be more straightforward."

"The pricing is very high and small companies cannot afford it. They should reduce the price because the backend infrastructure is the same."

"For reporting or log management, having a longer duration for backup without needing to purchase a paid subscription would be beneficial. Currently, there is a default ninety-day backup period."

"We had some difficulties at the beginning, but at this moment they are improving, so probably in some months I will give them a ten."

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"This solution could be easier to use."

"The AT&T AlienVault USM is okay, but the relational database is not very good for large amounts of data. For example, many logs cannot be processed. It has been very slow for the queries and some data which are large, it is not very good in this case."

"Windows log collection works with HIDS, but documentation is sparse and confusing."

"Maybe logs are the problem, as the database query is too slow. If you want to search something, you need time to find it."

"The dashboard could be improved as well as the level of customization."

"As this software is in the cloud, you do not have control on updates and general changes which are happening."

"Sometimes the log is unclear, and the report is a bit ambiguous."

"AlienVault cannot automatically respond to threats like other SIEM solutions, such as Sentinel and LogRhythm. Most of our clients are far away, so it's often challenging to handle alerts when they come up on our dashboard."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It's saved security costs."

"Pricing is very competitive with other products and you get much more functionality from AlienVault."

"I don't think the product's pricing is a good value because they try to raise the price 50 percent every year... AlienVault needs to understand that not all customers are huge enterprises... Their sales team is way too aggressive. The price they advertise is not always the price you get."

"I don't know exactly, but I know it is based on the number of logs and the retention duration, such as 30 days or something like that. So, the smallest package is about 500 a month for 30 days of logs. There is a virtual machine. You need resources for it. It is a log collecting VM. They provide the software, and you just have to load a virtual machine. So, you're going to incur some CPU RAM and storage for wherever this log collecting appliance is running, which typically is in our cloud and on our platform for the customer."

"They are a little more expensive than Microsoft."

"The price for this solution is very good, but since the features do not work the price is expensive."

"The licensing fees are dependent on usage."

"The price point is good."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	64
Midsize Enterprise	29
Large Enterprise	25

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CrowdStrike Observability?

From a technical standpoint, the solution performs excellently without significant flaws. The solution includes advanced log management and distributed tracing features.

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What is your primary use case for CrowdStrike Observability?

The main use cases for CrowdStrike Observability include distributed tracing and log management capabilities.

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What advice do you have for others considering CrowdStrike Observability?

The reviewer works as a system integrator and reseller, dealing with various security products including Fortinet, Palo Alto, FortiNDR, FortiXDR, ADC, and EDR. Their clients actively use FortiNDR a...

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What do you like most about AT&T AlienVault USM?

The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AT&T AlienVault USM?

The pricing is amazing and really cheap.

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What needs improvement with AT&T AlienVault USM?

There are scalability issues due to a 60 TB limit, which restricts its use for large customers like banks. It is also limited when used with bigger products and has complex password requirements.

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Also Known As

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AT&T AlienVault USM, AlienVault, AlienVault USM, Alienvault Cybersecurity

Overview

Unify security, log management, and observability with the new CrowdStrike Falcon LogScale module, the next evolution of Humio, including the all-new managed Falcon Complete LogScale service.

CrowdStrike

USM Anywhere centralizes security monitoring of networks and devices in the cloud, on premises, and in remote locations, helping you to detect threats virtually anywhere.

Discover

Network asset discovery
Software & services discovery
AWS asset discovery
Azure asset discovery
Google Cloud Platform asset discovery

Analyze

SIEM event correlation, auto-prioritized alarms
User activity monitoring
Up to 90-days of online, searchable events

Detect

Cloud intrusion detection (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Network intrusion detection (NIDS)
Host intrusion detection (HIDS)
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Respond

Forensics querying
Automate & orchestrate response
Notifications and ticketing

Assess

Vulnerability scanning
Cloud infrastructure assessment
User & asset configuration
Dark web monitoring

Report

Pre-built compliance reporting templates
Pre-built event reporting templates
Customizable views and dashboards
Log storage

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Sample Customers

Information Not Available

Abel & Cole, Bank of Ireland, Bluegrass Cellular, CareerBuilder, Claire's, Hays Medical Center, Hope International, McCurrach, McKinsey & Company, Party Delights, Pepco Holdings, Richland School District, Ricoh, SaveMart, Shake Shack, Steelcase, TaxAct, Taylor Morrison, Vonage and Zoom

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September 2025

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