Devo vs SmartEvent Event Management comparison

Devo and Check Point Software Technologies are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. Devo is ranked #25 with an average rating of 8.0, while Check Point Software Technologies is ranked #58 with an average rating of 5.5. Devo holds a 1.1% mindshare in SIEM, compared to Check Point Software Technologies’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Devo users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Check Point Software Technologies users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Devo and SmartEvent Event Management are both event management tools. SmartEvent is considered superior due to its richer features, making it worth the investment.

Features: Devo offers real-time analytics, scalability, and efficient performance. SmartEvent Event Management stands out with comprehensive threat detection, correlation capabilities, and a robust feature set suited for complex environments.

Room for Improvement: Devo needs better documentation, a more intuitive interface, and enhancement in navigation. SmartEvent can improve integration capabilities, streamline initial setup, and reduce critical improvement areas.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Devo has straightforward deployment and excellent customer support, though navigation can be less intuitive. SmartEvent provides superior customer service and training resources, with a more complex setup but better support during deployment.

Pricing and ROI: Devo offers competitive setup costs and good ROI due to efficient performance. SmartEvent, while higher in price, justifies the cost with advanced features and effective threat management, resulting in strong ROI despite the higher initial investment.

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Categories and Ranking

Devo

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

25th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Log Management (28th), IT Operations Analytics (9th), AIOps (21st)

SmartEvent Event Management

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

58th

Average Rating

5.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Devo is 1.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SmartEvent Event Management is 0.3%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Devo	1.1%
SmartEvent Event Management	0.3%
Other	98.6%

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

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Francisco JavierRomo

Strategic Account Executive at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Has improved investigative workflows with interactive dashboards and simplified data correlation

The data analytics cloud component focuses on real-time analytics, which is very impressive. The SIEM collects and correlates logs data from different sources and can integrate with ServiceNow, hardware asset management, and software asset management. The security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) is another valuable feature. The security data platform serves as the foundation of Devo. Regarding advanced query capabilities, Devo offers several models including query logs, visual query builder, language integrated query, and SQL, with SQL being the most frequently used querying data capability. The single pane of glass that Devo offers is the SOC. The tools in Devo's active ports are for investigating, not just viewing data. They are more interactive than other market solutions. The drill-down reports capabilities allow analysts to click on any element in a widget. When they see a spike in a line chart for a failed login, which could be a true or false attempt, they can click that spike, and a table widget on the same active board instantly populates with raw logs of data for those specific failed logins. This is particularly important for enterprise companies with numerous endpoints and users. The dynamic filtering of inputs significantly reduces the time cybersecurity analysts spend trying to figure out failed logins and identifying false positives.

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Adhi Wahyu

Network Engineer at RSUP Dr. Sardjito

Transparent and offers real-time analysis but needs more documentation

The solution provides us with transparency to give us information about what happens in the network. With this information, the administrator can see a lot of things. They can see hacking attempts from the internet that target our servers, and, with that information, they can check the security settings in the server to see if it is strong enough or not, and make sure the servers is safe. They also can see attacks directed to the endpoint. We know which endpoint got infected so we can take action to clean it. The software also has good reporting capabilities. We can create custom reports according to our needs.

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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 feature is definitely the ability that Devo has to ingest data. From the previous SIEM that I came from and helped my company administer, it really was the type of system where data was parsed on ingest. This meant that if you didn't build the parser efficiently or correctly, sometimes that would bring the system to its knees. You'd have a backlog of processing the logs as it was ingesting them."

"Devo saves us hours in every investigation."

"The ROI has been great as we could launch it in a few months instead of a couple of years, and when you put all the costs together, it is less to have done it than with the open source approach."

"One of the immediate improvements that come to mind is the amount of hot, searchable data, as in the SIEM we had before we were only able to search back 90 days of hot, searchable data, whereas here we have 400 days worth, which has definitely improved our threat hunting capabilities."

"But from a SaaS standpoint, if not best-in-breed, Devo is certainly in the top-two or top-three."

"The ability to have high performance, high-speed search capability is incredibly important for us. When it comes to doing security analysis, you don't want to be doing is sitting around waiting to get data back while an attacker is sitting on a network, actively attacking it. You need to be able to answer questions quickly. If I see an indicator of attack, I need to be able to rapidly pivot and find data, then analyze it and find more data to answer more questions. You need to be able to do that quickly. If I'm sitting around just waiting to get my first response, then it ends up moving too slow to keep up with the attacker. Devo's speed and performance allows us to query in real-time and keep up with what is actually happening on the network, then respond effectively to events."

"The querying and the log-retention capabilities are pretty powerful. Those provide some of the biggest value-add for us."

"Devo provides a multi-tenant, cloud-native architecture. This is critical for managed service provider environments or multinational organizations who may have subsidiaries globally. It gives organizations a way to consolidate their data in a single accessible location, yet keep the data separate. This allows for global views and/or isolated views restricted by access controls by company or business unit."

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"The capability of real-time analysis of security events is useful."

"SmartEvent Event Management is a solid platform overall, and I would definitely recommend it."

Cons

"There is room for improvement in the ability to parse different log types. I would go as far as to say the product is deficient in its ability to parse multiple, different log types, including logs from major vendors that are supported by competitors."

"One major area for improvement for Devo... is to provide more capabilities around pre-built monitoring. They're working on integrations with different types of systems, but that integration needs to go beyond just onboarding to the platform. It needs to include applications, out-of-the-box, that immediately help people to start monitoring their systems. Such applications would include dashboards and alerts, and then people could customize them for their own needs so that they aren't starting from a blank slate."

"There's room for improvement within the GUI. There is also some room for improvement within the native parsers they support. But I can say that about pretty much any solution in this space."

"The biggest area with room for improvement in Devo is the Security Operations module that just isn't there yet."

"From our experience, the Devo agent needs some work. They built it on top of OS Query's open-source framework. It seems like it wasn't tuned properly to handle a large volume of Windows event logs. In our experience, there would definitely be some room for improvement. A lot of SIEMs on the market have their own agent infrastructure. I think Devo's working towards that, but I think that it needs some improvement as far as keeping up with high-volume environments."

"We only use the core functionality and one of the reasons for this is that their security operation center needs improvement."

"Some third-parties don't have specific API connectors built, so we had to work with Devo to get the logs and parse the data using custom parsers, rather than an out-of-the-box solution."

"They can improve their AI capabilities"

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"The only downside I've encountered with SmartEvent Event Management is occasional lag during video calls, especially with a lot of participants."

"They should provide easy to access guides or manuals, maybe videos, about how to manage or use the software effectively and efficiently, to maximize its features."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Devo is definitely cheaper than Splunk. There's no doubt about that. The value from Devo is good. It's definitely more valuable to me than QRadar or LogRhythm or any of the old, traditional SIEMs."

"Devo was very cost-competitive... Devo did come with that 400 days of hot data, and that was not the case with other products."

"[Devo was] in the ballpark with at least a couple of the other front-runners that we were looking at. Devo is a good value and, given the quality of the product, I would expect to pay more."

"I rate the pricing a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

"We have an OEM agreement with Devo. It is very similar to the standard licensing agreement because we are charged in the same way as any other customer, e.g., we use the backroom."

"Pricing is based on the number of gigabytes of ingestion by volume, and it's on a 30-day average. If you go over one day, that's not a big deal as long as the average is what you expected it to be."

"Our licensing fees are billed annually and per terabyte."

"It's a per gigabyte cost for ingestion of data. For every gigabyte that you ingest, it's whatever you negotiated your price for. Compared to other contracts that we've had for cloud providers, it's significantly less."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	11

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Devo?

Compared to Splunk or SentinelOne, it is really expensive. I rate the product’s pricing a nine out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

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What needs improvement with Devo?

The single pane of glass that Devo offers could be improved. The tools in Devo's active ports need enhancement in their investigative capabilities. The drill-down reports capabilities, while useful...

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What is your primary use case for Devo?

During my time at MetaBase Q and as a partner integrator of ServiceNow, I had the chance to understand and be part of projects integrating SOCs, NOCs, and Security Operation Centers with Devo. Most...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SmartEvent Event Management?

The product has annual licensing; make sure you really use it well to help you secure the network so you don't waste the license cost.

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What needs improvement with SmartEvent Event Management?

The only downside I've encountered with SmartEvent Event Management ( /categories/event-monitoring ) is occasional lag during video calls, especially with a lot of participants. Although it is not ...

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What is your primary use case for SmartEvent Event Management?

Our primary use case involves utilizing SmartEvent Event Management ( /products/smartevent-event-management-reviews ) for video conferencing, file sharing, and integration with other productivity t...

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Overview

Devo is the only cloud-native logging and security analytics platform that releases the full potential of all your data to empower bold, confident action when it matters most. Only the Devo platform delivers the powerful combination of real-time visibility, high-performance analytics, scalability, multitenancy, and low TCO crucial for monitoring and securing business operations as enterprises accelerate their shift to the cloud.

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SmartEvent Event Management offers advanced tools for monitoring, analyzing, and managing security events, providing real-time threat detection and simplified incident response.

This platform enhances control over security operations through its robust reporting and analytics capabilities. SmartEvent Event Management centralizes event correlation and monitoring, leading to higher efficiency in security tasks. It helps users stay compliant with regulations and supports real-time threat investigation. With intuitive event scheduling, the software elevates event planning and execution through seamless integration and customization options.

What are the key features of SmartEvent Event Management?

Real-time threat detection: Identify and respond to security threats as they occur
Compliance management: Ensure adherence to necessary regulations
Centralized monitoring: Maintain complete oversight of security events
Event scheduling: Plan and organize events efficiently
Customizable reporting: Tailor reports to meet specific needs
Integration capabilities: Seamlessly connect with other platforms
Performance tracking: Monitor the effectiveness of security measures

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Enhanced visibility: Improved control over security operations
Increased efficiency: Streamlined security tasks through automation
Reliable performance: Consistent and dependable operation
Better communication: Effective coordination within teams

In specific industries, SmartEvent Event Management can be implemented to streamline security operations, ensuring real-time threat detection and compliance with industry regulations. Its customization options and integration capabilities make it adaptable for various sectors, enhancing event planning and execution in finance, healthcare, and more.

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Sample Customers

United States Air Force, Rubrik, SentinelOne, Critical Start, NHL, Panda Security, Telefonica, CaixaBank, OpenText, IGT, OneMain Financial, SurveyMonkey, FanDuel, H&R Block, Ulta Beauty, Manulife, Moneylion, Chime Bank, Magna International, American Express Global Business Travel

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