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Exabeam vs Sentinel comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

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
6.3
Exabeam Fusion SIEM provides cost savings, a seven out of ten ROI rating, and enhanced security with machine learning.
Sentiment score
6.0
Sentinel tracks user behavior to prevent security issues, offering financial gain typically within a three-year lease period.
I have seen a return on investment with Exabeam Fusion SIEM, and it is worth the money.
Enterprise Account Manager South at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Exabeam offers more machine learning models that detect anomalies.
Analyst at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Exabeam's customer service is praised for responsiveness but faces concerns over response delays and regional support limitations.
Sentiment score
4.5
Clients find Sentinel service excellent overall, but some face delays and difficulties, especially with low-priority issues.
I would rate Exabeam Fusion SIEM support team a nine out of ten; I do not give anyone a perfect score.
Enterprise Account Manager South at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Their response time is slow compared to other technical support teams.
Lead Technical Engineer Security at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
I also had the chance to look at the documentation, and the documentation is good.
Solution Architect at CTC
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Exabeam is praised for scalability, ease of expansion, and SaaS benefits, despite minor performance concerns with filters and latency.
Sentiment score
8.0
Sentinel efficiently scales and integrates with systems, favored by large organizations for enterprise-grade performance in extensive environments.
I believe Exabeam Fusion SIEM is excellent regarding scalability, and I would rate it at approximately an eight out of ten.
Enterprise Account Manager South at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Regarding Exabeam's scalability and how well it adapts to its customers' needs, I would rate it an eight.
Solution Architect at CTC
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Exabeam is stable, meeting user expectations, with minor issues like errors and patch-related downtime resolved swiftly.
Sentiment score
8.0
Sentinel is generally stable, with some users noting Java-related issues and region-specific outages, but high ratings overall.
These problems were not frequent, and the last six to eight months have been stable.
Lead Technical Engineer Security at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Regarding stability, I would rate Exabeam Fusion SIEM at approximately eight to eight and a half out of ten because it is very stable.
Enterprise Account Manager South at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Overall, I think Exabeam's stability level is good.
Solution Architect at CTC
 

Room For Improvement

Exabeam needs improved real-time analysis, customization, and integration, alongside better UI, documentation, and quicker updates and response times.
Sentinel requires improved web integration, user interface, customization, documentation, and dashboard simplicity, while addressing regional outages and cost concerns.
The correlation rules are excellent.
Enterprise Account Manager South at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
I have explored the SaaS version; it offers many new features.
Analyst at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Exabeam needs to improve its documentation and provide more customization for dashboards and case management.
Lead Technical Engineer Security at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Price is always a consideration, so the price would be nice if it were lower.
Manager, Customer Success at Coltek Business Soltuions
 

Setup Cost

Exabeam's pricing is seen as reasonable and flexible, competitive against pricier rivals, with no extra costs beyond licensing.
Sentinel is a subscription-based enterprise solution with competitive pricing, offering discounts and regular updates, requiring a support contract.
The pricing for Exabeam Fusion SIEM is not cost prohibitive, but it was a little more than I initially thought.
Enterprise Account Manager South at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
They nearly always bill it in dollars, so if it can be billed in our currency, that would be helpful and fixed in our currency.
Manager, Customer Success at Coltek Business Soltuions
 

Valuable Features

Exabeam offers user-friendly analytics, automation, clear dashboards, and strong integration, excelling in security investigations and incident response.
Sentinel excels with its scalable, user-friendly design, integrating advanced threat detection and automated incident response, enhancing security management.
Exabeam's AI capabilities, like the natural language mode, convert natural language into Exabeam queries, enhancing ease of use.
Lead Technical Engineer Security at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Exabeam's UEBA is the most valuable feature that I have found so far.
Solution Architect at CTC
I appreciate that Exabeam Fusion SIEM has so many rules built in, approximately eight hundred and fifty, and almost five hundred fifty integrations along with the behavior histograms.
Enterprise Account Manager South at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Sentinel's best features include that it's a very easy product to use.
Manager, Customer Success at Coltek Business Soltuions
 

Categories and Ranking

Exabeam
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
15th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (1st), Security Incident Response (5th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (9th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (11th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (10th)
Sentinel
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
17th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Exabeam is 1.6%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sentinel is 2.7%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Exabeam1.6%
Sentinel2.7%
Other95.7%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2265966 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Account Manager South at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Advanced analytics have transformed our threat detection and streamlined incident investigations
I would appreciate seeing additional dashboards in Exabeam Fusion SIEM or perhaps more options or the ability to customize them further. While we can customize them currently, there may be additional options available. I value the outcomes navigator because it matches the log piece to the use cases, which is helpful. The correlation rules are excellent. I am interested in whether there are additional threat intelligence feeds available that we could use, whether we can integrate our own, or if we could ingest different ones.
Simon Johnston - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Customer Success at Coltek Business Soltuions
Simple antivirus solution integrates well but could improve pricing and currency options
I don't really have experience working with these solutions. I promote them for our clients, but I don't work with them. I can't share my experience with these tools as I make assumptions about that. For both Adlumin and CrowdStrike, both confirm that they're scalable and enterprise-ready and all those kinds of things. We haven't had any specific problem with either of those. We just have a preference for which one we would prefer. If somebody says they want to use a different one from the one that we prefer, then we have to find reasons why they aren't. But scalability is not one of the reasons that one is better over the other. I don't really have advice for people that are looking into using Sentinel; just do your research across what is available. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Sentinel a seven.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What are the biggest differences between Securonix UEBA, Exabeam, and IBM QRadar?
It mostly depends on your use-cases and environment. Exabeam and Securonix have a stronger UEBA feature set, friendlier GUI and are not licensed based on capacity (amount of logs and information in...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Exabeam Fusion SIEM?
I would say the pricing for Exabeam Fusion SIEM is not cost prohibitive, but it was a little more than I initially thought.
What needs improvement with Exabeam Fusion SIEM?
I would appreciate seeing additional dashboards in Exabeam Fusion SIEM or perhaps more options or the ability to customize them further. While we can customize them currently, there may be addition...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetIQ Sentinel?
I don't have too many comments overall about pricing as we're in South Africa, so it makes more sense if it's billed in rand. They nearly always bill it in dollars, so if it can be billed in our cu...
What needs improvement with NetIQ Sentinel?
I'm not sure what the room for improvement is for Sentinel. It needs to stay current, and it does, so I suppose that's fine. I don't have a high demand for what it should do. Price is always a cons...
What is your primary use case for NetIQ Sentinel?
It's our go-to choice for antivirus. I use Sentinel a lot.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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NetIQ Sentinel, Novell SIEM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Hulu, ADP, Safeway, BBCN Bank
Faysal Bank, GaVI, Handelsbanken, ISC Mªnster, Lambeth Council, Swisscard, The Municipality of Siena, Tukes, University of Dayton, University of the Sunshine Coast
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