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Falcon LogScale vs FileAudit comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Falcon LogScale
Ranking in Log Management
13th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
FileAudit
Ranking in Log Management
53rd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (57th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Falcon LogScale is 0.9%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of FileAudit is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Falcon LogScale0.9%
FileAudit0.8%
Other98.3%
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

Oluwajuwon Olorunlona - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at eprocessconsulting
Advanced threat hunting has improved visibility and has simplified custom query automation
CrowdStrike is ahead of the game. If I may say anything about Falcon LogScale to improve the services, I would talk about the way you develop parsers. The documentation should be more straightforward. It is not easy to quickly find the documentation, especially if you are using CrowdStrike. Most customers use Falcon LogScale because of CrowdStrike. The documentation of Falcon LogScale is not on the CrowdStrike portal just like the rest of Falcon documentation. I usually find that the main Falcon LogScale documentation is found on the Falcon LogScale website itself. I think there should be a link or direct documentation within the CrowdStrike pages. It is not necessarily a fault. If you find where the documentation resides, you can trace it to what they are doing. However, for the ease of use for Falcon administrators, the same documentation on the Falcon LogScale portal should be on the CrowdStrike dashboard.
AntoSebastin - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Consultant - APAC at Logon Software
A scalable SIEM solution for monitoring a user's activity in the file server
The most valuable features of the solution are its quick and simple features related to advanced permissions for files, allowing for what permission needs to be granted to the users when it comes to the monitoring folder in the solution. If someone who has been denied permission to use a particular folder tries to go to that folder, then the administrator gets a notification. In general, the administrator can easily gather and maintain records if a person who has been denied permission to a particular confidential folder tries to access it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It offers the capability to view live log ingestion directly from the console which means you can seamlessly manage live log data ingestion alongside accessing and analyzing older data from the past."
"I have only heard the best about CrowdStrike's support."
"Falcon LogScale's insights give you a lot of information that an expert already thought would be valuable for you."
"Falcon LogScale has been rock solid in terms of stability."
"Falcon LogScale seems to be a better option with better visibility when it comes to the dashboard and the kill chain process, including the attack surface."
"The fast search and index-free data retention are very valuable."
"The workflows which are inbuilt, having inbuilt templates to utilize and automate the use cases, is the most useful part."
"The biggest advantages of Falcon LogScale are the speed at which the queries return to you and the ease of use."
"Alerting upon file changes is the most valuable aspect of the product."
"It is a good and stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"Our customer acquires the complete report which is kept for future auditing purposes."
"FileAudit has helped our client to bring order to the day-to-day management of these folders, through the use of information triggers that inform department managers of both file obsolescence and changes made by employees."
 

Cons

"There are significant improvements needed. When running Falcon LogScale for extended periods, it sometimes cannot send data to CrowdStrike's XDR system."
"One area of Falcon LogScale that I think could be improved is that it is a bit complex."
"One more point about areas for improvement is the visualization depth. Splunk, which I used, has very good visualization compared to Falcon LogScale."
"There are some overlapping features found in multiple tools."
"KQL is a bit challenging for us."
"The main area for improvement in Falcon LogScale is the learning curve for the query language."
"The price is, without question, very costly for any organization that has more than 1,000 or 2,000 users."
"That is a difficult question regarding Falcon LogScale. That is really a question for the professionals, and I am not a professional, so I do not know."
"Whenever someone cuts and paste, it shows as "file is deleted"."
"The updates management and central management console could be improved."
"The DLP function, including installation of the agent on the workstation and controlling the DLP restrictions, are areas where the product lacks."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"FileAudit provides a trial license for 30 days, and after that, customers can choose between perpetual licensing or the annual-based licensing option offered by FileAudit."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Media Company
8%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise3
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Falcon LogScale?
The main area for improvement in Falcon LogScale is the learning curve for the query language. Since I am heavily accustomed to SPL from my work in Splunk, adjusting to the syntax in Falcon LogScal...
What is your primary use case for Falcon LogScale?
I primarily use Falcon LogScale for heavy-duty threat hunting where I need sub-second results, particularly when working deep in tickets that we use for SIEM purposes. I do not want to wait for a S...
What advice do you have for others considering Falcon LogScale?
Falcon LogScale does require some maintenance. Compared to other tools, its maintenance is low. However, I have noticed that managing a SIEM environment in our infrastructure means conducting healt...
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Sample Customers

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CommuniCare Health Centre, DP World, BAE Systems, Moet Hennessy, Ernst & Young, Honda, Volswagon, VTech, GlakoSmithKline, Lockheed Martin, US Navy, University of Alabama, Ministry of Interior Saudi Arabia, Total
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