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Falcon LogScale vs VMware Aria Operations for Logs comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
4.9
Falcon LogScale boosts ROI by 20-40%, enhancing efficiency with faster queries and reduced manual log collection efforts.
Sentiment score
3.7
VMware Aria Operations for Logs boosts efficiency, reduces monitoring costs, offers free updates, and achieves faster ROI than other tools.
You save man hours, and man hours convert to business time and money time as well.
Cyber Security Engineer at eprocessconsulting
Falcon LogScale helps ease this process and sends logs to XDR for further verification.
IT System Administrator at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
I have definitely seen ROI with Falcon LogScale so far.
CTO at Trust-IT Solutions
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
Customer opinions on Falcon LogScale vary, praising support and updates, but noting delays and inconsistent experiences.
Sentiment score
5.4
Customer service for VMware Aria Operations for Logs is knowledgeable but slow, with mixed experiences and costly, delayed support.
I would rate the customer support a 10 on a scale of one to 10.
Developer at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
I raised a customer support request, and in response, they released a new version with a fix for that problem.
IT System Administrator at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
The information contained in Falcon LogScale's documentation is very clear.
CTO at Trust-IT Solutions
While support staff is knowledgeable, getting access to specialists can be challenging when dealing with the limits of a product.
Advisory Solution Consultant at ServiceNow
Customer service and support have declined.
Cloud Solution Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
I would rate them about nine out of ten in terms of support.
Service Delivery Manager at DXC Technology
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Falcon LogScale excels in scalability and performance, efficiently managing high data volumes with ease and adaptability.
Sentiment score
7.7
VMware Aria Operations for Logs excels in scalability, facilitating easy integration and management for diverse enterprise environments.
If there is a critical incident with an associated IP, associated user, endpoints, or whatever factor it is supposed to associate, it associates it by default and makes our life easier, making the SOC life easier.
Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
You could integrate as many endpoints as you want within a fraction of seconds, and it accommodates the number of resources that you integrate with it while maintaining the same response time.
Cyber Security Engineer at eprocessconsulting
When we add new log sources or suddenly increase our ingestion volume, the performance does not dip.
Soc L1 Engineer at Softcell Technologies Limited
Since payment is based on hardware, scalability impacts are managed more effectively than with other tools paid by data volume.
Advisory Solution Consultant at ServiceNow
Scalability can pretty much be achieved by increasing your licenses or once you reach the maximum, you can deploy one more VMware Aria Operations for Logs and then you can integrate them together.
Service Delivery Manager at DXC Technology
It's relatively easy to find individuals with the skills to work with VMware because it is a widely spread tool.
Cloud Solution Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
Falcon LogScale is praised for its stability, reliability, efficient data handling, and robust real-time log search capabilities.
Sentiment score
7.2
VMware Aria Operations for Logs is highly stable, integrates well with Microsoft, and is highly rated for reliability.
It uses an index-free architecture, it does not suffer from index corruption or the complications that other legacy tools face.
Soc L1 Engineer at Softcell Technologies Limited
Falcon LogScale is very strong in real-time log search.
Soc Analyst at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
We did not have any problems with Falcon LogScale in terms of stability and reliability.
CTO at Trust-IT Solutions
Managing a lot of data involves reliance on hardware and network performance, which are external factors that can affect stability.
Advisory Solution Consultant at ServiceNow
It has been very stable, and every time I needed it, it was available and working.
Infrastructure architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
VMware as a whole provides very stable tools.
Cloud Solution Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Falcon LogScale needs better query language, documentation, UX, integration, scalability, AI features, support speed, and affordability improvements.
VMware Aria Operations faces challenges in pricing, integration, UI, processing speed, documentation, and vendor support, requiring enhancements.
For the ease of use for Falcon administrators, the same documentation on the Falcon LogScale portal should be on the CrowdStrike dashboard.
Cyber Security Engineer at eprocessconsulting
KQL is simpler when compared to SQL. However, SQL is faster and quite efficient, but the language is a bit tough.
Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
What they have done now is added what is called Charlotte AI, which is their new AI capabilities that can help with this.
CTO at Trust-IT Solutions
It would be beneficial to have a roadmap for these dashboards to ensure consistent functionality.
Advisory Solution Consultant at ServiceNow
There is also dissatisfaction with Broadcom's broader attitude, which is prompting me to search for alternatives.
Cloud Solution Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
VMware Aria Operations for Logs is not a cost-effective tool.
Server, Virtualization and Data Storage Solutions Specialist at DE Bilişim Tek. A.Ş.
 

Setup Cost

Falcon LogScale offers cost-effective and flexible pricing, praised for ease of deployment and competitive with major competitors.
VMware Aria Operations for Logs offers competitive pricing based on hardware usage, but experiences vary due to recent hikes and setup differences.
I believe when it comes to log ingestion, it is comparatively low compared to any other services like Microsoft, Trend Micro, or Splunk.
Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
For us, it is a very cost-effective solution.
CTO at Trust-IT Solutions
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is straightforward, and the cost is quite low.
Developer at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
Splunk, often paid by the terabytes, becomes expensive quickly if not managed carefully.
Advisory Solution Consultant at ServiceNow
The price has risen significantly, and for smaller customers, the cost can be up to ten times more than before.
Cloud Solution Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
The license is perpetual and you do not have to pay monthly as it is a one time purchase.
Service Delivery Manager at DXC Technology
 

Valuable Features

Falcon LogScale integrates easily, offering real-time log ingestion, fast search, scalability, and powerful AI-driven security insights.
VMware Aria Operations for Logs is praised for integration, user-friendly interface, robust analysis, real-time alerts, and cost-saving features.
You can describe what you want to do in English, and it converts it to a query language for you to use.
Cyber Security Engineer at eprocessconsulting
Traditional SIEM tools index logs, which is slow and expensive. Falcon LogScale stores logs without heavy indexing and searches directly, making it very fast.
Soc Analyst at a tech consulting company with 11-50 employees
Falcon LogScale has positively impacted my organization by providing visibility of the logs, making it easier for us to troubleshoot any issues.
Developer at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
This tool also provides greater insight when integrated with VMware infrastructure, making it more precise than other tools.
Advisory Solution Consultant at ServiceNow
The most valuable features are log centralization and long-term retention for logs.
Infrastructure architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
A valuable feature of VMware Aria Operations for Logs is its ability to allow personalization of dashboards and requests.
Cloud Solution Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
 

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
VMware Aria Operations for ...
Ranking in Log Management
18th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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 VMware Aria Operations for Logs is 1.2%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Falcon LogScale0.9%
VMware Aria Operations for Logs1.2%
Other97.9%
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.
DineshKumar21 - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Manager at DXC Technology
Comprehensive monitoring has improved performance, capacity planning, and multi-source log analysis
VMware Aria Operations for Logs would be used to completely monitor the health of your environment. Second is to understand your existing capacity and forecast your capacity for the next year or so. Third would be on performance management, understanding how the environment is performing, and what has to be done to optimize it. We use VMware Aria Operations for Logs for these purposes. We also use VMware Aria Operations for Logs to monitor non-VMware components as well. VMware Aria Operations for Logs is now part of a bigger suite with several modules added. You have an option to collect logs from various sources and then you can do some sorts of analytics from it as well. All of this can be done with VMware Aria Operations for Logs.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Media Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise13
 

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for vRealize Log Insight?
VMware Aria Operations for Logs does have device licenses. The license is perpetual and you do not have to pay monthly as it is a one time purchase. The only thing is if you are looking for support...
What needs improvement with vRealize Log Insight?
VMware periodically provides upgrades and updates to the product. They are also extending support to various third party hardware as well. I am not sure whether they have any ready made APIs for cl...
What is your primary use case for vRealize Log Insight?
We have been using this for the last five years.
 

Also Known As

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vRealize Log Insight
 

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Sample Customers

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Wildlands Adventure Zoo, Medic Mobile, IBM, Seventy Seven Energy, Baystate Health, Osis, Oxford University, Columbia University, Siemens, Cardinal Health, Ashdod Port, Vasakronan, Sydney Adventist Hospital, University of Derby
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