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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

FileAudit and Netsurion offer robust solutions for IT security needs. Users prefer Netsurion overall due to its comprehensive feature set, despite FileAudit's more favorable pricing and support.

Features: FileAudit users find its file monitoring capabilities, reporting tools, and cost-effectiveness valuable. Netsurion users highlight its network security, advanced threat detection, and broader security scope.

Room for Improvement: FileAudit needs enhanced alerting functionalities, better cloud service integration, and improved user interface. Netsurion's interface, speed, and setup process require refinement.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: FileAudit deployment is simple with positive feedback on onboarding and support. Netsurion's deployment is smooth but slightly complex. Both receive high praise for customer service.

Pricing and ROI: FileAudit is cost-effective with strong ROI. Netsurion, though more expensive, justifies its cost with extensive features and security benefits.

To learn more, read our detailed FileAudit vs. Netsurion Report (Updated: April 2026).

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Categories and Ranking

FileAudit

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

60th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Log Management (55th)

Netsurion

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

52nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) (30th), SOC as a Service (14th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (36th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (43rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of FileAudit is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Netsurion is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Netsurion	0.8%
FileAudit	0.7%
Other	98.5%

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Featured Reviews

AntoSebastin

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.

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John-Berry

Information Technology Manager at ProfitSolv

The SOC center monitors, hunts, and notifies us of threats around the clock

I know they are working to resolve this issue, but Netsurion is currently unable to retrieve logs from S3 buckets. We use WP Engine for a lot of web hosting as well as AWS, and both of these platforms use S3 buckets. I would like Netsurion to be able to pull logs from Linux devices. We have some of that capability, and I believe they can do it. However, the way it works with Amazon is strange and glitchy. Therefore, working something out with Amazon would be great. Netsurion's SOC can be a bit too aggressive at times. We have asked them to adjust their playbook because I am tired of being notified about the same issue multiple times a day. I am aware of the issue, and it is not a cause for concern. Let's only take action on this issue if we see an actual problem.

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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

"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."

"Our customer acquires the complete report which is kept for future auditing purposes."

"Alerting upon file changes is the most valuable aspect of the product."

"The real-time alerting for things such as people getting dropped into a VPN group or the domain admin group — things like that which really shouldn't happen without proper change management, but we all know the reality, they do from time to time — gives me real-time visibility into what's going on."

"Netsurion's security operations center is critical for us because they provide 24/7 monitoring, we've never had another company meet the same need in the past, and it's a valuable tool to have."

"Netsurion's 24/7 monitoring has enhanced the overall security of the company."

"The product satisfies our compliance, and thus, all of our auditors."

"The biggest lesson I have learned is that the outsourcing of this service has a dramatic impact on the organization."

"I like EventTracker's dashboard. I see it every time I log in because it's the first thing you get to. We have our own widgets that we use. For the sake of transparency, there are a few widgets that we look at there and then we move out from there... Among the particularly helpful widgets, the not-reporting widget is a big one. The number-of-logs-processed is also a good one."

"The managed SOC has been huge for freeing up staff to work on other responsibilities, and we are saving on at least one full-time employee."

"There are a host of things that are most valuable. Obviously monitoring our environment and reporting out different events is important. They perform a suite of services. They monitor all of our servers, all of our key infrastructure, like our DNS, our switches, all that stuff. They aggregate and correlate that quarterly. They'll tell us if we're getting a lot of login failures and something is going on or if something's weird."

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Cons

"The updates management and central management console could be improved."

"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."

"The system requirements are very, very high. So I need a pretty powerful server to run. If they could lighten that load so that the on-premise part of their product didn't impact my systems as much that would be ideal."

"With version 8, there are quite a few things. The query tool was one of the big ones, and the query speed was one of the big ones, but they've made some great strides between versions 8 and 9. There were also issues in version 8 around the ability to get the data back out. It's one thing to collect data, but it's a whole other thing to be able to present it or run it in a timely manner. The old tool, depending on how far back I was looking, might even time out and I would have to run it again."

"There's always room to improve because there would be no competition if they had a perfect solution. The GUI to perform searches within the product may not be intuitive to a new user."

"The weekly reporting could use some improvement. For example, when we handed them our landscape document, it took longer than I would have liked for those details to become noticeable within the reports."

"We get a report generated on a particular day of the week and we go through it, trying to mitigate problems and make sure we're seeing everything that's happening. It would be helpful if the SOC spent a little more time with us going through some of those reports."

"The agents on the endpoints seem to fail quite a bit, requiring manual involvement from the local administrators. I would like to see their product be much more ad hoc and update automatically."

"Where there is an opportunity for improvement is in the interface used for performing the searches."

"The solution's dashboard is okay. The one thing that we ran into are issues when we upgraded to the newer version. It uses Elasticsearch for the different dashboard entries. So, we were running on spinning disks, and Elasticsearch didn't work that well. A number of the different dashboards, like my dashboard or different things like that, pull from Elasticsearch. Since Elasticsearch really wasn't working, we were having some issues with that, but we just migrated."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"In the security space, it's hard to quantify your return on investment. So, I don't. We spend about $40,000 a year and so. It's hard to say if the SIEM saved that much money."

"You are paying for different levels, especially as far as the monitoring goes and how often you review it with the team. The other factor that figures in is how many nodes are on your network, such as clients, network equipment, servers, etc. There are some additional pieces on top of that, but it's laid out pretty simply, as far as how much you're going to pay for a node."

"EventTracker's subscription-based model is interesting as far as yearly license type stuff. It's nice because you know what it's going to be next year. We haven't really looked at any other solutions. The pricing at the time compared to the other solutions was a lot less. A couple of years ago, we actually looked at Splunk. The amount in Splunk's licensing model is based on 20 gigs a day, or something like that. Based on our number of logs and stuff that we were already generating, the costs would be substantially more for the amount of logs that we would be getting."

"Our budget follows the calendar year. We just started a new budget year at the beginning of the month. We did budget for an increase in our threat management system selection. Therefore, we have the budget to implement and accommodate a threat management system change, including an increase for the quoted actions that we received to improve EventTracker. We are just waiting on our council to approve that budget, which might not be for a little while. Hopefully, when they do, we will be able to jump on doing something."

"The solution is fairly expensive, but in my experience, all of the SIEM applications that I've evaluated or looked at cost about the same."

"The pricing and licensing seem very reasonable. The managed service part of it feels like it gives me the equivalent of a full-time engineer for a lot less money. So, I feel it's a good value."

"Our pricing for Netsurion last year was US $52,000 per year."

"It is a bit expensive as compared to some of the other products that have come out in recent years. Expense-wise, the only downside is that it is not cheap."

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Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	7

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Overview

FileAudit provides powerful file monitoring and auditing capabilities, enabling organizations to secure sensitive data and ensure compliance. It offers real-time alerts and detailed reporting, making it a reliable choice for safeguarding data integrity.

FileAudit delivers comprehensive monitoring solutions, allowing IT departments to keep track of file access and modifications effortlessly. It empowers businesses to identify suspicious activity and unauthorized file access in real-time. With an intuitive setup process, FileAudit seamlessly integrates into existing infrastructure, enhancing security measures without causing disruptions. Its focus on user activity monitoring provides deep insights into all file interactions, supporting compliance and internal security policies effectively.

What are the most important features?

Real-Time Alerts: Notifies administrators immediately of any suspicious file activity.
Comprehensive Reporting: Generates detailed reports about file access for compliance.
Access Detection: Identifies unauthorized file access and usage patterns promptly.
Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with current IT environments without disruption.

What benefits and ROI should users expect?

Enhanced Security: Keeps sensitive data protected with constant monitoring.
Regulatory Compliance: Supports adherence to data protection regulations with audit trails.
Efficient Management: Saves time with automated audit processes and alerts.
Informed Decision Making: Provides insights to make strategic security improvements.

FileAudit is widely used in sectors where data integrity and access control are paramount, such as healthcare, finance, and legal industries. In these industries, it ensures compliance with strict data protection regulations and helps prevent data breaches by providing a clear view of file activity.

IS Decisions

Netsurion offers robust SIEM capabilities enhanced by managed services, facilitating efficient threat identification and response with real-time alerts and comprehensive reporting.

Netsurion stands out for its integration of SIEM, IDS, and vulnerability management. Its real-time threat alerts and dashboards enhance user response capabilities. With centralized logging from Windows, Linux, Cisco devices, firewalls, and Active Directory, Netsurion enables effective compliance support for HIPAA and PCI standards. Managed Threat Protection with the embedded MITRE ATT&CK Framework enhances threat intelligence, while its evolving interface aims to improve user interactions. However, some users find deployment and searching challenging, pointing to areas for improvement.

What are Netsurion's key features?

SIEM Capabilities: Efficient threat identification using real-time alerts and dashboards.
Managed Services: Provides remote monitoring and advisory support.
Comprehensive Reporting: Assists in compliance and actionable insights.
MITRE ATT&CK Framework: Enhances threat intelligence and management.
Seamless Integration: Works with existing systems for streamlined operations.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Threat Response Tool: Rapid identification and response to security incidents.
Usability: Efforts to evolve and simplify user interactions.
Operational Efficiency: Streamlined processes through integration and managed services.
Compliance Support: Assistance with industry standards like HIPAA and PCI.

Netsurion is frequently implemented in industries requiring comprehensive security monitoring and compliance, such as healthcare and finance. It aids businesses in consolidating security efforts, offering insights into user activities and system changes, an asset for companies lacking substantial internal resources.

Sample Customers

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

The Salvation Army, The FRESH Market, Pacific Western Bank, NASA, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and Talbot’s Stores

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