FileAudit vs Netsurion comparison

IS Decisions and Netsurion are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. IS Decisions is ranked #57, while Netsurion is ranked #48. IS Decisions holds a 0.7% mindshare in SIEM, compared to Netsurion’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IS Decisions users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Netsurion users who would recommend it.

FileAudit

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100% willing to recommend

Netsurion

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92% willing to recommend

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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.

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Categories and Ranking

FileAudit

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

57th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Log Management (53rd)

Netsurion

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

48th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) (19th), SOC as a Service (7th), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (31st), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (43rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of FileAudit is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Netsurion is 0.8%, up from 0.5% 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

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

"It is a good and stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"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."

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

"Of all the products and vendors that we've used, I've never had a more positive experience with a support team than with EventTracker's support team."

"What I like most about Netsurion is the level of visibility and reporting."

"The SIEMs and managed service are its most valuable features. We get a weekly report from them which provides a culmination of them combing through millions of events which are triggered across our network every day and minute. Their information security experts basically boil that down to a report which I get emailed once a week. It identifies potential threats and the remediation that I should take to be able to quell those threats."

"I like the UI, overall. I like the main page and there are aspects of the search page that I like. When you bring it up on the left-hand side of the page, as you look at the events, the ability to simply hit and click the plus/minus to pull events in and out of the overall view is well done and is very effective from a threat-hunting and an analysis perspective. I like the detail it shows."

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

"I really appreciate the fact that the dashboard breaks everything down into a pretty easy view for me... It shows what changes are happening to privileged user accounts, access and identity, what's cropping up. It shows application activity and whether we've got system resources that aren't online and being found anymore. It's a pretty simple, easy, quick hit and there are the supporting logs behind it. If I need to drill down further, I can do that quickly. It's very effective."

"Having this in place gives us the ability to see what's going on, on a daily basis, on all of our systems across the enterprise."

"The product satisfies our compliance, and thus, all of our auditors. All of the data that we use and store for all security events is required by our auditors to be kept in a central storage location."

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Cons

"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."

"Whenever someone cuts and paste, it shows as "file is deleted"."

"Communication is always something that can be improved, but I feel that any time we've had a communication issue, it's quickly addressed when we bring those up at the monthly meetings. Usually, it's an individual that wasn't clear in the communication, it's not the process per se. You always have to be able to segregate if the process didn't work or an individual either didn't say the right thing or my people didn't understand what they were being told."

"It would be great if they had a client for phones by which they could push a notification to us, as opposed to via email."

"The MITRE ATT&CK framework could be faster when identifying and understanding sophisticated threats. Whenever something happens, we usually get notified a couple hours later."

"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."

"Probably the biggest thing is just: Can I search for this and what's the best way to do it? If I'm looking for two events versus a singular event, I just throw it back at them. They're the experts on it."

"The biggest problem is that we have too many domain controllers. So, we have to keep all the clients and main system updated with the latest versions along with making sure all the firewalls are open."

"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."

"Their SOC team can't understand our network because they haven't worked in the actual company. This does negatively affect security posture, e.g., if you don't have knowledge about the network, then you will miss things."

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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."

"Licensing is very easy. Our CIO takes care of the billing, but in terms of price point, he hasn't complained, so it must be good."

"We have seen time and cost savings. It prevents us from having to hire specialized people for this type of work. We would need to hire six staff members to accommodate the same service."

"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."

"When we first got the EventTracker product, we were using SIEM Simplified. At the time they didn't call it that, but it was more of a service thing. So, there was a bit more hand-holding and getting stuff set up, along with failure reports, that they did during the first one to two years. Then, we decided that the the additional money to have someone do these daily reports wasn't terribly useful, so we discontinued that service."

"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."

"Netsurion's pricing is competitive. At the same time, they're the only ones who do what we want to do the way we want it. I can't say we would've paid more, but we would've had to have come up with our own solution if they weren't providing that."

"We put together the package of what we needed. It was based pretty much on the number of agents that we were deploying. If we needed to manage logging from certain specific applications, like Active Directory and SQL Server, there has been no additional cost for that. We had agents deployed for those specific servers and the applications were included, then there was just an additional installation that they had to do for us."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

21%

Comms Service Provider

21%

Educational Organization

12%

Outsourcing Company

Construction Company

13%

Outsourcing Company

13%

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	7

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Netsurion Managed Threat Protection, Netsurion EventTracker

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.

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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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