Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline vs SolarWinds Security Event Manager comparison

Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline vs. SolarWinds Security Event Manager

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Gigamon Deep Observability ...

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

42nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (39th), Event Monitoring (10th), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (31st), Web Application Firewall (WAF) (30th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (24th), Network Packet Broker (NPB) (1st), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (17th)

SolarWinds Security Event M...

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

36th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Security Event Manager 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) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SolarWinds Security Event Manager	0.8%
Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline	0.3%
Other	98.9%

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

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TuanNguyen13

Senior Relationship Banker at Joint stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of V

Experience boosts operational efficiency while performance sees room for improvement

I don't have specific information on whether it was purchased on the AWS marketplace or somewhere else. I am working with Dynatrace Operator. I am also working with Algosec, Alluvio, CrowdStrike, Firemon, Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline, and other solutions. I think it's a good tool, and I am satisfied with it. We have not stored cloud workloads with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline yet; we are still on-premises. The technical support takes about one to two hours to respond, which is acceptable. I am satisfied with the scalability of the product. The interface is good.

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Yashokanth Partkunan

Managed Services Engineer at Loop1 Systems

Has supported client needs efficiently but requires deeper analysis features and faster support

The log analyzing capability of SolarWinds Security Event Manager should go into more depth than the current environment. More modification and enhancements are required on the dashboard side in order to make it closer to optimal performance. From observation and feedback from users, they need more functionality related to monitoring, and in-depth analyzing needs to be improved.

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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 has high stability."

"The tool's most valuable feature is the encryption feature. From a security perspective, the solution hasn't significantly strengthened our security posture. However, it has greatly improved performance by streamlining encryption processes and avoiding encryption at multiple layers. This has also simplified troubleshooting, as we can whitelist certain processes."

"It offers straightforward integration."

"The most valuable feature for improving network visibility with Gigamon is the packet filtering capability."

"The Pipeline's Comprehensive Insights into data flows have helped improve operational efficiency and security."

"It is a good product. It provides network visibility, which is important. Gigamon can bring some optimizations to my network. It is helpful for security inspection, and it makes my firewall work fast because my firewall doesn't have to do the inspection of the SSL connections, for example."

"The most valuable feature is NetFlow."

"The solution is straightforward to set up."

"The out of the box reports and dashboard. It was easy to trim down these windows to something we could quickly use."

"We did previously use a different solution, but SolarWinds is much better. It's easy to interact with SolarWinds. It's easy to operate, easy to configure and is generally easier compared to what we were working with before."

"Some of the rules are most valuable because you can be notified about various things, such as spyware or things that are going on in the internal network."

"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is the analysis and the knowledge about the incidence that we trace."

"The product's most effective part in improving security stems from the fact that the solution is deployed for event management, log viewing, and information management."

"It's extremely easy to deploy."

"It has in-depth monitoring capabilities and an easy way for setting up dashboards. I can expand in various areas, or I can reduce areas. It supports different types of breakdowns, filters, and rules. It is very simple for an out-of-the-box type of product. It doesn't take a lot of time to figure it out, which is unlike some of the solutions that I have looked at. It meets all the aspects."

"We had to integrate with other teams, and the infrastructure deployment didn't take long. The integration involves learning with different teams, networking, and configuring various network devices and servers. Infrastructure deployment only took one or two days."

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Cons

"It only inspects a specific kind of traffic. There should be different kinds of use cases."

"Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline needs to improve its performance. I face issues with performance because we use SPAN, and the SPAN traffic is not good."

"The Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline should have a feature showing the traffic flow within its platform. Currently, customers have to use separate tools for monitoring, which is inconvenient. If it had its visibility feature, it would make monitoring easier and more complete without needing extra tools."

"In terms of improvement, while the initial setup is not overly complicated, we did encounter a few issues."

"The graphical user interface could be improved."

"They should increase the solution's cluster capacity."

"Its filtering feature needs improvement."

"The security should be improved."

"Under the new system, it is not upgradable the way they say. When you try to do an upgrade, it doesn't really work unless you dump everything and start from scratch. You lose a lot of your nodes. Whenever you set your nodes up and everything else, they don't want to bring those nodes back in, so you have to really go back and restructure all your nodes. I went from version 6.5 to version 6.6 and then to version 6.7. I then went to version 2019, and now it is version 2020. It would be good if we can upgrade without having to delete everything and start from scratch. They can maybe build more KPIs and other things for the dashboard. Some of the other systems already have built-in KPIs. SolarWinds is starting to catch up, but it is not there yet. They can include some of the business or industry standards for tracking the time, that is, the meantime to detect (MTTD) and the meantime to resolve (MTTR). They can also find a way to build a KPI that measures the number of instances of port scans experienced in a week or a month."

"We'd like more customization capabilities."

"There is no correlation made between log entries, so no threat information is presented."

"There are no multiple dashboards which would allow you to see information side-by-side."

"The product should improve the ease with which you can create event alerts. They are not as hard now but you need to have an easier way."

"I think the customization area in the tool can be considered as an area of concern where improvements are required."

"I would like to be able to dig deeper into the visibility of events or incidents to determine whether they are malicious, such as by doing behavior analysis."

"The company had to use a third party for the implementation of the solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's price is reasonable."

"The solution is highly-priced."

"I would rate the solution as expensive, around an eight or nine out of ten. There are other competitive solutions available."

"The price of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is reasonable."

"The pricing model would benefit from having package deals with other SolarWinds products."

"Licenses can only be purchased in blocks of fifty at a time."

"It is in the appropriate mid-range. It is not as expensive as some of the other solutions. It is also not cheap."

"The tool is available at a good price for customers compared to other solutions in the market. I rate the product's price as an eight out of ten."

"Licensing is on devices, so if you have many, then this may be high."

"We do a yearly license renewal. For a year, the solution costs roughly $500,000 USD. There are no costs beyond this yearly fee."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

University

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline?

The most valuable feature for improving network visibility with Gigamon is the packet filtering capability.

What needs improvement with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline?

Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline needs to improve its performance. I face issues with performance because we use SPAN, and the SPAN traffic is not good. They need to improve their performance.

What is your primary use case for Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline?

I am working with Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline and Firemon, and I have been working with it for a year.

What do you like most about SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

The solution helps you monitor database instances, application instances, other customer application things, Linux servers, IBM servers, and Oracle servers.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

The tool is available at a good price for customers compared to other solutions in the market. I rate the product's price as an eight out of ten.

What needs improvement with SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?

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Also Known As

Gigamon, GigaSecure

SolarWinds LEM, Solarwinds SIEM, TriGeo, Log and Event Manager

Overview

Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline is a comprehensive network visibility solution that provides real-time insights into network traffic. It offers SSL inspection and mobile network monitoring for traffic monitoring purposes. The solution optimizes networks, aids in security inspection, and improves firewall performance. It is praised for its performance, power, straightforward integration, stability, and ease of initial setup.

With Gigamon, organizations can gain complete visibility into their network traffic, identify potential threats, and take proactive measures to prevent them. The solution is ideal for organizations of all sizes, including enterprises, service providers, and government agencies.

Gigamon

When TriGeo was acquired by SolarWinds, TriGeo SIM became known as SolarWinds Log & Event Manager. This product is a leading Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) product and log management solution, which provides log collection, analysis, and real-time correlation.

SolarWinds

Sample Customers

Amica Insurance, College of William & Mary, Gamma, IntercontinentalExchange, OppenheimerFunds

NetSuite, EasyStreet, Legacy Texas Bank, and Energy Federal Credit Union, to name a few.

Gigamon Deep Observability Pipeline vs. SolarWinds Security Event Manager