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Gurucul Next Gen SIEM vs Microsoft Defender XDR comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

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
8.9
Gurucul Next Gen SIEM increased efficiency in threat detection, reduced costs, automated workflows, and improved staff productivity and response times.
Sentiment score
7.3
Microsoft Defender XDR enhances security efficiency and cost savings by consolidating tools, improving threat management, and maximizing ROI.
We can quarantine and isolate a device within minutes.
Information Security Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
Microsoft Defender XDR has saved me at least 50% of my time.
House security operator at Cypress Creek Renewables
It helped stop multiple intrusion points where we would have had millions in lost revenue if the attackers got in.
Network Technician at T. Baker Smith, LLC
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Gurucul Next Gen SIEM offers prompt, knowledgeable, and efficient customer service, resulting in high client satisfaction with effective technical support.
Sentiment score
6.2
Microsoft Defender XDR users experience mixed support satisfaction, desiring better documentation and faster issue escalations for improved service.
You get stuck in low-level support for way longer than you should, instead of them escalating the issue up the chain.
Enterprise Application Engineer at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
It's critical to escalate SEV B issues immediately to a domestic engineer.
Infrastructure engineer at Cetera Financial Group
Once issues are escalated to the second or third layer, the support is much better.
Cyber Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Gurucul Next Gen SIEM is highly scalable, handling large data volumes efficiently, integrating with diverse environments seamlessly.
Sentiment score
7.0
Microsoft Defender XDR is scalable, adaptable to environments, supporting cloud or on-premises, despite some licensing and complexity issues.
My concern is about the scale of events and alerts being generated, and the product is doing a very good job of only surfacing the important items for us.
Vice President, Information Technology at a construction company with 201-500 employees
It has a very good integration system that integrates with all Azure services, all threat intelligence data models, and integrates very well with other systems such as Palo Alto.
Infosec at a government with 10,001+ employees
Microsoft Defender XDR shows tremendous scalability, much more so than on-premises solutions.
Infrastructure engineer at Cetera Financial Group
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.4
Gurucul Next Gen SIEM is stable, reliable, handles large data efficiently, and integrates seamlessly without disrupting operations.
Sentiment score
8.1
Microsoft Defender XDR is stable, with minimal downtime, rare bugs, few false positives, and high user satisfaction ratings.
The service has remained consistently online, with any issues isolated to specific components, suggesting a well-designed and modular architecture.
Senior System Engineer at a sports company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The services within our ecosystem have been reliable, meeting their SLAs.
Infrastructure engineer at Cetera Financial Group
It provides high-fidelity signals.
Information Security Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Gurucul Next Gen SIEM faces deployment complexity, performance issues with large data, and needs better support, reporting, and integration.
Microsoft Defender XDR requires enhancements in licensing, user-friendliness, integration, automation, cloud compatibility, pricing, and dashboard comprehensiveness.
The licensing process needs improvement and clarification.
Owner at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Improvements are needed in automated response capabilities.
Security manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
If you have a central location where you perform one isolation method, all other potentially affected systems that have been touched may also be isolated simultaneously.
CISO at Loeb & Loeb LLP
 

Setup Cost

Gurucul Next Gen SIEM offers scalable subscription pricing with advanced threat detection, machine learning, and extensive integration for enterprises.
Enterprise opinions on Microsoft Defender XDR's pricing vary, impacted by company size, existing infrastructure, and regional differences.
There are certainly savings when using Microsoft Defender XDR, which can range from 30%, 40%, and even up to 50%.
Director, Sales at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
I would rate the pricing as eight out of ten, indicating it is a reasonable cost for the product.
Security manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Microsoft purposefully obfuscates this through marketing ploys to hide costs.
Senior System Engineer at a sports company with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Valuable Features

Gurucul Next Gen SIEM excels in threat detection, scalability, integration, customizable reports, and adapting to diverse IT environments.
Microsoft Defender XDR enhances security with threat visibility, automation, and integration, streamlining operations while reducing breach risks and saving time.
With Microsoft threat intelligence information, it detects various types of threats, including insider attacks, malicious content, and data exfiltration.
Security manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
This allows us to secure our systems in advance and proactively improve security, rather than waiting for incidents to occur.
Works at Hometrack
Once we have it on the security dashboard, we can see a real-time storyline.
Information Security Analyst at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Gurucul Next Gen SIEM
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (38th)
Microsoft Defender XDR
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (8th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (4th), Microsoft Security Suite (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. Gurucul Next Gen SIEM is designed for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and holds a mindshare of 0.5%, up 0.1% compared to last year.
Microsoft Defender XDR, on the other hand, focuses on Extended Detection and Response (XDR), holds 4.9% mindshare, down 6.7% since last year.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Gurucul Next Gen SIEM0.5%
Splunk Enterprise Security7.2%
Wazuh5.8%
Other86.5%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Defender XDR4.9%
CrowdStrike Falcon9.9%
Wazuh6.8%
Other78.4%
Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Ansar Monideen - PeerSpot reviewer
CISO at Eskan Bank
Provides almost all the SIEM features offered by the leaders at a low cost
Gurucul's data enrichment could be improved. As a security professional, I want to consolidate all these log sources and data to the user, entity, or resource. More advancements are required, especially in enriching security data or attack response. I would like to see more improvements there. The documentation could also be better. Every user and resource has a timeline that lists all the events so we can analyze that particular system and what is happening. We would like to have an option where we can only list the confirmed security threat-related activities for a particular user rather than all activities. This way, we can see what kind of risk is reported for this user and be able to monitor them better.
KO
House security operator at Cypress Creek Renewables
Advanced threat hunting saves significant time in tracking and responding to incidents
Microsoft Defender XDR could be improved with a lower price. My main suggestion would essentially be what Copilot is providing, which is a single pane of glass, so I don't have to go to different windows. That's just a workflow consideration for me. It would be great to have all the information centralized into one particular data app. If I need to open up extra ones, I can, however, I would appreciate a future where everything I need is right there on one single pane of glass. Beyond that, there's really nothing else I see that I would want Microsoft to improve.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Performing Arts
8%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business46
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise40
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Gurucul Next Gen SIEM?
Gurucul's data enrichment could be improved. As a security professional, I want to consolidate all these log sources and data to the user, entity, or resource. More advancements are required, espec...
What is your primary use case for Gurucul Next Gen SIEM?
For the majority of our use cases on the firewall, we are looking at the Ria website and multiple denials on the firewall. We'll also look at some C&C communication being initiated from multipl...
What advice do you have for others considering Gurucul Next Gen SIEM?
I rate Gurucul Next-Gen SIEM eight out of 10. I would recommend Gurucul to anyone because it provides almost all the SIEM features offered by the leaders at a low cost. You can achieve the sophisti...
What do you like most about Microsoft 365 Defender?
Microsoft Defender XDR provides strong identity protection with comprehensive insights into risky user behavior and potential indicators of compromise.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft 365 Defender?
My experience with pricing, setup, costs, and licensing of Microsoft Defender XDR is tied to our E5 subscription, which is very straightforward for us. We also purchase the uplift for our mobile us...
What needs improvement with Microsoft 365 Defender?
I am not aware of a mobile app that would be available for my team. With a single analyst, if she is ever away, it would be beneficial to have easier access. While she can use the web portal, the e...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Threat Protection, MS 365 Defender
 

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Sample Customers

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Accenture, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, General Electric, IBM, Johnson & Johnson and many others.
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