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LevelBlue USM Anywhere vs SolarWinds Security Event Manager comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 24, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

LevelBlue USM Anywhere
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
26th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (27th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (33rd), Compliance Management (12th)
SolarWinds Security Event M...
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
38th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of LevelBlue USM Anywhere is 1.8%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is 1.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
LevelBlue USM Anywhere1.8%
SolarWinds Security Event Manager1.1%
Other97.1%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Kris Nawani - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder/Director at Bangkok MSP Company Limited
Offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software
USM Anywhere is used for threat detection and investigation. It provides a solution with built-in threat intelligence and various other investigation tools The solution offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software, as it is maintained by the vendor. It helps in saving…
Yashokanth Partkunan - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It allows for a lot of out-of-the-box features: vuln scanning, HIDS/HIPS, and IDS."
"The IDS and the threat intelligence are very useful. They are very intuitive and data-rich."
"AlienVault's "Overview" dashboard makes it very easy to see everything going on in your network that needs your immediate attention."
"It's a single solution that is meeting the needs of multiple of my PCI compliance objectives."
"Being able to identify security issues as they occur at near real time and then respond to them as soon as they occur is priceless."
"We evaluated every single SIEM on the market, and the major difference that made AlienVault stand out is the unification, meaning the integration of technologies out-of-the-box, as opposed to having to do it on your own."
"The price of this solution is reasonable, which is one of the reasons why we selected it over other solutions."
"Overall, I find that this product is amazing."
"The reporting and alerting capabilities are really nice."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the reporting."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use for the end user."
"If you have no monitoring tool in place, SolarWinds SIEM is a good place to start and very inexpensive."
"This tool is simple to use."
"It will identify things in your network that you just didn't know were going on."
"SolarWinds has provided greater visibility into incidents and activities on the network."
 

Cons

"The GUI needs to improve because it's not user-friendly."
"The Log Management and configuration of email notifications should be user-friendly."
"I've experienced frequent slowness, and we had to downgrade to filter out many logs."
"We would like more plugins. This being the main point of improvement which would benefit the users."
"Taking into account that server access credentials are controlled by the tool, some more management-focused actions could be performed from AlienVault."
"I've been using it just for my own personal upskilling in terms of how the product works. At the moment, it is pretty straightforward and simple, and it is working how it is supposed to. The feedback would come once it is deployed to customer sites. They'll be using it on a more frequent basis, and that's when the feedback would come in terms of the areas in which they're facing issues or are looking for simplicity."
"Product stability: The biggest issue we have seen with the product is its poor stability. Every version upgrade is a nightmare."
"We develop additional rules and scripts to make it more usable."
"The main area that would mean a big improvement for me would be for the product to include multiple dashboards."
"I don't think SolarWinds is scalable enough. It is somewhat limited when I need to deploy it across multiple environments in a distributed architecture."
"I imagine we will have to develop our own reports soon, this seems to be more cumbersome."
"The query capability in this solution needs improvement."
"It takes a long time to perform a root cause analysis."
"The solution's technical support is okay, but we don't have an SLA, and sometimes the response times are very slow."
"Training for this solution needs to be improved, as new employees are sometimes unfamiliar with the product."
"I think the customization area in the tool can be considered as an area of concern where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"AlienVault is flexible on their pricing for unlimited licenses."
"The ROI is quite good."
"It's affordable for most customers."
"So far, I feel the product's pricing is a good value. The technology is decent. You get what you pay for. I think it's fair."
"The price for this solution is very good, but since the features do not work the price is expensive."
"I rate the price of AT&T AlienVault USM a four out of five."
"Its price is in the medium to upper range."
"It's very reasonably priced. It was one of the lowest among the ones I looked at. Licensing is pretty flexible. They can do a two-year or a three-year, even a one-year, perhaps."
"The pricing model would benefit from having package deals with other SolarWinds products."
"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."
"We do a yearly license renewal. For a year, the solution costs roughly $500,000 USD. There are no costs beyond this yearly fee."
"Licenses can only be purchased in blocks of fifty at a time."
"The price of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is reasonable."
"It is in the appropriate mid-range. It is not as expensive as some of the other solutions. It is also not cheap."
"Licensing is on devices, so if you have many, then this may be high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
16%
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business65
Midsize Enterprise29
Large Enterprise25
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with AT&T AlienVault USM?
There are scalability issues due to a 60 TB limit, which restricts its use for large customers like banks. It is also limited when used with bigger products and has complex password requirements.
What is your primary use case for AT&T AlienVault USM?
USM Anywhere is used for threat detection and investigation. It provides a solution with built-in threat intelligence and various other investigation tools.
What needs improvement with SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?
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 or...
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?
I work with all SolarWinds products mostly, including Network Configuration Manager and NPM. I am a reseller. I usually recommend SolarWinds products for Loop1. It's for the bigger ones; we are the...
What advice do you have for others considering SolarWinds Security Event Manager ?
I am still dealing with SolarWinds products and use most of their solutions. User-friendly configuration is key, and the configurations are simple, not complex. The only important part is what we d...
 

Also Known As

AT&T AlienVault USM, AlienVault, AlienVault USM, Alienvault Cybersecurity
SolarWinds LEM, Solarwinds SIEM, TriGeo, Log and Event Manager
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Abel & Cole, Bank of Ireland, Bluegrass Cellular, CareerBuilder, Claire's, Hays Medical Center, Hope International, McCurrach, McKinsey & Company, Party Delights, Pepco Holdings, Richland School District, Ricoh, SaveMart, Shake Shack, Steelcase, TaxAct, Taylor Morrison, Vonage and Zoom
NetSuite, EasyStreet, Legacy Texas Bank, and Energy Federal Credit Union, to name a few.
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