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Mezmo vs USM Anywhere comparison

Mezmo and LevelBlue are both solutions in the Log Management category. Mezmo is ranked #54, while LevelBlue is ranked #46 with an average rating of 7.3. Mezmo holds a 0.2% mindshare in Log Management, compared to LevelBlue’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Mezmo users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of LevelBlue users who would recommend it.
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100% willing to recommend
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92% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

USM Anywhere and Mezmo are key competitors in the cybersecurity domain, offering solutions for monitoring and managing IT environments. Mezmo appears to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive features, leading users to feel it's worth the investment despite higher setup costs.

Features: USM Anywhere is recognized for its integration options, threat detection capabilities, and centralized logging and alert features. Mezmo distinguishes itself with advanced analytics, intuitive visualization tools, and a more robust feature set.

Room for Improvement: USM Anywhere users desire better reporting capabilities, fewer false positives, and enhanced accuracy. Mezmo users suggest improvements in scalability, logging capacity during peak hours, and better dashboard insights.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: USM Anywhere is favored for straightforward deployment and responsive support. Mezmo's deployment is more complex but delivers consistent results once established. Both have reliable customer service, with USM Anywhere preferred for its installation process and ongoing support.

Pricing and ROI: USM Anywhere offers competitive pricing and respectable ROI. Some users see Mezmo as a more worthwhile investment due to enhanced features and performance benefits over time, despite higher costs.

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Categories and Ranking

Mezmo
Ranking in Log Management
54th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (89th), Observability Pipeline Software (7th)
USM Anywhere
Ranking in Log Management
46th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (31st), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (52nd), Compliance Management (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Mezmo is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 0.4%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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It consolidates all logs into one place and provides required features and functionalities
Every once in a while, our IBM cloud operational implementation gets behind. Sometimes, when we have a customer event, we do not get access to the latest logs for about 30 minutes, particularly for the sites that are heavily utilized. This is clearly not good. It is impossible to do RCA when you can't look at the logs that pertain to the time period in which the event occurred. It could be more of an operational problem than a feature problem. I don't have visibility about whether it is a LogDNA issue or just an operational issue.
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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…
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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

"The solution aggregates all event streams, so that if there are any issues, it's all in the same interface."
"LogDNA consolidates all logs into one place, which is super valuable."
"Reports are customized, so you can present them to executives or engineers.​"
"SIEM log collection is great, and all of the rules that support updates with maintenance."
"The vulnerability manager and the file integration are very good."
"We had used previous products and found AlienVault centralized the logging for our security."
"The most valuable feature in AT&T AlienVault USM is the reporting."
"We're using it more for reporting, that's all. We're using it to help our customers to pass any kind of audits that they receive."
"Our main focus was intrusion detection, alerts, and correlation. It's easy to use AlienVault and integrate it with other alert tools because it includes lots of connectors. Either the tool is already there, or AlienVault will write an API for us if they don't have a connector for the solution that is providing the logs."
"It is my "security person" looking at irregularities and letting me know when something has occurred."
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Cons

"No ability to encapsulate a query or a filter, and communicate or share that among the team."
"Every once in a while, our IBM cloud operational implementation gets behind. Sometimes, when we have a customer event, we do not get access to the latest logs for about 30 minutes, particularly for the sites that are heavily utilized. This is clearly not good. It is impossible to RCA when you can't look at the logs that pertain to the time period in which the event occurred. It could be more of an operational problem than a feature problem. I don't have visibility about whether it is a LogDNA issue or just an operational issue."
"One area that has room for improvement is storage. AllienVault is a good place to put logs, but sometimes it's a tough place to go get logs... The logger can only hold so much data. If they improved that, that would help."
"The solution is a bit complicated. It could be simplified quite a bit."
"I've been told that AlienVault doesn't have a full version of NES running in there, but I'm not sure if that's accurate or if my engineer made it that way. I'm not sure he was completely honest either because we had NES in the environment before. Those tools could be improved because AlienVault is a SIEM, and it added all these other features."
"The reporting aspect could be improved. While there are a lot of different options available, there are still pieces which are missing."
"There is room for improvement in Log parsing."
"There are scalability issues due to a 60 TB limit, which restricts its use for large customers like banks."
"The other thing is the agent is OSSEC. They needed to create its own agent to help to find threats on the devices that it happens to be installed."
"There could be some type of integration with our existing portal. We have our own customer portals, and it would be good if there was an integration so that our portal can provide reports. There could be some type of API into the AlienVault system with the USM system so that it is easy to show the customers high-level reports of the system through our portal."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I rate the price of AT&T AlienVault USM a four out of five."
"They are a little more expensive than Microsoft."
"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."
"It has good pricing."
"I don't know exactly, but I know it is based on the number of logs and the retention duration, such as 30 days or something like that. So, the smallest package is about 500 a month for 30 days of logs. There is a virtual machine. You need resources for it. It is a log collecting VM. They provide the software, and you just have to load a virtual machine. So, you're going to incur some CPU RAM and storage for wherever this log collecting appliance is running, which typically is in our cloud and on our platform for the customer."
"The licensing fees are dependent on usage."
"Use an MSSP instead. It is much cheaper."
"AlienVault is certainly not nearly as expensive as Splunk or QRadar. It's decently priced, but I don't have the exact figure."
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Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Educational Organization
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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What do you like most about AT&T AlienVault USM?
The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AT&T AlienVault USM?
The pricing is amazing and really cheap.
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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.
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Also Known As

LogDNA
AT&T AlienVault USM, AlienVault, AlienVault USM, Alienvault Cybersecurity
 

Overview

Today’s enterprises must manage a massive amount of machine data. They require a platform that enables engineering teams to deliberately route and store structured and unstructured data for different teams with unique use cases. Legacy platforms weren’t made for this moment.
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Mezmo, formerly LogDNA, lets organizations ingest, process, route, analyze, and store all of their log data. Purpose-built for modern engineering teams—including developers, SREs, IT Operations, and Security Engineers—the Mezmo platform is trusted by thousands of companies for SaaS, cloud, and hybrid applications.

Mezmo

USM Anywhere centralizes security monitoring of networks and devices in the cloud, on premises, and in remote locations, helping you to detect threats virtually anywhere.

Discover

  • Network asset discovery
  • Software & services discovery
  • AWS asset discovery
  • Azure asset discovery
  • Google Cloud Platform asset discovery

Analyze

  • SIEM event correlation, auto-prioritized alarms
  • User activity monitoring
  • Up to 90-days of online, searchable events

Detect

  • Cloud intrusion detection (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Network intrusion detection (NIDS)
  • Host intrusion detection (HIDS)
  • Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Respond

  • Forensics querying
  • Automate & orchestrate response
  • Notifications and ticketing

Assess

  • Vulnerability scanning
  • Cloud infrastructure assessment
  • User & asset configuration
  • Dark web monitoring

Report

  • Pre-built compliance reporting templates
  • Pre-built event reporting templates
  • Customizable views and dashboards
  • Log storage
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Sample Customers

Instacart, Asics, Lime, Salesforce
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
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