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We performed a comparison between NetCrunch and Security Onion based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed NetCrunch vs. Security Onion Report (Updated: April 2024).
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"Reporting on NetCrunch is pretty good. It's very similar to SolarWinds. It's just a different interface. The majority of everything there was beneficial."

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"We use Security Onion for internal vulnerability assessment.""The most valuable feature of Security Onion for security monitoring is its ability to find infected ports.""Security Onion is the most mature solution in the market."

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"I didn't care for the role-based, permission-based options, which were not the best."

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"The product is not easy to learn.""The initial setup of the solution is a little bit difficult.""Security Onion's user interface could be improved."

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  • "It is an open-source solution."
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    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Security Onion for security monitoring is its ability to find infected ports.
    Top Answer:Security Onion is an open-source solution. On a scale from one to ten, where ten is expensive and one is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten.
    Top Answer:The initial setup of the solution is a little bit difficult.
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    Overview

    NetCrunch is the complete network monitoring solution for monitoring traffic, topology, devices, systems, logs, and services. It's policy, and template-based configuration makes managing thousands of nodes a breeze. It automatically generates layer-2 maps and manages monitoring dependencies. NetCrunch supports major operating systems, virtualization platforms, and the Cloud. Complete SNMP support with 8,700+ MIBs included and a built-in MIB compiler.

    Security Onion is a free and open Linux distribution for threat hunting, enterprise security monitoring, and log management. The easy-to-use Setup wizard allows you to build an army of distributed sensors for your enterprise in minutes!
    Security Onion includes a native web interface with built-in tools analysts use to respond to alerts, hunt for evil, catalog evidence into cases, monitor grid performance, and much more. Additionally, third-party tools, such as Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Suricata, Zeek (formerly known as Bro), Wazuh, Stenographer, CyberChef, NetworkMiner, and many more are included.

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    AER Kooperation, AON Corpration, Advance Financial services, Airbus SAS, Bauer Net consult, Banco Soal, Bertelsmann, Burke County public, COF training services
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    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm6%
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    Computer Software Company13%
    Government11%
    University10%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Company Size
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise52%
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    NetCrunch vs. Security Onion
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    NetCrunch is ranked 76th in Log Management while Security Onion is ranked 33rd in Log Management with 3 reviews. NetCrunch is rated 8.0, while Security Onion is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of NetCrunch writes "A network monitoring platform with a useful reporting feature, but permission-based options could be better". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Security Onion writes "A mature and affordable solution that is easy to install and easy to update". NetCrunch is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor and Fortinet FortiSIEM, whereas Security Onion is most compared with Wazuh, Elastic Stack, TheHive, Splunk Enterprise Security and Graylog. See our NetCrunch vs. Security Onion report.

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