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NetCrunch vs USM Anywhere comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

NetCrunch
Ranking in Log Management
54th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (79th), Server Monitoring (27th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (64th)
USM Anywhere
Ranking in Log Management
37th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (30th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (44th), Compliance Management (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of NetCrunch is 0.7%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
USM Anywhere0.8%
NetCrunch0.7%
Other98.5%
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user1038504 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Administrator, Technical Lead at Connectivity Wireless
A network monitoring platform with a useful reporting feature, but permission-based options could be better
The initial setup is fairly easy. Most of it's wizard-based. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to set it up. But if you don't know certain things related to protocols and everything else, it might be difficult. If you know how SNMP works, it'll be fairly simple to set up.
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"The setup is very intuitive and quick - it all just took a few minutes we were done."
"All companies should buy an AlienVault SIEM, as it is well worth the investment."
"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."
"Customer service is excellent, very responsive, and they know their product."
"Allowed us to help our customers satisfy compliance needs around logging and monitoring."
"The setup is very easy and straightforward."
"Any unusual behaviour, we can monitor. We have alerts set up to be sent when we receive signs of any unusual behaviour."
"Log-monitoring and alerting enable us to know when things happen that we need to know about."
"The AlienVault solution has enabled us to create a SOC on a budget with smaller than usual staff requirements, offering a wider range of solutions for our customers."
 

Cons

"I didn't care for the role-based, permission-based options, which were not the best."
"Our network is made up of a lot of Cisco devices, and it needs improvements."
"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."
"I've experienced frequent slowness, and we had to downgrade to filter out many logs."
"The log query capability is pretty restrictive and I find myself searching through raw logs via command line more often than the GUI."
"The solution is a bit complicated. It could be simplified quite a bit."
"The lack of mature functionality and expertise in any of those areas is a strong negative."
"ROI has not yet been measured."
"Support can be slow at times, but the quality is high. Posted knowledge base articles could use improvement."
"As this software is in the cloud, you do not have control on updates and general changes which are happening."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is a product that is priced in a medium range, making it neither a cheap nor a costly product."
"Its price is in the medium to upper range."
"We ran a few PoCs. The price and feature set were the best with AlienVault."
"​The price point is good.​"
"It is affordable, and it also has many features that the premium products such as ArcSight and QRadar have. It is a very good platform for a SIEM solution. Everything is included in the price."
"QRadar, ArcSight and Splunk are some of the most expensive SIEM products out there in the market and not everyone has the budget to buy them. In such cases, AV USM is a very cost effective alternative."
"I don't think the product's pricing is a good value because they try to raise the price 50 percent every year... AlienVault needs to understand that not all customers are huge enterprises... Their sales team is way too aggressive. The price they advertise is not always the price you get."
"The pricing is a good value. The key thing is that for the new product, the licensing of it, is subscription-based and it's based on data. Clients need to be really careful when thinking about that, because odds are they're going to need to put a lot more data into it than what they initially estimate, which is going to drive their subscription costs up."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
14%
Educational Organization
10%
Agriculture
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Performing Arts
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business64
Midsize Enterprise29
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

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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.
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.
 

Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

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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