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NetWitness Platform vs OpenText Behavioral Signals comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 19, 2025

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

NetWitness Platform
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
29th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (38th)
OpenText Behavioral Signals
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
40th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of NetWitness Platform is 0.6%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Behavioral Signals is 0.3%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

MOTASHIM Al Razi - PeerSpot reviewer
It is a stable solution, but they should make the user interface easier to understand
The solution's initial setup takes work. We have to organize multiple paths and many features. The deployment process takes less than a week. But it takes a month to complete if we want to make the solution smarter by integrating it with various devices. I rate the process as a six out of ten.
Nagendra Nekkala - PeerSpot reviewer
A user-friendly solution that can be used to integrate the logs properly with different connectors
ArcSight Intelligence is easy to maintain; one person is enough for the solution's maintenance. The maintenance person will add new features or devices, make policy changes or configurations, and learn and guide other engineers about new threats. ArcSight Intelligence is a user-friendly solution, and users should buy it if their company can afford its cost. Overall, I rate ArcSight Intelligence a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The newer 11.5 version that my team is using has found it to have good mapping."
"The solution is really scalable for the high-end power, enterprise customer."
"It gives the ability to investigate into network traffic in the Net and the organization what we couldn't do before."
"NetWitness Platform is valuable for creating rules that the solution must detect."
"The most valuable features are the integration and ease of use."
"The product's initial setup phase was not at all difficult."
"What we are mainly using are the RSA concentrator, RSA Decoder, Archiver, Broker, and Log Decoder."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to write rules and triggers for network communication, and then being able to investigate based on that."
"The ability to tailor an environment to suit our specific use cases is a major advantage of ArcSight compared to other logging servers such as Splunk."
"The most valuable feature of ArcSight Intelligence is a single console where the entire dashboard gives all the connected details in a single place."
"We found the correlation engine to be very good. It takes logs from different types of devices and does the correlation in a good way."
"The platform helps us improve threat detection capabilities."
"The product has a valuable interface."
 

Cons

"The initial setup is complex. There are other solutions that are easier to implement."
"There are instances where you try to run the reports and then it does not give you the desired outcome."
"Health monitoring of the event sources and devices."
"The multi-tenant capabilities are lagging compared to IBM QRadar."
"The initial setup is very complex and should be simplified."
"They should implement algorithms to digest that data and produce additional, more advanced reporting, alerting and support of internal security teams."
"If we have the ability to run a dynamic analysis through malware in the same suite, it would be great to have a sandbox solution to analyze malware through dynamic analysis."
"We have encountered issues with unresolved crashes."
"ArcSight Intelligence is a bit slower, and its speed should be improved."
"The dashboard is not user-friendly and is in black and white."
"We haven't found the product fully scalable."
"ArcSight Intelligence's pricing needs improvement."
"The frequency of the updates that we are getting can be improved because the number and types of incidents that are happening at the global level are far more than what we are receiving. The frequency of updates feeds related to our rules should be increased. There should be more frequent information about the new rules that are coming and the global threats that are happening. There should be better options for dashboard creation. At present, the dashboards are good, but there is scope to make them better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It’s cheaper to run virtual machines in a VMware environment."
"We are on an annual license for the use of the solution."
"It is cheap."
"The product price was reasonable for my region and the market."
"We have a perpetual license, so the total cost of ownership is not very expensive. It's a good investment."
"The product is expensive."
"The NetWitness Platform may be affordable only for enterprise-level customers, as it may not be within the budget of small and medium-sized businesses."
"Our license is for one year."
"They offer perpetual licenses for the product."
"Its price is average and not very high. Splunk might be a bit cheaper than this. Its licensing is on a monthly basis."
"ArcSight Intelligence is an expensive solution."
"It is an expensive platform."
"The solution is expensive and only suitable for enterprise environments."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Government
5%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Government
18%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
6%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about NetWitness Platform?
The product's initial setup phase was not at all difficult.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetWitness Platform?
The pricing is comparable to others, and I consider the cost to be intermediate. Specific cost details are unknown to me.
What needs improvement with NetWitness Platform?
There is currently no need for improvement in the SIEM ( /categories/security-information-and-event-management-siem ), though there could be potential enhancements by integrating with AI.
What do you like most about ArcSight Interset / Intelligence?
The platform helps us improve threat detection capabilities.
What needs improvement with ArcSight Interset / Intelligence?
The product could be improved in several areas; it currently requires significant enhancement. Compared to QRadar and Splunk, ArcSight Intelligence falls behind, placing it as the third choice amon...
 

Also Known As

RSA Security Analytics
ArcSight Interset / Intelligence, FileTrek, Interset UEBA, Micro Focus Interset UEBA, Micro Focus Interset, ArcSight Interset
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Los Angeles World Airports, Reply
Accuvant, Splunk Inc., NuTech, Box, rSolutions, Voodoo Technology Limited
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