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Security Onion vs Serverless comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Security Onion
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (29th)
Serverless
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Security Onion and Serverless aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Security Onion is designed for Log Management and holds a mindshare of 2.3%, down 5.5% compared to last year.
Serverless, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise Architecture Management, holds 0.3% mindshare.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Security Onion2.3%
Splunk Enterprise Security6.8%
Wazuh5.4%
Other85.5%
Log Management
Enterprise Architecture Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Serverless0.3%
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect8.9%
LeanIX7.7%
Other83.1%
Enterprise Architecture Management
 

Featured Reviews

Jörg Kippe - PeerSpot reviewer
Scientist at a educational organization with 10,001+ employees
A mature and affordable solution that is easy to install and easy to update
The product takes time to learn, it's not that easy. In the beginning we had a lot of questions. If you want to use such a tool in an real (industrial) environment, you have to ask how to get the network data. Can we do a full packet capture? Can we provide agents to our end systems? There are no simple solutions to these questions. It's a general problem when running such systems in an industrial environment.
SA
Lead Software Engineer
Serverless workflows have boosted rapid AWS development but still need better CI and automation
Serverless has many advantages, and it is very easy to handle with a cloud solution. However, there are a few concerns about the limitations. Especially when I work with Lambdas, there are maximum Lambda timeouts. Likewise, there are several things from Serverless, such as maximum file uploads. Serverless can be improved by addressing the challenges faced when we have the first infrastructure. Sometimes it is hard because we need to manually create things such as Cognito pools. While 90 percent of the time is automated, more automation would be better. If Serverless provided CI/CD capabilities, that would also be great, as currently it only allows for manual deployments. Additionally, when working with cloud services, Serverless allows the use of LocalStack or Serverless Dev, but I think Serverless Dev might need simplification for easy access without organization registration. When considering needed improvements, I get frustrated with Lambda time and similar issues, which are actually not related to Serverless but rather are AWS issues. However, when discussing Serverless, the main points I see require improvement from the Serverless end.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"We use Security Onion for internal vulnerability assessment."
"Serverless has positively impacted my organization by shifting our focus from infrastructure management to pure product delivery."
"We are looking at Serverless for quick scheduling of these jobs, and the turnaround time for optimization has increased tremendously."
"Serverless has made my day-to-day work easier because we don't have to set up an extra team, and with fewer resources we can use it effectively."
"Previously, when we were deploying it on VPS, our whole day was spent on setting up a VPS and setting up all the CI/CD pipelines, but with Serverless it is instant and in just 10 to 15 minutes you are up and running."
"Serverless has positively impacted my organization because I can deploy without any downtime in the majority of cases."
"Serverless impacts my organization positively in many ways by enabling us to easily debug issues when any pipelines break; we can get errors, debug them, and address issues."
"Serverless has positively impacted my organization as it has become the de facto standard for any POCs I have been doing, unless something specific is required that demands an on-demand instance."
"The best features that Serverless offers include being without the server, which itself says we don't need to depend on the server maintenance, and so we don't need to worry about these server things."
 

Cons

"The product is not easy to learn."
"Security Onion's user interface could be improved."
"The initial setup of the solution is a little bit difficult."
"Serverless is pretty much stable, but I believe the only downside is when it has to do some kind of cold warming, which might actually take some time."
"Serverless is not suited for production environments."
"Transitioning from servers to Serverless results in a price increase due to the additional maintenance and patches AWS provides, but if costs could be reduced, more customers would consider moving to Serverless architecture."
"Serverless affects my team's productivity and collaboration by presenting some challenges."
"Serverless can be improved by effectively handling large scale applications, as large scale applications would save more money."
"Serverless is not completely effective for large-scale applications."
"The biggest area for improvement in Serverless is around cold start latency, especially for applications that aren't constantly active."
"Improving Serverless is a difficult question because I am not deeply familiar with Serverless, so it is really difficult for me to judge."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Security Onion is an open-source solution."
"Security Onion is a free solution."
"It is an open-source solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
12%
Government
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Construction Company
32%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise5
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Serverless?
Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing experience, I find the application to be very cost-effective. The headcount needed is much lower compared to supporting services in software development...
What needs improvement with Serverless?
Serverless has many advantages, and it is very easy to handle with a cloud solution. However, there are a few concerns about the limitations. Especially when I work with Lambdas, there are maximum ...
What is your primary use case for Serverless?
My main use case for Serverless is that I mainly worked on Node.js serverless applications for my platforms, and I have worked with different domains, spanning three or four domains with Serverless...
 

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