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We performed a comparison between Snare and SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server 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 Snare vs. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server Report (Updated: April 2024).
767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The most valuable feature of Snare is flexibility or the ability to filter all things you don't want and don't have security value.""The best thing about Snare is its format and consistency.""Snare has good agents, especially for Windows."

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"Simplicity is the most valuable feature.""The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is its performance and management. Additionally, the solution integrates well.""The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the alerting based on the security logs.""We are very happy with the stability of the solution."

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Cons
"Snare should modernize its GUI a little bit.""The solution is now developing a SIEM-like feature on Snare Central Server, but it's not complete yet.""Users will initially find it difficult to identify the event types and installation in Snare."

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"I would like to see better search functions and better filters in the next release.""I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs.""SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve by reducing the price.""Technical support could definitely be better.""I would like to see a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Snare has reasonable pricing."
  • "On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Snare's pricing a four out of ten."
  • "Snare is a cheap solution because a lot of customers are using it."
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  • "We subscribe and pay directly on the website."
  • "The price of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The best thing about Snare is its format and consistency.
    Top Answer:Snare is a cheap solution because a lot of customers are using it.
    Top Answer:Users will initially find it difficult to identify the event types and installation in Snare.
    Top Answer:The price of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve.
    Top Answer:I would like to have the new logs visible in the background without the need to open a new browser. I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs.
    Ranking
    41st
    out of 95 in Log Management
    Views
    848
    Comparisons
    610
    Reviews
    3
    Average Words per Review
    330
    Rating
    8.0
    30th
    out of 95 in Log Management
    Views
    3,547
    Comparisons
    3,156
    Reviews
    4
    Average Words per Review
    232
    Rating
    7.8
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    Also Known As
    Kiwi Syslog Server
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    Overview

    Snare customers consistently tell us that as the financial and reputational consequences of data breaches, cyber threats like malware and ransomware and the constant risks from insider threats increase that they have urgent and ongoing requirements for maintaining regulatory compliance, auditing and managing cyber threat detection and response. They also tell us that existing solutions like SIEM are often complex to implement and maintain, require specialised technical resources or are increasingly unaffordable or variable in their pricing. As a result of these increased requirements Prophecy International has created the Snare product suite.

    Compliance requirements can include any number of regulatory mandates including PCI-DSS, Sarbanes Oxley, HIPAA, NERC, GDPR and more. This makes Snare a high value solution for companies in the Government, Defence and Military sectors, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Retail, Health, Energy, Oil & Gas markets.

    Snare is a complete suite of Centralised Log Management (CLM), Security Analytics and SIEM tools.

    Created by ex military personnel for military use it offers the highest level of security.

    Designed to work as part of your security ecosystem Snare also integrates with most other SIEMs including SPLUNK, QRadar, ARCSight and many more. With over 3,000 customers worldwide using Snare for compliance, auditing and threat response, Snare is the name you can trust.

    From Enterprise Agents for Windows, Unix, Linux, OSX, Flat files and Databases to a complete forensics and long term log storage platform, agent management console, multipoint log reflector, advanced log analytics and next gen SIEM capability. Either hosted or on prem with both Opex and Capex pricing models, Snare is a one stop shop for CLM and SIEM. Snare product suite is broadly split into two areas:

    • Centralised Log Management and Snare Analytics

    Centralised Log Management incorporates and 4 core technologies

    • Snare Enterprise Agents
    • Snare Reflector
    • Snare Agent Management Console
    • Snare Central Service

    Snare Analytics incorporates another 4 core technologies

    • Enhanced Snare Central Server incorporating Analytics
    • Data Ingestion Technologies (via our Adaptors)
    • Dashboards and Visualisations including custom KPI engine
    • Runbook – enabling SOAR

    These products can be bought independently or combined into a compete solution. You can also “mix and match” with your current security technologies ensuring that you can leverage your existing investments.

    A syslog server is a logging server that allows for the centralized collection of syslog messages, known as events, from a variety of networking devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls, in addition to servers running a variety of operating systems.

    Sample Customers
    Military, Defence and Security Agencies, Banking Finance and Insurance companies, Retail, Health and Utilities.
    Holy Cross Energy, West Texas A&M University, Medium Enterprise Industrial Manufacturing Company
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government15%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government13%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise73%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise59%
    Buyer's Guide
    Snare vs. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
    April 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Snare vs. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server and other solutions. Updated: April 2024.
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    Snare is ranked 41st in Log Management with 3 reviews while SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is ranked 30th in Log Management with 5 reviews. Snare is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Snare writes "A highly scalable solution that is easy to manage and super easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server writes "Shows login failures and server issues but search functions and filters could be improved". Snare is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, syslog-ng, LogRhythm SIEM, ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) and Elastic Security, whereas SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is most compared with syslog-ng, SolarWinds Log Analyzer, Wazuh, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and ManageEngine Log360. See our Snare vs. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server report.

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