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SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server vs USM Anywhere comparison

SolarWinds and LevelBlue are both solutions in the Log Management category. SolarWinds is ranked #25 with an average rating of 8.5, while LevelBlue is ranked #36 with an average rating of 8.0. SolarWinds holds a 1.3% mindshare in Log Management, compared to LevelBlue’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of SolarWinds users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of LevelBlue users who would recommend it.
SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
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85% willing to recommend
USM Anywhere
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92% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

USM Anywhere and SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server are security solutions competing in the fields of threat detection and log management. Users lean towards USM Anywhere for its user-friendly approach, while SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is favored for its specialized features.

Features: USM Anywhere offers threat detection and response, comprehensive monitoring, and robust alerting. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is strong in log management, network troubleshooting, and handling syslog data.

Room for Improvement: USM Anywhere users suggest enhancing integration, customization options, and reporting capabilities. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve scalability, efficiency in log volume management, and user interface design.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: USM Anywhere is known for easy deployment and responsive customer service. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server requires technical expertise for deployment but has effective customer support.

Pricing and ROI: USM Anywhere has a high setup cost yet offers a strong ROI due to advanced security features. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is viewed as offering good value for its specialized features in log management.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
Ranking in Log Management
25th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
USM Anywhere
Ranking in Log Management
36th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (31st), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (41st), Compliance Management (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is 1.3%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server1.3%
USM Anywhere1.0%
Other97.7%
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

SJ
SJ6
Network Security Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Valuable log segregation aids in auditing, but Windows integration needs enhancement
Our primary use case for Kiwi Syslog is for gathering logs necessary for auditing purposes I appreciate that with Kiwi Syslog, we can segregate the logs based on the display, such as using different colors and fonts, which helps greatly in identifying logs by their severity. This feature is…
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Kris Nawani - PeerSpot reviewer
Kris Nawani
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…
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is its performance and management. Additionally, the solution integrates well."
"Simplicity is the most valuable feature."
"If anyone needs log management, we recommend SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server."
"Overall, I rate SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server ten out of ten."
"I appreciate that with Kiwi Syslog, we can segregate the logs based on the display, such as using different colors and fonts, which helps greatly in identifying logs by their severity."
"The most valuable features of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server include its ability to provide network mapping and deliver information to my customers about their networks through various methods."
"I appreciate that with Kiwi Syslog, we can segregate the logs based on the display, such as using different colors and fonts, which helps greatly in identifying logs by their severity."
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"The best thing about AlienVault USM is it being a Jack-of-All Trades solution, providing SIEM, HIDS/NIDS, FIM, NetFlow, Asset Management, Vulnerability Management, and more under one USM platform, which none of the commercial SIEM vendors like ArcSight or McAfee can boast of with such a diverse feature set."
"Log-monitoring and alerting enable us to know when things happen that we need to know about."
"We are very happy, the training was excellent, and the interaction with AlienVault is first rate - a real leader in customer service, and the OTX pulse feature is very useful."
"There are multiple tools for information security. The solution includes all the latest advances on the network and host intrusion detection systems."
"The pricing for this solution with the 3 major components: SIEM, FIM, and vulnerability scanning, can’t be beat."
"I'm glad we purchased it, wished we would have gone with outside monitoring instead of inhouse and there is a lot to learn; great product though."
"This solution can identify many threats inside the organization (compromised endpoints, configuration issues), as well as "outside" threats (botnets, network scanners, web-attacks, etc)."
"It allows for a lot of out-of-the-box features: vuln scanning, HIDS/HIPS, and IDS."
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Cons

"Technical support could definitely be better."
"SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve by reducing the price."
"I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard."
"SolarWinds pricing is perceived as very high in the market, which can be a barrier for many customers."
"The Windows log forwarder is not functioning properly. This is a significant concern, as it led to losing a deal due to the inability to provide Windows logs effectively."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard."
"Technical support could definitely be better."
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"The solution already has quite good tools, however, they need better integration tools for linking with Office 365, Google Suite, and so on."
"Reporting is convoluted and difficult at times, although they claim to have hundreds of pre-built reports, very few of them are actually useful for anything but what the USM is doing."
"There could be some type of integration with our existing portal."
"AlienVault needs to continue to integrate with other third-party technologies that clients want to have monitored."
"I would say the menus could use some tweaking and custom rule creation could be made simpler."
"Search performance can be slow. The Raw Logs feature is painfully slow."
"We develop additional rules and scripts to make it more usable."
"The reporting is mediocre and is something that needs to be improved."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve."
"We subscribe and pay directly on the website."
"Negotiate the best package for your environment."
"Its price is in the medium to upper range."
"I rate the price of AT&T AlienVault USM a four out of five."
"AlienVault is flexible on their pricing for unlimited licenses."
"It's affordable for most customers."
"It allows you to do a lot with a small price tag... The pricing is the best on the market."
"I don't know exactly, but I know it is based on the number of logs and the retention duration, such as 30 days or something like that. So, the smallest package is about 500 a month for 30 days of logs. There is a virtual machine. You need resources for it. It is a log collecting VM. They provide the software, and you just have to load a virtual machine. So, you're going to incur some CPU RAM and storage for wherever this log collecting appliance is running, which typically is in our cloud and on our platform for the customer."
"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
Government
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Construction Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business65
Midsize Enterprise29
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?
SolarWinds pricing is perceived as very high in the market, which can be a barrier for many customers.
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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?
The Windows log forwarder is not functioning properly. This is a significant concern, as it led to losing a deal due to the inability to provide Windows logs effectively. It should be more user-fri...
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What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?
Our primary use case for Kiwi Syslog is for gathering logs necessary for auditing purposes.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AT&T AlienVault USM?
The pricing is amazing and really cheap.
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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.
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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.
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Also Known As

Kiwi Syslog Server
AT&T AlienVault USM, AlienVault, AlienVault USM, Alienvault Cybersecurity
 

Overview

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.

SolarWinds

USM Anywhere centralizes security monitoring of networks and devices in the cloud, on premises, and in remote locations, helping you to detect threats virtually anywhere.

Discover

  • Network asset discovery
  • Software & services discovery
  • AWS asset discovery
  • Azure asset discovery
  • Google Cloud Platform asset discovery

Analyze

  • SIEM event correlation, auto-prioritized alarms
  • User activity monitoring
  • Up to 90-days of online, searchable events

Detect

  • Cloud intrusion detection (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Network intrusion detection (NIDS)
  • Host intrusion detection (HIDS)
  • Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Respond

  • Forensics querying
  • Automate & orchestrate response
  • Notifications and ticketing

Assess

  • Vulnerability scanning
  • Cloud infrastructure assessment
  • User & asset configuration
  • Dark web monitoring

Report

  • Pre-built compliance reporting templates
  • Pre-built event reporting templates
  • Customizable views and dashboards
  • Log storage
LevelBlue
 

Sample Customers

Holy Cross Energy, West Texas A&M University, Medium Enterprise Industrial Manufacturing Company
Abel & Cole, Bank of Ireland, Bluegrass Cellular, CareerBuilder, Claire's, Hays Medical Center, Hope International, McCurrach, McKinsey & Company, Party Delights, Pepco Holdings, Richland School District, Ricoh, SaveMart, Shake Shack, Steelcase, TaxAct, Taylor Morrison, Vonage and Zoom
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