SonicWall Capture Client vs USM Anywhere comparison

SonicWall and LevelBlue are both solutions in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category. SonicWall is ranked #39 with an average rating of 8.0, while LevelBlue is ranked #52 with an average rating of 7.3. SonicWall holds a 0.6% mindshare in EDR, compared to LevelBlue’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of SonicWall users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of LevelBlue users who would recommend it.

SonicWall Capture Client

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100% willing to recommend

USM Anywhere

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024

USM Anywhere and SonicWall Capture Client are cybersecurity solutions. USM Anywhere seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive monitoring and compliance features, while SonicWall Capture Client excels in advanced threat detection and endpoint protection.

Features: USM Anywhere is valued for its threat intelligence, compliance management, and comprehensive monitoring capabilities. SonicWall Capture Client is notable for real-time threat detection, endpoint protection, and seamless integration with SonicWall's firewall.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest that USM Anywhere could improve reporting functions, reduce false positives, and enhance user-friendliness. SonicWall Capture Client users indicate a need for more intuitive navigation, improved alert accuracy, and better customer support response times.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: USM Anywhere is praised for its straightforward deployment model and responsive customer service. SonicWall Capture Client is noted for its deployment flexibility but receives mixed reviews on customer support responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: USM Anywhere has a higher initial setup cost but offers long-term ROI due to its extensive feature set. SonicWall Capture Client offers competitive pricing and a good ROI with immediate impact on security.

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SonicWall Capture Client vs. USM Anywhere

June 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

SonicWall Capture Client

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

39th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (47th)

USM Anywhere

Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

52nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

115

Ranking in other categories

Log Management (47th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (28th), Compliance Management (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of SonicWall Capture Client is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 0.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

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Jasmit Singh Juneja

CEO & Technology Specialist at Karman Infotech Private Limited

A stable solution that is used for endpoint security and to protect computers from malware

We are using the latest version of SonicWall Capture Client. Fortinet is ahead of SonicWall. The range of appliances, equipment, availability in my country with the distributors, and the overall ecosystem of Fortinet is way better than SonicWall. My advice to others looking into using SonicWall Capture Client is to keep giving feedback to the companies regarding whatever improvements should be made. Overall, I rate SonicWall Capture Client an eight out of ten.

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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 product’s interface is easy to use."

"The most valuable features of SonicWall Capture Client are CSC (Capture Security Center), RTDMI (Real-Time Deep Memory Inspection), and the deep memory inspection feature."

"SonicWall Capture Client offers a cost-effective solution that's cheaper compared to other vendors like CrowdStrike."

"Overall, what I love the most about SonicWall Capture Client is its management console. SonicWall Capture Client also has the intelligence to tell you which computer is online, what OS it uses, etc. I also found the rollback feature and SentinelOne integration valuable in SonicWall Capture Client. Rollback is a powerful feature of the solution because it's similar to locking your endpoint during an attack, so you won't have to pay the hackers, particularly during ransomware attacks. That feature in SonicWall Capture Client allows you to get back your endpoint or make your endpoint right again after an attack. I also like that it isn't complex to remove the engine error from the endpoint because you only have to provide the security key from SonicWall Capture Client, so the process is simple. It's not complex."

"Considering other products, SonicWall Capture Client has two differentiators."

"SonicWall Capture Client has a serial number to connect to your firewall."

"The threat protection feature of SonicWall Capture Client is most valuable."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

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"AlienVault has an advanced component within one package. With this, we can cover more area with one solution."

"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."

"I can easily check (in one place) all the logs and data in relation to attacks. It also gives me an overview if a server is not configured properly."

"The vulnerability manager and the file integration are very good."

"The IDS and the threat intelligence are very useful. They are very intuitive and data-rich."

"This solution can identify many threats inside the organization (compromised endpoints, configuration issues), as well as "outside" threats (botnets, network scanners, web-attacks, etc)."

"The asset discovery and inventory capabilities in USM Anywhere is quite good."

"As we have to service several servers, we can manage them in a economical way, which is beneficial to our team and business."

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Cons

"SonicWall Capture Client should use less of our PC's memory, as it tends to slow down the performance."

"Technical support from SonicWall has room for improvement. While their escalation process is understandable, it can be time-consuming as all logs need to be provided multiple times across different service levels."

"It takes technical support too long to resolve an issue."

"XDR cannot be used unless MDR services are purchased with SonicWall."

"The biggest issue with SonicWall Capture Client is network latency."

"The vulnerability reports need to be better. Windows Defender detected some issues that SonicWall Capture Client couldn't."

"The implementation is not easy."

"They should improve their user interface."

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"AlienVault must improve their correlation feature. Some of the events do not match with the correlation rules and some of the correlation events are false-positive."

"I think plugin management should be self-service on AlienVault USM. The other product is self-service but on the USM side. You have to submit a ticket then AT&T creates and updates the plugins."

"It would be nice to see some machine learning and monitoring of the configuration in network devices."

"For creating new rules, you have to be familiar with regular expressions. I feel there could be something built-in to make sure that process is easier."

"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."

"It would be hard for any legitimate MSSP to use it."

"The only room for improvement I can mention is the initial installation procedures. I found that the online installation instructions for the product were missing important details, they lacked necessary steps."

"AlienVault needs to continue to integrate with other third-party technologies that clients want to have monitored."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is very expensive."

"You have to pay for the solution, and a lot of customers do not want to pay."

"Here in Indonesia, SonicWall Capture Client costs five hundred thousand rupiahs for every endpoint. If I'm correct, you only have to pay the licensing fee, and there's no additional fee. To me, the pricing for SonicWall Capture Client is four out of five."

"The price for this solution is very good, but since the features do not work the price is expensive."

"Use the AlienVault team. They are helpful and the documentation that they provide is second to none."

"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."

"They are a little more expensive than Microsoft."

"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."

"Do the one month trial and try to work out the kinks during it, as it has free support and service hours."

"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."

"I rate the price of AT&T AlienVault USM a four out of five."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Educational Organization

Retailer

Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Comms Service Provider

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SonicWall Capture Client?

SonicWall Capture Client's scalability is nice.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SonicWall Capture Client?

SonicWall Capture Client offers a cost-effective solution that's cheaper compared to other vendors like CrowdStrike.

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What needs improvement with SonicWall Capture Client?

SonicWall Capture Client could benefit from an improved graphical user interface with more modern and minimal icons. Additionally, one of the drawbacks is that I cannot use Advanced and Premier lic...

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What do you like most about AT&T AlienVault USM?

The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful.

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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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Also Known As

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

Overview

SonicWall Capture Client is a unified client platform that delivers multiple endpoint protection capabilities, including next-generation malware protection and application vulnerability intelligence. It leverages cloud sandbox file testing, comprehensive reporting, and enforcement for endpoint protection.

SonicWall

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

Luton College

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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