SonicWall Capture Client vs USM Anywhere comparison

SonicWall and LevelBlue are both solutions in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category. SonicWall is ranked #41 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

July 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)

41st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (46th)

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 (42nd), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (31st), Compliance Management (14th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of SonicWall Capture Client is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SonicWall Capture Client	0.6%
USM Anywhere	0.3%
Other	99.1%

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Featured Reviews

LUIZ FERNANDO MARIANO SILVA

Data Office Protect - DPO at DATATRUSTY TECNOLOGIA

Enables faster updates and provides an easy-to-use user interface

I have an advanced license that includes all features. Though we have the license, we cannot use it completely because it is not enabled in the Microsoft tier. It does not make sense. We do not want to buy it separately because the price is different if we buy separate licenses.

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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

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

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"The product’s interface is easy to use."

"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."

"The solution serves as a very stable platform."

"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's scalability is nice."

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

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"The most valuable feature is vulnerability management because it gives you insight into your environment to know what systems need to be updated or patched."

"Any unusual behaviour, we can monitor. We have alerts set up to be sent when we receive signs of any unusual behaviour."

"It has allowed us to see what is happening on our servers."

"The ease of implementation is the most valuable feature."

"The feature that I liked the most is that they have a vulnerability assessment package that comes along with the SIEM solution. So, whenever I find any threat or alert for any of the devices or servers, I could immediately initiate a vulnerability assessment scan on that machine. That is one of a kind. The price at which AlienVault operates is also valuable."

"The pricing is amazing and really cheap."

"AlientVault has helped us in improving our visualization and incident response during cybersecurity situations."

"The other big selling feature for us was its integration capabilities with all the other security-based products."

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Cons

"The implementation is not easy."

"SonicWall Capture Client could be made a little lighter than it currently is in terms of memory consumption."

"An area for improvement in SonicWall Capture Client is TenantCloud support. Suppose you want to implement SonicWall Capture Client. You'll have to register it on MySonicWall. Then once your SonicWall Capture Client license expires and you don't want to renew it, you can't delete it from your MySonicWall account, so that's an area for improvement."

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

"They should improve their user interface."

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

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

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

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"The one thing I continue to dislike about the USM is the limitation on reports."

"I've been using it just for my own personal upskilling in terms of how the product works. At the moment, it is pretty straightforward and simple, and it is working how it is supposed to. The feedback would come once it is deployed to customer sites. They'll be using it on a more frequent basis, and that's when the feedback would come in terms of the areas in which they're facing issues or are looking for simplicity."

"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."

"I feel that some areas of improvement would be vulnerability scanning. We use a separate product that seems to do a much better job."

"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."

"The reporting tools are a bit lacking for building reports to give directly to customers, but support has been helpful in giving our requests for new features to the development team and following up with us."

"Their threat intelligence platform needs to be broadened. They should integrate it with more threat intelligence platforms. For the threat feed that they get from open intelligence, I would like them to add a few premium threat intelligence platforms. They can provide a bundle in which AlienVault has the threat intelligence background of other premium products."

"In the future, I would like to see all these features of the solution working properly."

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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."

"It's affordable for most customers."

"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."

"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."

"It allows you to do a lot with a small price tag... The pricing is the best on the market."

"It is affordable, and it also has many features that the premium products such as ArcSight and QRadar have. It is a very good platform for a SIEM solution. Everything is included in the price."

"AlienVault is flexible on their pricing for unlimited licenses."

"The price of this solution is reasonable, which is one of the reasons why we selected it over other solutions."

"We checked out several competitors. For what it can do and the cost, it was the best option!"

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

12%

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

18%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	64
Midsize Enterprise	29
Large Enterprise	25

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?

It is not similar to other products. For XDR, users have to use another product. XDR cannot be used unless MDR services are purchased with SonicWall. If a user has SonicWall MDR services, then they...

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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

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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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July 2025

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