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USM Anywhere vs WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

USM Anywhere
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
35th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
114
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (24th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (19th), Compliance Management (9th)
WatchGuard Threat Detection...
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
27th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of USM Anywhere is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response is 0.5%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Omer Jamil - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 16, 2024
An easy-to-deploy tool that needs to improve its vulnerability scanning feature
In my company, we use the solution in our security operation center to monitor the client environment and as a solution that provides us with continuous monitoring ability The benefits experienced by our company from the use of the solution stem from the fact that it has been working pretty well…
Jose Fos - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 31, 2024
The solution provides automated responses and helps protect our systems
We use the solution to protect our systems. We also use it for real-time detection The tool provides automated responses. It has a lot of features. The interface is not the best. I do not like it. The reports must also be improved. I am currently using the solution. I have contacted the…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"It has allowed us to see what is happening on our servers."
"The asset management of nodes has been a large help in terms of being able to track applications with more detail and have changes made being monitored into one source."
"AlientVault has helped us in improving our visualization and incident response during cybersecurity situations."
"It is my "security person" looking at irregularities and letting me know when something has occurred."
"The Event Correlation and vulnerability scans have been the most useful. As a 24/7 SOC, we use the incoming alarms to give an overview of suspicious traffic going through the network. It's easy to look at the correlated events and see the broad picture of traffic for that customer. Vulnerability scans are good for providing patch and remediation guidelines to keep customer systems secure."
"The USM is a work horse, no matter what devices or the number of logs we throw at it, the system processes them in real time, correlates the events, and alerts on only events that need human review."
"Asset discovery and vulnerability scanner are good features. The integration between this solution and OTX, which is an AlienVault platform for Open Threat Exchange, is also a valuable feature. It is also quick and easy to deploy, so you can quickly engage with a customer's environment."
"The most valuable features include the ability to raise alarms when there are issues, easier configuration compared to other vendors, centralized update management, and keeping the product updated efficiently."
"I like WatchGuard's network segmentation features. It's easy to configure user policies."
"When you download the executable file from the internet, it automatically sandboxes to make sure it's not doing anything incorrectly."
"The tool provides automated responses."
"The interface is very good."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"WatchGuard is very user-friendly. It provides us with all of the security services we need."
"The analytics are important because if there is an abnormality then it provides that information to us."
 

Cons

"The other thing is the agent is OSSEC. They needed to create its own agent to help to find threats on the devices that it happens to be installed."
"The UI and overall processes need a little bit more love. This shows in the error banners that come up when you select certain things. There isn't a day that goes by that the UI doesn't error out and I can't view events for an alarm."
"There could be some type of integration with our existing portal. We have our own customer portals, and it would be good if there was an integration so that our portal can provide reports. There could be some type of API into the AlienVault system with the USM system so that it is easy to show the customers high-level reports of the system through our portal."
"The AT&T AlienVault USM is okay, but the relational database is not very good for large amounts of data. For example, many logs cannot be processed. It has been very slow for the queries and some data which are large, it is not very good in this case."
"The dashboard could be improved as well as the level of customization."
"The reporting module could be a little easier to handle, as it requires quite some trial and error until you get the reports you want. Also, it would be great to have a graphical interface for the Network Intrusion Detection System's rule management."
"USM Anywhere relies a lot on the community putting the data in. Often, you'll right-click on the attack, but nothing will be found. That's a weakness of it."
"Plugins could be better utilized, as some of them do not recognize all logs."
"The solution is a bit confusing and there are unusual complications with setup."
"The interface is not the best."
"This product needs to be fully integrated with the firewall. Currently, it only sends logs to the cloud and asks the firewall to correlate them."
"The pricing of WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response could be improved."
"The website must provide more information on the product."
"It can have a couple of false positives, but after you add them to your allow list, it works fine. It could have better Mac support. I am pretty sure it doesn't have much support for Mac. It can be installed on a Mac, but it is not that good."
"The ease of detecting where an issue is should be improved."
"WatchGuard should offer more visibility into user activity. For example, we should have more details when WatchGuard denies a user access to a port."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"AlienVault is certainly not nearly as expensive as Splunk or QRadar. It's decently priced, but I don't have the exact figure."
"Its price is much lower than McAfee ESM."
"They are a little more expensive than Microsoft."
"The price for this solution is very good, but since the features do not work the price is expensive."
"It is a product that is priced in a medium range, making it neither a cheap nor a costly product."
"Use an MSSP instead. It is much cheaper."
"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."
"AlienVault is flexible on their pricing for unlimited licenses."
"The solution is a bit more expensive than other options."
"The price of WatchGuard is very good."
"The pricing is competitive."
"There is a license required to use the solution and we pay annually. The price could be reduced because it is a bit expensive."
"The solution is cheap."
"The price is comparable."
"The price is very good."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Educational Organization
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
21%
Retailer
9%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AT&T AlienVault USM?
The price is really variable depending on what tier the customer is subscribing to. I think USM Anywhere recently started a 125, a 250, and then 500 and 1000 tier. So it depends on the organization...
What needs improvement with AT&T AlienVault USM?
The only issue that you need to bypass is the issue with integration with some other log sources, some other application security applications. The issue is still present. The process of collecting...
What needs improvement with WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response?
The interface is not the best. I do not like it. The reports must also be improved.
What is your primary use case for WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response?
We use the solution to protect our systems. We also use it for real-time detection.
 

Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

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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