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LogRhythm SIEM vs Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

LogRhythm SIEM
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
176
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (11th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (12th)
Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. LogRhythm SIEM is designed for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and holds a mindshare of 2.7%, down 3.3% compared to last year.
Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus, on the other hand, focuses on Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP), holds 1.5% mindshare, up 1.3% since last year.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
LogRhythm SIEM2.7%
Splunk Enterprise Security8.0%
IBM Security QRadar5.6%
Other83.7%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus1.5%
Recorded Future6.0%
Anomali3.9%
Other88.6%
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP)
 

Featured Reviews

RS
Engineer Information Security at N-Able (Pvt) Ltd
Advanced threat detection has improved investigations but complexity and resource use need refinement
LogRhythm SIEM could learn from Wazuh, as Wazuh has a built-in mechanism that allows you to write custom scripting and scripts through languages that Wazuh can then trigger, which is somewhat better and more matured in Wazuh compared to LogRhythm SIEM. Additionally, the parsers that I write for LogRhythm SIEM tend to get quite complex for log parsing, while with Wazuh, I can achieve a similar parser with much less complexity. Those are some of the pain points that some of our customers have been expressing. If LogRhythm SIEM could make a lightweight version of their solution, that would be quite competitive because some of my customers have a very large need but refuse to go with LogRhythm SIEM due to its complexity and high resource intensity. Therefore, they have been moved to Wazuh, which I am deploying for them. Even though LogRhythm SIEM has extremely good capabilities, their resource utilization is too heavy for certain customers, so if they could make a separate, lightweight version, that would be quite beneficial.
Tejas Jain - PeerSpot reviewer
Principle Cloud Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Seamless integration into existing ecosystem empowers effective threat detection
The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus is its seamless integration into the Palo Alto Networks ecosystem, allowing the threat intelligence feeds to be automatically consumed without manual effort. It uses the STIX format, which is automatically understood by the firewalls. AutoFocus also excels in behavioral analytics and reputation scoring, providing thorough threat analysis.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The GUI is very intuitive and the solution has good integration."
"LogRhythm is a good product for what it is."
"I am pretty impressed with it."
"The PCI compliance pieces that help us produce reports for our external auditor, and their support."
"It supports most standard log sources."
"The initial setup process is very user-friendly."
"The AI Engine can take an event and correlate it into something else giving us meaningful context regarding what is going on. We integrated it in with our ticketing system, so if an alarm fires, it raises a ticket in our system."
"Now it pulls it all into one spot and we're actually able to correlate data and say, "Hey look, this person's really actually being shady," and go from there."
"It's a very good solution, it identifies critical attacks and alerts you."
"Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus has had a positive impact on my company as we can reduce the cost for the SOC investment, and we can also get good feedback on how to strengthen our network from the expertise people available."
"I am impressed with the tool's integration of Palo Alto products which serves as a platform for security."
"I would rate Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus a ten out of ten."
"It integrates well with other solutions and provides good threat intelligence in terms of external threats."
"The feature that I like best is the dashboard."
"The most valuable feature is alerting."
"It is very easy to install and set up AutoFocus."
 

Cons

"Report-building is in Crystal Reports and has a limitation."
"In terms of blind spots, we are looking for more improvements since we don't have visibility over everything."
"Then, there is whole mention of hot versus warm and being able to keep data because SecondLook is terrible."
"In the canned reports, I would like to see, rather than a blank report come out, for it to say something like, "No logs found," or "No log sources available." I don’t like blank reports."
"Probably the biggest improvement is their thin piece, which is their file integrity monitor that we use on some of our security servers. The data sets are extremely large, tons of files are being modified, deleted, created, and that product could use some more enhancing."
"I would like to see APIs well-documented and public facing, so we can get to them all."
"The reporting aspect is difficult to use and very difficult to get your own reports."
"We have run into problems with stability going through upgrade processes. Recently, we have been on the front edge of the upgrade path. When that happens we tend to run into issues either with certain functionality not working after the upgrades or stability issues because of the upgrades."
"It must be on-premises as well; it must have a server on-premises. It is a completely cloud-based product at present."
"It would be helpful to have better documentation for configuring and installing the solution."
"I would like to have more technical documentation that contains greater detail on the types of threats that are occurring."
"I would like the tool to see more integration with Cortex XDR. There is no real reason to keep them separate."
"It would be better if they used the threat intelligence feeds directly from their side and changing the verdict instead of us requesting it."
"There were one or two instances where firewalls were not getting the threat intelligence feeds."
"Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus is not affordable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The setup and licensing for small and medium size businesses is straightforward, though when it comes to the enterprise it pays to keep in mind the possibility for complications given all the extras and add-ons that may be required."
"Everything is expensive with LogRhythm, and you don't get anything for free."
"I have seen a measurable decrease in the mean time to detect and respond to threats. We went from not detecting them to detecting them. We can actually pick up what is anomalous in our network now."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high, I rate the pricing between six and seven."
"I would recommend talking to the rep. That's the biggest thing because they will know what questions to ask."
"I would rate the tool's pricing around eight out of ten."
"The support which allows more customized to the environment when we are deploying new systems is called Professional Service and is very expensive. The technical annual support and there is an annual fee."
"I think the tool is reasonably priced. There is a need to pay per year towards the licensing costs of the tool."
"The solution is reasonably priced."
"It is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Performing Arts
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise39
Large Enterprise83
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What is the difference between log management and SIEM?
Rony, Daniel's answer is right on the money. There are many solutions for each in the market, a lot depends upon your ability to manage such tools and your budget. A small operation may be best s...
What needs improvement with LogRhythm NextGen SIEM?
LogRhythm SIEM could learn from Wazuh, as Wazuh has a built-in mechanism that allows you to write custom scripting and scripts through languages that Wazuh can then trigger, which is somewhat bette...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LogRhythm SIEM?
I find LogRhythm SIEM affordable, as it is a bit less costly than QRadar, although I have not been involved in negotiation charges; however, from the manager's approval, I see it as affordable.
What needs improvement with Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus?
I feel that Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus can improve, especially since most of the OEMs are implementing MDR, Managed Service feature, which is still not available with Palo Alto. The MDR feature i...
What is your primary use case for Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus?
I use Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus for threat monitoring, and it is provided by the OEM itself. I use the threat data correlation feature, which correlates with Cortex. We can use it for data corre...
What advice do you have for others considering Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus?
As a partner with Palo Alto Networks, my email is Sarvajit at bsrgroup.in. My job title is Technical Manager. I confirm that we will publish these reviews on peerspot.com in written or audio format...
 

Also Known As

LogRhythm NextGen SIEM, LogRhythm, LogRhythm Threat Lifecycle Management, LogRhythm TLM
Palo Alto Threat Intelligence Management
 

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Sample Customers

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