We performed a comparison between ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) and Rapid7 InsightIDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Feature-rich solution which provides better network visibility for improved security"
"ESM has valuable features for event prediction and security analysis."
"I would rate the ease of use for new users an eight out of ten, with ten being easy to use. It is a good tool."
"The out-of-the-box rules that help us configure functioning rules within the environment are valuable."
"Usability is the most valuable feature. The accessibility is quite good."
"The user interfaces are quite good and speedy."
"The most valuable features of ArcSight ESM are ease of use and readily usable components."
"It prevented my users from getting infected by ransomware. It can also pinpoint the story behind every virus or network attack to our environment."
"The solution is easy to use, and the interface is intuitive."
"The solution's initial setup is easy."
"InsightIDR helps us investigate an environment to discover information about incidents."
"Simple configuration and automatically syncs to the cloud platform."
"The solution provides satisfying native integration features"
"I am able to run automated actions based on the output of reports, leaving me extra time to focus on more pressing matters."
"Dashboards, including the main screen, provide much-needed information at a glance, without hours of coding and sifting through logs to find it. In case of an actual security incident, I have faith that insightIDR has retained all logs in a secure manner that prevents log tampering as well."
"The UI is very good."
"Customer service and support is our biggest challenge."
"The user interface of ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager could improve. It is not very good. Additionally, they could integrate the web interface better."
"They also could improve the product by integrating user and identity behavior analytics."
"I would like for them to integrate mobile devices. Integration or any kind of functionality which will act as a substitute for IBM so that we can really track our mobile devices as well as look at SIEM."
"We have pricing issues. ArcSight ESM may not be the most user-friendly option, and its interface is quite traditional. However, despite these aspects, we find it a good cybersecurity solution. It needs to improve the dashboards, documentation, and support as well."
"Administration of ArcSight is not an easy job. The admin needs to be well experienced in it to identify the root cause and fix it."
"The security area has room for improvement."
"ArcSight ESM is not easy to use and it should be integrated with other tools that have infrastructure capabilities."
"Needs a better ability to customize the check within the console."
"The main problem lies in the processes within the client's operating systems."
"One of the things that could be better is digital forensics. It is there, but it can be better. They could provide more on the endpoint detection level."
"I feel it would greatly benefit from more supported log sources."
"The dashboard is an area that could be simplified."
"They should add more configuration and security features to it."
"I would like to see more development in InsightIDR towards building their SIEM solution and converting it to XDR."
"The solution's XDR agents cannot compete with the XDR solutions out there yet."
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ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) is ranked 12th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 93 reviews while Rapid7 InsightIDR is ranked 9th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 30 reviews. ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) is rated 7.8, while Rapid7 InsightIDR is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) writes "Allows for monitoring logs according to industry standards within ESM but has a total capacity capped at 12 TB, limiting real-time data retention periods". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rapid7 InsightIDR writes "Helps in the management of compliance, secret events and information". ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, Trellix ESM, ArcSight Intelligence, IBM Security QRadar and Elastic Security, whereas Rapid7 InsightIDR is most compared with Darktrace, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security, Rapid7 InsightVM and IBM Security QRadar. See our ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) vs. Rapid7 InsightIDR report.
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