We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR and ServiceNow Security Operations based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup is very simple and straightforward."
"The standout feature of Sentinel is that, because it's cloud-based and because it's from Microsoft, it integrates really well with all the other Microsoft products. It's really simple to set up and get going."
"It is always correlating to IOCs for normal attacks, using Azure-related resources. For example, if any illegitimate IP starts unusual activity on our Azure firewall, then it automatically generates an alarm for us."
"The automation rules and playbooks are the most useful that I've seen. A number of other places segregate the automation and playbook as separate tools, whereas Microsoft is a SIEM and SOAR tool in one."
"In Azure Sentinel, we have found, they do have a store in their capability. AI and intelligence features. We found that to be very helpful for us because some other things we do need to integrate again or find another vendor for the store"
"It is able to connect to an ever-growing number of platforms and systems within the Microsoft ecosystem, such as Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365 or Office 365, as well as to external services and systems that can be brought in and managed. We can manage on-premises infrastructure. We can manage not just the things that are running in Azure in the public cloud, but through Azure Arc and the hybrid capabilities, we can monitor on-premises servers and endpoints. We can monitor VMware infrastructure, for instance, running as part of a hybrid environment."
"Native integration with Microsoft security products or other Microsoft software is also crucial. For example, we can integrate Sentinel with Office 365 with one click. Other integrations aren't as easy. Sometimes, we have to do it manually."
"The UI of Sentinel is very good and easy to use, even for beginners."
"It was useful as a ticketing tool."
"Palo Alto is easy to use."
"I have no complaints about Cortex's stability."
"The product is quite easy to use."
"It’s easy to install."
"The Palo Alto ecosystem has a marketplace offering integration with Sentinel or other products."
"The solution is very reliable."
"It is a scalable solution."
"ServiceNow Security Operations also takes care of GRC, governance, risk and compliance, enabling it to provide risk assessment."
"Integration to other security tools allows for a consolidated view of all vulnerabilities, incidents, etc. for all sorts of leverage in a single platform to assess governance risk and compliance as well as an enhanced, enriched intelligence."
"Reduces time to closure and closure metrics for vulnerabilities."
"What I found most valuable in ServiceNow Security Operations is that it's very useful for any incoming vulnerability. For example, if my team finds any vulnerability on servers such as the CA and CMDB integrated with ServiceNow Security Operations, my team can make some changes. My team can map the vulnerabilities found on the CA server, make the changes required, and resolve the vulnerabilities before the system is attacked. You can avoid vulnerability attacks through ServiceNow Security Operations, so this is the best feature of the solution. ServiceNow Security Operations is beneficial mainly for vulnerability response and engagement purposes."
"The "follow" feature is really good. If the user is not responding, there's an option to "follow". Just click on the button, and it will automatically trigger an email to the end user."
"The solution is stable."
"My favorite feature is the application vulnerability scanner."
"The most valuable aspect of working with ServiceNow is its meaningful and feature-rich product."
"Sentinel can be used in two ways. With other tools like QRadar, I don't need to run queries. Using Sentinel requires users to learn KQL to run technical queries and check things. If they don't know KQL, they can't fully utilize the solution."
"Documentation is the main thing that could be improved. In terms of product usage, the documentation is pretty good, but I'd like a lot more documentation on Kusto Query Language."
"When it comes to ingesting Azure native log sources, some of the log sources are specific to the subscription, and it is not always very clear."
"We're satisfied with the comprehensiveness of the security protection. That said, we do have issues sometimes where there have been global outages and we need to raise a ticket with Microsoft."
"If you're looking to use canned queries, the interface could be a little more straightforward. It's not immediately intuitive regarding how you use it. You have to take a canned query and paste it into an operational box and then you hit a button... They could improve the ease of deploying these queries."
"I believe one of the challenges I encountered was the absence of live training sessions, even with the option to pay for them."
"The interface could be more user-friendly. It''s a small improvement that they could make if they wanted to."
"If Sentinel had a graphical user interface, it would be easier to use. I would also like it to be more customizable."
"The solution is complicated to learn."
"I would love to see more flexibility on what we can display and design on the dashboards."
"For building automation, there is not a lot of good documentation. The documentation is there, but it is not very good from my perspective. There should be an improvement in this area. I don't see issues with anything else. In terms of new features, I have heard that other products have EBA functionality. It would be good if this functionality could be added."
"Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR could improve the Panorama feature. We had to turn it off because it was not working properly."
"The price of the solution could be improved."
"They should provide integration with machine learning platforms."
"The solution's correlation rules and playbooks should be improved."
"I think they should increase their collaboration base."
"We'd like customization to be easier in terms of the UI and using the dashboards."
"It's very slow. When you click a button or update a field, it takes forever to actually react."
"The threat intelligence module needs a better dashboard."
"It doesn't interact with things very well."
"They should stick to the roadmap and continue to build plugins and integrations with other third parties, enhance the UI, and enhance the reporting. It's all good. They should just continue enhancing the releases."
"Process framework and best practices for ease of integration between IT and security teams via incident, problem, and change."
"The initial setup is difficult."
"There is room for improvement in terms of developer support and documentation."
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Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR is ranked 2nd in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) with 42 reviews while ServiceNow Security Operations is ranked 8th in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) with 14 reviews. Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR is rated 8.4, while ServiceNow Security Operations is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR writes "Enables the investigators to go through the review process a lot quicker". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ServiceNow Security Operations writes "Mature with nice UI and customizable workflows". Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR is most compared with Cortex XSIAM, Splunk SOAR, Fortinet FortiSOAR, Swimlane and Tines, whereas ServiceNow Security Operations is most compared with Splunk SOAR, IBM Resilient, Swimlane, Fortinet FortiSOAR and ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP). See our Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR vs. ServiceNow Security Operations report.
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