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We performed a comparison between Sentinel and Wazuh 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Sentinel vs. Wazuh Report (Updated: May 2024).
771,212 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The solution lets us get all the logs properly and regularly monitor customer infrastructure.""Sentinel gave us logs to tell us what's going right and wrong in your environment so we could secure the network.""The stability is phenomenal and we never had any issues with downtime or even had to restart.""One of the most valuable features is the business intelligence engine. It's very important because it keeps track of everything that's happening and alerts us if something is different than expected. The first time I used it, I was shocked at how well it performed. Another valuable feature that I think makes this product worth the price you pay for it is that it connects to basically every system that provides some form of logging, and it's very easy to set up what triggers this.""The most valuable feature of this solution is that it provides a central locking system for many event sources.""The native integration with out-of-the box format is hassle free and allows data to be used advantageously.""The solution's Kusto Query Language (KQL) execution time is pretty good.""It makes everything easier by automating some tasks and growing with our needs."

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"Wazuh's most beneficial features for our security needs are flexibility, built-in rules, integration capabilities, and documentation.""The product’s interface is intuitive.""Integrates with various open-source and paid products, allowing for flexibility in customization based on use cases.""I like the cloud-native infrastructure and that it's free. We didn't have to pay anything, and it has the capabilities of many premium solutions in the market. We could integrate all of our services and infrastructure in the cloud with Wazuh. From an integration point of view, Wazuh is pretty good. I had a good experience with this platform.""The deployment is easy and they provide very good documentation.""I like Wazuh because it is a lot like ELK, which I was already comfortable with, so I didn't have to learn from scratch.""I like that the solution is on top of the Kubernetes stack.""The most valuable feature of Wazuh is the ELK for doing an investigation."

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Cons
"I rate Sentinel a six out of ten for scalability.""I would like to see a better reporting work structure on the dashboard.""It is an ancient product.""Creating a drag-and-drop dashboard or workbook in Sentinel is a little more complex compared to other tools like LogRhythm and IBM QRadar.""There is a need for more flexibility in customization, especially when working with different vendors and platforms.""There is no integration in the web-side of the tool.""The solution does not allow outsourced authorizations.""The dashboard and customer view should be improved"

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"There's not much I like about Wazuh. Other products I've used were a lot more functional and user friendly. They came with reports and use cases out of the box. We need to configure Wazuh's alerts and monitoring capabilities manually. It'd be nice if we could select from templates and presets for use cases already built and coded.""Its configuration process is time-consuming.""The support team could be more responsive and provide quicker replies during our working hours in Indonesia, which would be a significant improvement.""The biggest part that's missing is threat intelligence. It isn't inbuilt, and if a sudden incident occurs, we don't get that feedback inside the SIEM tool. That's a big gap, I see. It would be better if we could get the threat intelligence feeds integrated with the SIEM tools. That would help us push value solutions to the clients in a big way.""It would be great if there could be customization for the decoder portion.""Adding the flexibility to integrate various plug-ins or modules into its core system would enhance functionality.""I think that the next release should be more suitable for large enterprises, because currently they are not because large companies do not rely on open source solutions.""They could include flexibility and customization capabilities by modifying for customers based on partner agreements."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We inquired about getting support from the vendor, Micro Focus, but the cost was very high."
  • "We receive a pricing discount because of our ongoing partnership with Micro Focus."
  • "Sentinel's slightly on the expensive side."
  • "The solution’s pricing is aligned with its competitors."
  • "Sentinel is a subscription-based solution."
  • "Sentinel is moderately priced."
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  • "Wazuh is open-source, so I think it's an option for a small organization that cannot go for enterprise-grade solutions like Splunk."
  • "There is not a license required for Wazuh."
  • "Wazuh is open-source, but you must consider the total cost of ownership. It may be free to acquire, but you spend a lot of time and effort supporting the product and getting it to a point where it's useful."
  • "Wazuh is open-source, therefore it is free. You can purchase support for $1,000 a year."
  • "Wazuh is totally free and open source. There are no licensing costs, only support costs if you need them."
  • "Wazuh has a community edition, and I was using that. It's free and open source."
  • "The current pricing is open source."
  • "Wazuh is free and open source."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The solution lets us get all the logs properly and regularly monitor customer infrastructure.
    Top Answer:While it is great with Microsoft, there is a need for more flexibility in customization, especially when working with different vendors and platforms. Also, it would be helpful if we could easily… more »
    Top Answer:Integrates with various open-source and paid products, allowing for flexibility in customization based on use cases.
    Top Answer:I have built some rules that produce duplicate alerts two or three times. Therefore, these rules should be consolidated. Alerts should be specific rather than repeatedly triggered by integrating… more »
    Top Answer:We use Wazuh for the onboarding of both Windows and Linux machines, as well as for firewall and SIM configuration. The IP address is automatically blocked if a server has multiple wrong passwords.
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    Also Known As
    NetIQ Sentinel, Novell SIEM
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    Overview

    Sentinel is a full-featured Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution that simplifies the deployment, management and day-to-day use of SIEM, readily adapts to dynamic enterprise environments and delivers the true "actionable intelligence" security professionals need to quickly understand their threat posture and prioritize response.

    Wazuh is an enterprise-ready platform used for security monitoring. It is a free and open-source platform that is used for threat detection, incident response and compliance, and integrity monitoring. Wazuh is capable of protecting workloads across virtualized, on-premises, containerized, and cloud-based environments.

    It consists of an endpoint security agent and a management server. Additionally, Wazuh is fully integrated with the Elastic Stack, allowing users the ability to navigate through security alerts via a data visualization tool.

    • Wazuh’s agent can run on many different platforms, and is lightweight. It can successfully perform the tasks needed to detect threats in order to trigger responses automatically.
    • Wazuh manages the agents, can analyze agent data, and can scale horizontally.
    • Elastic Stack is where alerts are indexed and stored.

    Wazuh Capabilities

    Some of Wazuh’s most notable capabilities include:

    • Intrusion detection: Wazuh’s agents can detect hidden files, cloaked processes, or unregistered network listeners, as well as inconsistencies in system call responses. Wazuh’s server component uses a signature-based approach to intrusion detection, using its regular expression engine to analyze collected log data and look for indicators of compromise.

    • Log data analysis: Wazuh can read operating system and application logs, and securely forward them to a central manager for rule-based analysis and storage.

    • Integrity monitoring: File integrity monitoring can help identify changes in content, ownership, permissions, and attribute of files. Wazuh’s file integrity monitoring can be used in conjunction with threat intelligence.

    • Vulnerability detection: Wazuh agents can identify well-known vulnerable software so you can see where your weak spots are and take action before an attack can exploit them.

    • Configuration assessment: System and application configurations are monitored to make sure they are compliant with security policies. Periodic scans are used to detect applications that are known to be vulnerable, insecurely configured, or unpatched.
    • Incident response: Wazuh responds actively when active threats need to be addressed. It can perform countermeasures like blocking access to a system when a threat source is identified.

    • Regulatory compliance: Wazuh includes the security controls required to be compliant with industry regulations and standards.

    • Cloud security: Wazuh’s light-weight and multi-platform agents are commonly used to monitor cloud environments at the instance level. In addition, Wazuh helps monitor cloud infrastructure at an API level.

    • Security for containers: With Wazuh, you have increased security visibility into hosts and containers, allowing for easier detection of threats, anomalies, and vulnerabilities.

    Wazuh Benefits

    Some of the most valued benefits of Wazuh include:

    • No vendor lock-in
    • No license costs
    • Uses lightweight, multi-platform agents
    • Free community support

    Wazuh Offers

    • Annual support and maintenance
    • Assistance with deployment and configuration
    • Training and instructional hands-on courses

    Reviews From Real Users

    "It's very easy to integrate Wazuh with other environments, cloud applications, and on-prem applications. So, the advantage is that it's easy to implement and integrate with other solutions." - Robert C., IT Security Consultant at Microlan Kenya Limited

    The MITRE ATT&CK correlation is most valuable.” - Chief Information Security Officer at a financial services firm

    Sample Customers
    Faysal Bank, GaVI, Handelsbanken, ISC Mªnster, Lambeth Council, Swisscard, The Municipality of Siena, Tukes, University of Dayton, University of the Sunshine Coast
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider36%
    Non Tech Company9%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Insurance Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Government12%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Security Firm14%
    Financial Services Firm11%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Government7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business47%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise35%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Small Business54%
    Midsize Enterprise28%
    Large Enterprise18%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise48%
    Buyer's Guide
    Sentinel vs. Wazuh
    May 2024
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    Sentinel is ranked 18th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 15 reviews while Wazuh is ranked 3rd in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 38 reviews. Sentinel is rated 7.6, while Wazuh is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Sentinel writes "An automated solution that helped me detect threats in less than half the time it used to take". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wazuh writes "It integrates seamlessly with AWS cloud-native services". Sentinel is most compared with IBM Security QRadar, Splunk Enterprise Security, Google Chronicle Suite, Microsoft Sentinel and LogRhythm SIEM, whereas Wazuh is most compared with Elastic Security, Security Onion, Splunk Enterprise Security, AlienVault OSSIM and Graylog. See our Sentinel vs. Wazuh report.

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