We performed a comparison between Elastic Beats and VMware Aria Operations for Logs based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Splunk, Datadog, Wazuh and others in Log Management."There's a whole spectrum of features on the solution that users can take advantage of. It's a very robust product."
"The security aspects in general have been very useful to use."
"The system's management and its alerts are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"It gives the customer a quick overview, so they don't have to dig. There's a clear dashboard with many sensors in a single space. He gets a helicopter view of his environment, but he can investigate further if there are serious issues. It's pretty user-friendly."
"We use the on-premises version of this solution for log analysis and to find details about certain issues."
"What I like is that you can have different storage locations for different applications."
"The most valuable feature is server virtualization. It's been very useful."
"It is very scalable and can handle a large workload."
"We are using it because we have a VMware product. It has its own built in dashboards for VMware products, and that's a good thing."
"The setup and installation are very easy."
"The dashboard is not user-friendly. The solution, in general, isn't great from a user's perspective."
"At some level, the documentation, the information as far as the components, it's sometimes a little difficult to find the information necessary to implement aspects."
"Log retention should have more options for user control."
"I would like to see more tutorials or at least an introduction video from the supplier, so you can become proficient and get the most out of the solution. You might not get the full benefit from a logging or reporting solution because you might not have a particular tool enabled. You could leave something out of your analysis because you aren't aware of it or you don't know how to set it up."
"It needs better integration with third-party analytics tools."
"From an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made more user-friendly."
"The dashboard needs to be improved because this is what I need to monitor my infrastructure."
"I think that it should be able to integrate with other third-party backup and recovery solutions, more that it does now."
"The solution isn't user-friendly for admins."
"Paid or free does not matter, but it is complex to find good training material for vRealize Log Insight."
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Elastic Beats doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Log Management while VMware Aria Operations for Logs is ranked 10th in Log Management with 24 reviews. Elastic Beats is rated 8.0, while VMware Aria Operations for Logs is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Elastic Beats writes "A robust solution with a whole spectrum of features that's extremely scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Aria Operations for Logs writes "Gives a clear forecast about existing machines, and has an automation feature that helps in reducing a lot of ambiguities and managing operational efficiencies". Elastic Beats is most compared with , whereas VMware Aria Operations for Logs is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, Elastic Security, LogRhythm SIEM, Graylog and IBM Security QRadar.
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