We compared Wazuh and Security Onion based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Wazuh stands out for its flexibility in tailoring solutions, exceptional customer service, and cost-effective pricing. On the other hand, Security Onion is praised for its comprehensive network security monitoring capabilities, community support, and effective incident response tools. Wazuh could benefit from interface enhancements, while Security Onion needs better customization options and documentation clarity.
Features: Wazuh is valued for its advanced threat detection and flexible customization, whereas Security Onion is praised for its comprehensive network security monitoring, user-friendly interface, and extensive integration of open-source security tools.
Pricing and ROI: The setup_cost for Wazuh is considered straightforward and hassle-free, with reasonable pricing options. The licensing is flexible and customizable to individual needs. On the other hand, there are discussions among users about the pricing, setup cost, and licensing of Security Onion, without using the word "review.", Wazuh has shown positive ROI, with users reporting various benefits. Security Onion has also provided measurable ROI, contributing effectively to organizational security.
Room for Improvement: Wazuh could benefit from enhancing its interface and navigation, clearer documentation, and more intuitive configuration options. Users suggested improvements for system resource consumption. Security Onion needs enhanced customization options, improved user interface and interaction, detailed documentation, and scalability and performance improvements.
Deployment and customer support: The user reviews comparing Wazuh and Security Onion indicate that while some users spent three months on deployment and a week on setup for Wazuh, others spent a week on both phases, implying that they refer to the same period. For Security Onion, the feedback mentions varying timeframes, emphasizing the significance of considering the context in which terms like deployment, setup, and implementation are used., Wazuh's customer service and support are highly regarded by users. They appreciate the prompt and attentive assistance, with the team commended for their knowledge, efficiency, and helpfulness in resolving problems. On the other hand, Security Onion's customer service is consistently commendable, with customers expressing satisfaction in resolving issues and receiving prompt responses. The support is perceived as reliable, effective, and helpful throughout their experiences.
The summary above is based on 34 interviews we conducted recently with Wazuh and Security Onion users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"Security Onion is the most mature solution in the market."
"We use Security Onion for internal vulnerability assessment."
"The most valuable feature of Security Onion for security monitoring is its ability to find infected ports."
"Some of the strengths of Wazuh that stand out for us include its scalability when deployed on Azure, its open-source nature, which allows for customization based on our needs, and its compatibility with various security solutions like threat intelligence platforms."
"The product’s interface is intuitive."
"The product is easy to customize."
"Wazuh has very flexible and robust features."
"The MITRE ATT&CK correlation is most valuable."
"Wazuh's best features are syscheck, its ability to immediately resolve vulnerabilities, and that it's open source."
"The most valuable feature of Wazuh is the ELK for doing an investigation."
"Wazuh offers numerous features, such as the ability to define custom rules for detecting malicious activities and remembering behaviors."
"Security Onion's user interface could be improved."
"The product is not easy to learn."
"The initial setup of the solution is a little bit difficult."
"Wazuh has a drawback with regard to Unix systems. The solution does not allow us to do real-time monitoring for Unix systems. If usage increases, it would be a heavy fall on the other SIEM solutions or event monitoring solutions."
"Wazuh could improve the detection, it is not detecting all of the attacks. Additionally, it is lacking features compared to other solutions."
"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."
"They could include flexibility and customization capabilities by modifying for customers based on partner agreements."
"The computing resources are consuming and do not make sense."
"Its user interface for sure can be improved. It is not so comfortable to use if you're looking for specific logs."
"We would like to see more improvements on the cloud."
"Since it's an open-source tool, scalability is the main issue."
Security Onion is ranked 33rd in Log Management with 3 reviews while Wazuh is ranked 2nd in Log Management with 38 reviews. Security Onion is rated 7.6, while Wazuh is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Security Onion writes "A mature and affordable solution that is easy to install and easy to update". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wazuh writes "It integrates seamlessly with AWS cloud-native services". Security Onion is most compared with Elastic Stack, TheHive, Splunk Enterprise Security, Graylog and Kali Linux, whereas Wazuh is most compared with Elastic Security, Splunk Enterprise Security, AlienVault OSSIM, Graylog and IBM Security QRadar. See our Security Onion vs. Wazuh report.
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