AlienVault OSSIM vs Google Chronicle Suite comparison

AT&T and Google are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. AT&T is ranked #12 with an average rating of 7.2, while Google is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.5. AT&T holds a 1.9% mindshare in SIEM, compared to Google’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of AT&T users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Google users who would recommend it.

AlienVault OSSIM

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80% willing to recommend

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87% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

AlienVault OSSIM and Google Chronicle Suite compete in the security information and event management (SIEM) category. Google Chronicle Suite holds the upper hand due to its advanced features and scalability, despite the higher cost.

Features: AlienVault OSSIM provides unified threat management, correlated event processing capabilities, and asset discovery. It integrates well with various open-source tools. Google Chronicle Suite offers high-speed data ingestion, advanced threat detection algorithms, and extensive threat intelligence sources, recognized for its superior capabilities and integration network.

Room for Improvement: AlienVault OSSIM users suggest enhancements in scalability, automation, and documentation process. Google Chronicle Suite needs improvements in customer support response time and a more intuitive navigation system. Google Chronicle Suite's issues appear less critical compared to AlienVault OSSIM's scalability challenges.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AlienVault OSSIM is easier to deploy with good customer support, though some users mention a steep learning curve. Google Chronicle Suite has a more complex deployment process due to advanced configurations, but benefits from a highly responsive customer service team despite some delays in support.

Pricing and ROI: AlienVault OSSIM offers cost-effective solutions with substantial ROI, especially for smaller organizations. Google Chronicle Suite, despite its higher setup cost, delivers a strong ROI for larger enterprises needing advanced features and scalability. AlienVault OSSIM is favored for affordability, but Google Chronicle Suite justifies its price with superior performance and features.

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Categories and Ranking

AlienVault OSSIM

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

12th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Google Chronicle Suite

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

10th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of AlienVault OSSIM is 1.9%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Chronicle Suite is 2.0%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Google Chronicle Suite	2.0%
AlienVault OSSIM	1.9%
Other	96.1%

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

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Brandon Pearce

Independent Contractor at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees

Enables cost-effective security management for small businesses

Scaling for USM is always challenging for any product unless it is purpose-built or overbuilt at the front end. They will use Palo Alto and its competitors, and LevelBlue will manage that implementation. The main area where the AlienVault product was lacking around the 2018 timeframe was in its ability to scale. By pushing it to a cloud-based system, they've largely alleviated scale issues. It's native in Amazon but will also run in Azure. They have worked with cloud service providers to offer enough throughput at a cost reasonable for a corporation. Scaling was their biggest problem, and they've largely conquered those issues.

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Viney Bhardwaj

Director at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Has required significant customization but has supported threat pattern discovery and AI-driven analytics

The integration of Google Chronicle Suite with existing SIEM systems needs to be more mature, so some customization is required. With custom applications, it's quite difficult, and they need to work on this. The automated threat detection features in Google Chronicle Suite come with a lot of false positives and noise. They are new to the market and need to improve significantly. Customization is vital where users can customize the alerts, dashboard, or content as per their needs. This is more required in Google Chronicle Suite, allowing analysts or engineers to create according to the organization. They need to provide cheaper options for online versus offline log storage and improve retention and compression of the logs. Especially searching offline logs is a feature missing from most SIEM solutions nowadays.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Inbuilt IDS, inbuilt integration with threat intelligence platform and with vulnerability assessment modules."

"Its user-friendliness is the most valuable. It is very easy to use and explore. The dashboard is very well packaged and integrated. You don't have to spend a lot of time in configuring it and checking out the RPM etc. It is also free and very powerful."

"The solution has a very good open source community, and whenever we have problems, we are always able to resolve it online."

"Asset discovery is good."

"The product is easy to use."

"The initial setup was straightforward. I didn't have any problems."

"You pay monthly for the solution. I think it's one of the best products. If you compare with other companies, like LogRhythm, etc., the top 8 or 10 CMs, I think Alien Vault has the best price-performance ratio."

"Network traffic analysis is highly efficient."

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"The product's most valuable feature is threat hunting. We can detect the threats directly from the console from the past data as well."

"The UEBA capabilities provide valuable user and entity behavior analytics, and the context from Google threat intelligence significantly bolsters threat detection."

"Google Chronicle Suite provides useful APIs."

"The support team is responsive."

"The technical support from Google is very important and great."

"What sets Chronicle apart from other solutions is its emphasis on threat hunting rather than solely serving as a monitoring tool."

"The main advantage I see is the cost, which is currently low."

"The platform's most valuable features are multiple connectors and data output flexibility regarding dashboards and user experience."

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Cons

"It takes some time. It does not give me a prompt response for any such [malicious] traffic. It takes time to get that alert from the AlienVault system."

"There needs to be more support or some kind of training program so users can self-learn the system more effectively."

"The main area where the AlienVault product was lacking around the 2018 timeframe was in its ability to scale."

"The user interface could be improved."

"AlienVault OSSIM could improve by having better integration with some of the newer tools."

"When comparing AlienVault OSSIM to other solutions it looks a bit outdated. Additionally, they need to improve their integration."

"AlienVault OSSIM is costly."

"I would like the solution to be able to integrate with my firewall, my IDS and my Honeypot solutions so that it can provide real-time reporting as things occur and then have alert sent to me on my phone when suspicious activity is happening."

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"The tool is perfectly fine, and I have not faced any challenges while using it."

"The dashboarding feature does not meet our expectations."

"The solution's graphical user interface (GUI) should be more user-friendly."

"The tool is a little bit difficult to use compared to Microsoft Sentinel."

"The graphical user interface could be improved to enhance user experience."

"In terms of improvement, the UI can be a bit challenging for beginners."

"Google Chronicle Suite lacks near time detection. There is a delay of about twenty minutes between logs coming in and an alert being generated. This timeframe, while seemingly short, can have significant implications in the event of a critical issue."

"They are slow, and the initial responses often require more information rather than providing helpful solutions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is open source, so it's free to use."

"The licensing fees for the non-community edition are paid on an annual basis, and there are no costs in addition to this."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

"AlienVault pricing is the best. Whatever cost you are paying, you are getting a return on every penny... It's not like your IBM, your QRadar, or Splunk, where the cost is too high."

"I used the paid version of the tool and found it to be expensive. It has been a while since I changed to Securonix. I will have to check whether AlienVault charges per device, user, or log."

"OSSIM is free."

"The price of AlienVault OSSIM is too high sometimes for us to present to our customers. The price should be lower. We are on a three-year license to use the solution. We had to pay extra for the support."

"When comparing AlienVault OSSIM to Microsoft Sentinel, AlienVault OSSIM incurs additional costs due to its licensing price structure. If you are using AlienVault for security purposes at a certain level it can have a higher price point than the current pricing of Microsoft Sentinel."

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"We have to pay extra charges for the amount of data transfer and technical support services."

"Compared to other solutions, Google Chronicle Suite's pricing is fine."

"The solution's pricing is dependent on the data amount."

"The tool is cheaper than Microsoft Sentinel."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AlienVault OSSIM?

Asset discovery is good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AlienVault OSSIM?

It depends. I would need to review their cost models, but generally, they are on a scaled basis based on throughput usage. Because it's a software as a service solution for their core product for U...

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What needs improvement with AlienVault OSSIM?

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What do you like most about Google Chronicle Suite?

Google Chronicle Suite is a highly scalable solution with good search capabilities.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Chronicle Suite?

Our license is based on the size of the company with an all-you-can-eat model, considering storage capabilities per day. It's a flexible pay method.

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What needs improvement with Google Chronicle Suite?

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Also Known As

OSSIM

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Overview

AlienVault OSSIM, Open Source Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), provides you with a feature-rich open source SIEM complete with event collection, normalization and correlation. Launched by security engineers because of the lack of available open source products, AlienVault OSSIM was created specifically to address the reality many security professionals face: A SIEM, whether it is open source or commercial, is virtually useless without the basic security controls necessary for security visibility.

AT&T

Organizations primarily leverage Google Chronicle Suite for centralized log management, threat intelligence, and endpoint security, addressing MDR requirements with continuous monitoring.

Google Chronicle Suite supports storage, security, and alert checking. Utilizing log information to generate alerts and integration with search engines, it monitors network and login issues. It is a choice for consultants on client projects, and partners handle its global resale and implementation.

What are the key features of Google Chronicle Suite?

Threat Hunting: Enables proactive searches for potential threats.
Fast Information Retrieval: Swiftly accesses necessary data.
Efficient Search: Provides easy-to-use searching capabilities.
Premade Dashboards: Ready-to-use dashboards for quick insights.
Simple Log Management: Streamlines the logging process.
Multiple Connectors: Broad connectivity support.
Flexible Data Outputs: Versatile data handling.
Top Threat Intelligence: High-quality intelligence capabilities.
Speed Handling Real-Time Cyber Threats: Rapid threat response.
Proactive Threat Identification: Detects threats before they occur.

What are the benefits and ROI of Google Chronicle Suite?

Centralization: Unified log management boosts efficiency.
Enhanced Security: Advanced threat intelligence improves protection.
Global Implementation: Available worldwide through partners.
Consultant Benefit: Useful for client-specific challenges.
Continuous Monitoring: Non-stop network and login issue tracking.

Industries employ Google Chronicle Suite for its robust security measures and log management. It is especially vital for IT, finance, healthcare, and any sector needing stringent security and compliance. Consultants find it essential for tailoring security protocols in client projects, while partners ensure seamless implementation across regions.

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