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Change Auditor for Windows File Servers vs LevelBlue USM Anywhere comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Change Auditor for Windows ...
Ranking in Log Management
58th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
LevelBlue USM Anywhere
Ranking in Log Management
28th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (29th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (37th), Compliance Management (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Change Auditor for Windows File Servers is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LevelBlue USM Anywhere is 1.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
USM Anywhere1.4%
Change Auditor for Windows File Servers0.5%
Other98.1%
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

KF
Senior Operations Manager at Procter & Gamble
Provides granular queries of security logs and real-time alerting helps me mitigate risks
The real-time alerting helps me mitigate risks. For example, someone adds a member to the domain admin group. We have an alert set up, so if someone does this unexpectedly, we get notified. Then, we can check and verify if the action is legitimate or a potential threat to the environment.
Kris Nawani - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder/Director at Bangkok MSP Company Limited
Offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software
USM Anywhere is used for threat detection and investigation. It provides a solution with built-in threat intelligence and various other investigation tools The solution offers complete coverage without the need to install additional software, as it is maintained by the vendor. It helps in saving…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In terms of features, the querying is great."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is that it can be fully integrated with Microsoft solutions and it doesn't impact the productivity order."
"Monitoring customer's critical network is now almost a one man job."
"There are multiple tools for information security. The solution includes all the latest advances on the network and host intrusion detection systems."
"The product has been very stable."
"This brought them all under one roof and allowed one person to do what 10 could not in a few hours a day."
"With AlienVault we are able to respond to incidents and take necessary action faster than we could before without the solution in place."
"AlientVault has helped us in improving our visualization and incident response during cybersecurity situations."
"Customer Service: The customer service is excellent, we have quick and knowledgeable help on all our calls."
"AlienVault provides you with a unified view for all aspects of what is going on in your environment."
 

Cons

"The pricing could be improved. It needs to be reduced."
"The customer service and support could improve their approach to questioning issues. They tend to ask questions one at a time, which creates a lot of back-and-forth communication."
"The solution is a bit complicated. It could be simplified quite a bit."
"The Log Management and configuration of email notifications should be user-friendly."
"AlienVault cannot automatically respond to threats like other SIEM solutions, such as Sentinel and LogRhythm. Most of our clients are far away, so it's often challenging to handle alerts when they come up on our dashboard."
"Vendor. Not the best."
"The reporting could do with some improvements for example the vulnerability report only tells you what vulnerabilities are open and lists them but there is no indication of how old they are at a glance and what vulnerabilities have been closed since the previous scans."
"Although they use machine learning, the algorithms that they use are graph-based."
"Search performance can be slow. The Raw Logs feature is painfully slow. And if we're talking about the newer, the Anywhere product, you can't even schedule reports on the thing. There are probably a dozen other features I'd really like to see there, but that would be one of the biggies."
"Adding a parsing interface for the customers would make AT&T AlienVault USM better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is per user. The cost is approximately $15/user on a yearly basis. If you need to, you can always upgrade as well."
"So far, it has been a good solution for a tight budget."
"It's very reasonably priced. It was one of the lowest among the ones I looked at. Licensing is pretty flexible. They can do a two-year or a three-year, even a one-year, perhaps."
"AT&T AlienVault USM is an expensive solution and we pay for the license and the support separately. We paid for the license and support for three years."
"We checked out several competitors. For what it can do and the cost, it was the best option!"
"AlienVault is flexible on their pricing for unlimited licenses."
"They are a little more expensive than Microsoft."
"We ran a few PoCs. The price and feature set were the best with AlienVault."
"Pricing is very competitive with other products and you get much more functionality from AlienVault."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
16%
Insurance Company
14%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
20%
Outsourcing Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business65
Midsize Enterprise29
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with AT&T AlienVault USM?
There are scalability issues due to a 60 TB limit, which restricts its use for large customers like banks. It is also limited when used with bigger products and has complex password requirements.
What is your primary use case for AT&T AlienVault USM?
USM Anywhere is used for threat detection and investigation. It provides a solution with built-in threat intelligence and various other investigation tools.
 

Also Known As

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AT&T AlienVault USM, AlienVault, AlienVault USM, Alienvault Cybersecurity
 

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Sample Customers

Dragon Capital, Howard County MD
Abel & Cole, Bank of Ireland, Bluegrass Cellular, CareerBuilder, Claire's, Hays Medical Center, Hope International, McCurrach, McKinsey & Company, Party Delights, Pepco Holdings, Richland School District, Ricoh, SaveMart, Shake Shack, Steelcase, TaxAct, Taylor Morrison, Vonage and Zoom
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