ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM vs Sentinel comparison

Odyssey Cybersecurity and OpenText are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. Odyssey Cybersecurity is ranked #42 with an average rating of 8.0, while OpenText is ranked #17 with an average rating of 7.5. Odyssey Cybersecurity holds a 0.7% mindshare in SIEM, compared to OpenText’s 3.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Odyssey Cybersecurity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 82% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM

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ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Sentinel and ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM compete in the NG SIEM category. ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM holds the upper hand in feature depth, while Sentinel excels in support and flexibility.

Features: Sentinel is valued for its flexibility, scalability, and responsive customer service. ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM impresses with advanced threat detection, intuitive reporting tools, and a comprehensive feature set.

Room for Improvement: Sentinel needs better integration capabilities, faster analytics, and enhanced documentation. ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM requires improved documentation, minor performance enhancements, and more intuitive setup processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Sentinel offers a straightforward deployment process and immediate support benefits. ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM provides initial setup challenges but rewards users with long-term customer service quality.

Pricing and ROI: Sentinel offers cost-effectiveness and notable ROI. ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM justifies its higher initial costs with an advanced feature set, presenting higher upfront investment but greater long-term value.

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Categories and Ranking

ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

42nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Sentinel

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

17th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sentinel is 3.1%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Sentinel	3.1%
ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM	0.7%
Other	96.2%

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

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Zuhair Hasan

Manager, Information Technology Security at Nesma

Has good integration capability and provides information and events but improvement is needed in information retrieval speed

The best features are the comprehensive event collection and analysis. Once set up properly, we receive all events and information. The team analyzes our data and presents incidents to us. We can communicate with their team to escalate and resolve incidents. It has a feature we use to search for information about our environment and past incidents. This is very valuable. The integration capability is very good - the ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM team is collaborative. We've integrated most of our systems, including EDR and NDR. They have agents to collect events from servers and assets.

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Simon Johnston

Manager, Customer Success at Coltek Business Soltuions

Simple antivirus solution integrates well but could improve pricing and currency options

I don't really have experience working with these solutions. I promote them for our clients, but I don't work with them. I can't share my experience with these tools as I make assumptions about that. For both Adlumin and CrowdStrike, both confirm that they're scalable and enterprise-ready and all those kinds of things. We haven't had any specific problem with either of those. We just have a preference for which one we would prefer. If somebody says they want to use a different one from the one that we prefer, then we have to find reasons why they aren't. But scalability is not one of the reasons that one is better over the other. I don't really have advice for people that are looking into using Sentinel; just do your research across what is available. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Sentinel a seven.

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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

"The integration capability is very good - the ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM team is collaborative. We've integrated most of our systems, including EDR and NDR. They have agents to collect events from servers and assets."

"The correlation rules and the user platform are most valuable."

"If Sentinel is integrated with Identity Manager and User Application Portal, the solution runs simply perfect!"

"In my opinion, Sentinel's best features include that it's a very easy product to use, it's very simple, and the after-sale service is very good."

"The most valuable feature is the flexible log for identifying security threats inside an application. Sentinel is very good at this."

"Sentinel is a tool that, if it's well configured, removes from view all unnecessary information and shows you only needful entries, so you can do your job faster, more conveniently, and with high performance."

"The most valuable feature is the flexible log for identifying security threats inside an application."

"The solution lets us get all the logs properly and regularly monitor customer infrastructure."

"It makes everything easier by automating some tasks and growing with our needs."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it provides a central locking system for many event sources."

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Cons

"They can add behavior analytics and AI or machine learning technology. They also improve their correlation engine. In addition to collecting logs from devices, they can collect the traffic and then correlate these logs and the traffic information."

"The main issue for improvement is the platform's slowness in presenting information. Retrieving information can take a little time when clicking on something."

"I rate Sentinel a six out of ten for scalability."

"I would prefer to extend dashboards part and their functions in Web GUI version, so the charts could be for configurable."

"You need a lot of Unix scripting knowledge in order to manage the tool, which is one of the main issues that we faced."

"There is no integration in the web-side of the tool."

"The dashboard and customer view should be improved."

"The web interface needs to be improved, as it has a java-based way to call its controls."

"There are still a few vendor-specific devices for which Sentinel needs to work on integration, such as Netskope devices."

"It is an ancient product."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"They have changed the pricing policy. Its price is competitive. Its price is less than half of the price of QRadar, LogRhythm, and Splunk."

"Regarding pricing, I'd say it's in the middle range. Pricing is very good compared to others."

"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 is a subscription-based solution."

"Sentinel's slightly on the expensive side."

"Sentinel is moderately priced."

"The solution’s pricing is aligned with its competitors."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM?

Regarding pricing, I'd say it's in the middle range. Pricing is very good compared to others.

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What needs improvement with ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM?

The main issue for improvement is the platform's slowness in presenting information. Retrieving information can take a little time when clicking on something.

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What is your primary use case for ClearSkies SaaS NG SIEM?

I use the solution as a SIEM and managed SOC. It collects events and incidents from all our systems like, EDR, NDR, servers, and switches. The managed SOC team raises incidents for us to review and...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetIQ Sentinel?

I don't have too many comments overall about pricing as we're in South Africa, so it makes more sense if it's billed in rand. They nearly always bill it in dollars, so if it can be billed in our cu...

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What needs improvement with NetIQ Sentinel?

I'm not sure what the room for improvement is for Sentinel. It needs to stay current, and it does, so I suppose that's fine. I don't have a high demand for what it should do. Price is always a cons...

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What is your primary use case for NetIQ Sentinel?

It's our go-to choice for antivirus. I use Sentinel a lot.

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Also Known As

ClearSkies NG SIEM

NetIQ Sentinel, Novell SIEM

Overview

ClearSkies™ Software-as-a-Service is a fast, robust, scalable and flexible Next Generation SIEM solution. It provides real-time correlation of log data combined with evidence-based knowledge of emerging threats and vulnerabilities, thus allowing the early detection of and response to targeted attacks and data breaches.

Odyssey Cybersecurity

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.

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Sample Customers

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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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