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Cortex XSIAM vs Exabeam comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.6
Cortex XSIAM automates over 50% of workflows, saving up to $500k, benefiting understaffed teams with quick ROI.
Sentiment score
7.4
Exabeam Fusion SIEM offers financial institutions cost savings, enhanced security, and strong ROI, though specific pricing is unknown.
Exabeam offers more machine learning models that detect anomalies.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.8
Cortex XSIAM support receives mixed feedback, with premium plans praised for expert guidance but needing improved responsiveness overall.
Sentiment score
6.3
Exabeam's customer service garners mixed reviews, with varied responses on responsiveness, efficiency, and support quality across regions.
With premium support, core Palo Alto technical experts handle issues directly.
It is ineffective in terms of responding to basic queries and addressing future requirements.
I would rate the support of Palo Alto a nine out of ten.
Even with TAM support from Exabeam, many issues go unresolved.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.5
Cortex XSIAM is praised for its scalability in enterprise and cloud, though some seek better on-premises capabilities.
Sentiment score
7.2
Exabeam scales well for enterprise use, despite some latency issues and slowdowns with increased filtering criteria.
Without proper integration, scaling up with more servers is meaningless.
Cortex XSIAM is highly scalable.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Cortex XSIAM is praised for its robust cloud-based stability, offering reliable performance with minimal and swiftly handled issues.
Sentiment score
7.2
Exabeam is stable with high ratings, though some users face processing delays and downtime affecting SOC monitoring.
The product was easy to install and set up and worked right.
It works really nice and performs really efficiently after configuration.
Overall, Cortex XSIAM is stable.
These problems were not frequent, and the last six to eight months have been stable.
 

Room For Improvement

Cortex XSIAM needs enhancements in performance, pricing, support, integration, UI intuitiveness, AI analytics, and identity management expansion.
Exabeam needs better flexibility, integration, clearer documentation, enhanced dashboards, faster support, improved UI, and reduced false positives.
In terms of incident response automation, it is quite poor due to the lack of integration with all security tools, making manual intervention necessary.
Cortex XSIAM is on the expensive side and requires substantial improvement in pricing.
Cortex XSIAM needs improvements in terms of data onboarding, parsers, and third-party integration supports.
I have explored the SaaS version; it offers many new features.
Exabeam needs to improve its documentation and provide more customization for dashboards and case management.
 

Setup Cost

Cortex XSIAM pricing is high but competitive, with costs varying based on add-ons, licensing, and regional differences.
Exabeam offers reasonable pricing with flexible models, though not the cheapest, it's competitively priced compared to some competitors.
The first impression is that XSIAM would be more expensive than others we tried.
The product is very expensive.
The licensing cost of Cortex XSIAM is more or less the same as Splunk, making it quite expensive compared to other tools.
 

Valuable Features

Cortex XSIAM offers advanced security automation, machine learning detection, and seamless integration, enhancing threat management and forensic investigation.
Exabeam excels with advanced analytics, intuitive interface, seamless integration, automation, and machine learning for enhanced security and ease of use.
The advanced visualization capabilities of the product are important for understanding security trends in an organization.
Cortex XSIAM allows us to onboard almost every device, whether they are on-prem or on SaaS.
One of the valued aspects of the product is its use of artificial intelligence to detect security vulnerabilities.
Exabeam's AI capabilities, like the natural language mode, convert natural language into Exabeam queries, enhancing ease of use.
The product offers useful features like the dashboard, timeline, and session views, which enhance our security tools.
 

Categories and Ranking

Cortex XSIAM
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
13th
Ranking in AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) (5th)
Exabeam
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
20th
Ranking in AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (2nd), Security Incident Response (6th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (13th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Cortex XSIAM is 3.0%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Exabeam is 1.6%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Cortex XSIAM3.0%
Exabeam1.6%
Other95.4%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

AKASH MAJUMDER - PeerSpot reviewer
Incident response times have significantly reduced with efficient device integration and log parsing capabilities
Cortex XSIAM needs improvements in terms of data onboarding, parsers, and third-party integration supports. Additionally, a future update request is to enable tagging of endpoints in groups, similar to a feature available in Cortex XDR. The AI analytics need fine-tuning because some use cases are not working from my side.
Stephen-Armstrong - PeerSpot reviewer
The SIEM provides a user-friendly UI experience
When events come into the system, the dashboard categorizes them by the highest risk score, not when they appear on the system. When you've got multiple ongoing incidents you can only see the highest risk score at the top of the list rather than the most recent detection. Exabeam's reporting dashboard could have included a filtering option to filter by the most recent detection.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cortex XSIAM?
It is an effective solution in terms of performance and functionalities.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cortex XSIAM?
The cost of Cortex XSIAM in the India market differs from other regions. When considering competition, from a sales perspective, the pricing is acceptable.
What needs improvement with Cortex XSIAM?
Cortex XSIAM is on the expensive side and requires substantial improvement in pricing. There are other features that could be improved, including integration with vendors such as CyberArk. I would ...
What are the biggest differences between Securonix UEBA, Exabeam, and IBM QRadar?
It mostly depends on your use-cases and environment. Exabeam and Securonix have a stronger UEBA feature set, friendlier GUI and are not licensed based on capacity (amount of logs and information in...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Exabeam Fusion SIEM?
I do not have much information about the pricing. However, I am aware that Exabeam is cheaper than Palo Alto based on discussions in meetings.
What needs improvement with Exabeam Fusion SIEM?
We use the on-prem Exabeam product and face limitations using the web UI and administration of custom models and rules. I have explored the SaaS version; it offers many new features. We are conside...
 

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Sample Customers

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Hulu, ADP, Safeway, BBCN Bank
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