NetWitness Platform vs Sumo Logic Security comparison

NetWitness and Sumo Logic are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. NetWitness is ranked #31 with an average rating of 8.3, while Sumo Logic is ranked #29 with an average rating of 7.3. NetWitness holds a 0.8% mindshare in SIEM, compared to Sumo Logic’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 75% of NetWitness users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Sumo Logic users who would recommend it.

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

NetWitness Platform and Sumo Logic Security compete in the advanced SIEM solutions category. Sumo Logic Security seems to have the upper hand due to its more comprehensive feature set and integration capabilities, justifying its cost according to users.

Features: NetWitness Platform has deep packet inspection, robust correlation capabilities, and detailed forensic analysis. Sumo Logic Security offers scalability, real-time analytics, and integration with various cloud services.

Room for Improvement: NetWitness Platform could enhance cloud integration, lower skill requirements, and improve on-premises deployment. Sumo Logic Security could reduce noise in alerting, provide better out-of-the-box rules, and streamline user experience.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetWitness Platform has a complex initial setup but responsive customer service. Sumo Logic Security features easier cloud-based deployment but has mixed reviews on customer support responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: NetWitness Platform has higher upfront setup costs with strong ROI through comprehensive security insights. Sumo Logic Security offers flexible, subscription-based pricing, with favorable ROI due to extensive integrations and quicker deployment leading to faster value realization.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

NetWitness Platform

Ranking in Log Management

34th

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

31st

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Sumo Logic Security

Ranking in Log Management

38th

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

29th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (20th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of NetWitness Platform is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sumo Logic Security is 1.3%, up from 0.9% 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 (%)
Sumo Logic Security	1.3%
NetWitness Platform	0.8%
Other	97.9%

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Featured Reviews

MOTASHIM Al Razi

CISO at One Bank Limited

It is a stable solution, but they should make the user interface easier to understand

The solution's initial setup takes work. We have to organize multiple paths and many features. The deployment process takes less than a week. But it takes a month to complete if we want to make the solution smarter by integrating it with various devices. I rate the process as a six out of ten.

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Migell Roberts

Senior Security Analyst at City Electric Supply Company

Security insights have enabled faster incident response and streamlined cross-team collaboration

To improve Sumo Logic Security, I would appreciate the tool being easier to use from a search perspective. For example, we have a few teams that want to use the tool itself, but they are not as savvy when it comes to creating searches from the core platform. I understand that Mobot has come out and is in the works, and it really does assist non-savvy users when it comes to querying the platform. As far as that is concerned, I wish that could be improved a bit more, but I do know that that is in the works. I would add that I wish for improved documentation. For example, we are using Sumo Playbooks and automation integrations along with that, but I have found that there has been a lack of documentation, very little to none at all when it comes to that. With regards to automation integrations as well, there are very few details included in them. I would also appreciate the AWS automation integrations to be more secure because currently, they are using access keys, which involves a user rather than roles, which is the security best practice recommended by AWS. I chose eight out of ten because to make it a nine or ten, I would lean heavily on the documentation. A lot of the times when we get around to configuring things such as playbooks or trying to understand playbooks, what I found was that documentation sometimes is not up to date or documentation is lacking. There are instances also where some security best practices are not being followed. So, if we are able to set up an integration that is not only secure, following security best practices, and has complete documentation, I believe it would alleviate the issue of having to go back and forth with support to check the documentation and things of that nature. My impression of the built-in threat intelligence feature in Sumo Logic Security is that it is comprehensive, but I would say that it could do a little bit better. For example, we have the TAXI feeds, which is STIX and TAXI integrated into the core platform, but the issue I am running into is that I am able to use that feed into a CSE alert; however, I am not able to see the contents of that feed. If I integrate CISA, which we do have integrated, I cannot see what IOCs are in that feed in the core platform, and I hope that is the case because, in order for us to better tune our alerts, we need to be able to see what is in the contents of that threat intelligence feed.

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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 most valuable features are the threat prediction and network forensics."

"Offers a good wireless feature."

"The most valuable feature is the security that it provides."

"I can have enterprise security, email security, next generation firewall security log, HIDS and NIDS logs, etc. all on the same dashboard. It makes it easy to pinpoint or correlate our server to this. I can find out if there is lateral movement. This is the biggest advantage of this solution."

"The software is scalable to whatever is required, and you can also put a lot of resources in the cloud."

"Incident management is its most valuable feature."

"NetWitness can be highly beneficial for incident detection and response."

"NetWitness Platform offers flexibility for deployment and robust integration capabilities."

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"For many of our services, we use Sumo Logic to track errors and send notifications to our Slack channel, if there are issues. Then, we have our support people monitoring this, and they can react quickly."

"The most valuable features of Sumo Logic Security are the rules, use cases, and ease of use. Additionally, the integration is straightforward and good GUI."

"Sumo Logic Security is a good solution for searching the logs and identifying the issues."

"The tool has key features like operability. It will alert the admins whenever a device is onboarded."

"It provides easy visibility. I also like the shareable queries because we share a lot across groups."

"Sumo Logic Security offers a single dashboard and customization, which are the most valuable features."

"It gives us a bird's eye view of what's happening from our connection's point of view."

"Sumo Logic is an easy solution to use. You can set it up very quickly, and it includes a lot of training videos."

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Cons

"Health monitoring of the event sources and devices."

"I believe that integrating the solution with other products such as Oracle would be beneficial."

"The threat detection capability and centralizing and upgrading capability need to be improved. The threat alert capability needs to be improved as well because there is some lag time at present. They need to work on their database search too."

"The product's licensing models are complex to understand. This particular area needs improvement."

"Nowadays, their support is a little subpar compared to other solutions. I rate RSA support six out of 10."

"Security needs improvement."

"The tool's integration capability isn't so great."

"If we have the ability to run a dynamic analysis through malware in the same suite, it would be great to have a sandbox solution to analyze malware through dynamic analysis."

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"Sumo Logic Security is expensive, and its pricing could be improved."

"The initial setup is the most stressful, like learning how to use it."

"The dashboard has room for improvement, because sometimes it is a difficult to create a specific dashboard or query. This would be a nice place to correct problems."

"A lot of the times when we get around to configuring things such as playbooks or trying to understand playbooks, what I found was that documentation sometimes is not up to date or documentation is lacking."

"If you want to up your subscription through the AWS Marketplace, it can be difficult. You can't just go back to the AWS Marketplace, and say, "I want a bigger one now." You have to contact the sales team, then they do it on the back-end. This could definitely be improved."

"Sumo Logic needs to make sure integrating solutions are seamless."

"The integration with multiple sources could be better."

"I would like better UI-driven functionality to create alerts and reports. Now, we have to understand the syntax, so it is a little difficult for someone to pick it up without using the manuals. If there was more of a graphical user interface, it would be beneficial."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The new pricing and licensing mechanisms are fair. I would advise always to get the full solution (i.e., not only Logs)."

"It provides tools to assist in selecting the appropriate license and usage scenarios."

"This is a pricey solution; it's not cheap."

"Compared to the competition, the is price is not that high."

"Our license is for one year."

"The licenses are good but the cost is very expensive."

"We are on an annual license for the use of the solution."

"We have a perpetual license, so the total cost of ownership is not very expensive. It's a good investment."

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"Purchasing Sumo Logic through the AWS Marketplace was a simple step."

"The only limit to the scalability of the product for us is how much we are willing to pay."

"The pricing is good. It's not an issue for us."

"I don't pay the bill. I've heard the AWS Marketplace pricing is high, but I like the value."

"Pricing has been cheaper than some of the competing tools, like Splunk."

"If we went to ELK Stack, which is open source, it would have been less costly, but it would have required more development from our side."

"The product is costly."

"The license pricing model is based on the events that are processed through the solution."

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Feb 26, 2015

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Top Industries

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Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	20

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Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	13

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about NetWitness Platform?

The product's initial setup phase was not at all difficult.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetWitness Platform?

The pricing is comparable to others, and I consider the cost to be intermediate. Specific cost details are unknown to me.

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What needs improvement with NetWitness Platform?

There is currently no need for improvement in the SIEM ( /categories/security-information-and-event-management-siem ), though there could be potential enhancements by integrating with AI.

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What do you like most about Sumo Logic Security?

Sumo Logic Security is a good solution for searching the logs and identifying the issues.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sumo Logic Security?

The pricing structure for Sumo Logic Security is based on two elements: data storage and the number of scans. This makes it more cost-effective because other solutions often include a third element...

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What needs improvement with Sumo Logic Security?

One major improvement I would suggest for Sumo Logic Security is in its risk-based alerting system; while it initially sounds clever and modern, it works as a point-based system where an IP address...

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Comparisons

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

Microsoft Sentinel vs NetWitness Platform

Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

Splunk Enterprise Security vs Sumo Logic Security

Compared 9% of the time

Sentinel vs Sumo Logic Security

Compared 4% of the time

Elastic Security vs Sumo Logic Security

Compared 4% of the time

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Overview

NetWitness Platform is an evolved SIEM and threat detection and response solution that functions as a single, unified platform for ALL your security data. It features an advanced analyst workbench for triaging alerts and incidents, and it orchestrates security operations programs end to end. In short: NetWitness Platform is all you need to run an intelligent SOC.

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Sumo Logic

Sumo Logic is a cloud-based machine data analytics company focusing on security, operations, and BI use cases. It provides log management and analytics services that leverage machine-generated big data to deliver real-time IT insights.

Sumo Logic is developed as a SaaS solution, it processes and analyzes large quantities of IT infrastructure data, spotting patterns and anomalies that can indicate a potential threat or significant event.

The platform is designed to help IT, security, and business operations teams develop, manage, and secure their applications and cloud infrastructures. It collects, aggregates, and analyzes data from various sources including servers, virtual machines, and network devices, providing visibility into complex systems.

What are the key features of Sumo Logic?

Real-time Analytics: Continuous queries and live dashboards that provide insights into application performance, user behavior, and security threats.
Advanced Machine Learning: Utilizes machine learning algorithms to identify trends, anomalies, and patterns.
Integrated Threat Intelligence: Tools and workflows to enhance security postures by detecting threats and anomalies.
Multi-tenant Cloud Service: Allows users to operate in a shared cloud environment securely.

The solution aims to simplify data complexity, streamline operations, and provide actionable insights to businesses across various industries.

Sumo Logic is designed to handle high data volumes from multiple sources without diminishing performance. It is primarily deployed in the cloud with seamless integrations for AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. This flexibility allows users to leverage Sumo Logic’s capabilities regardless of their existing cloud infrastructure.

In summary, Sumo Logic is a comprehensive, AI-driven analytics solution ideal for businesses looking to enhance their IT and security operations through data-driven insights and real-time monitoring. Its flexible deployment options and scalable pricing model make it accessible for various business sizes and sectors.

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