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OpenText Enterprise Security Manager vs RSA enVision comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Enterprise Securit...
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
21st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
98
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
RSA enVision
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
28th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
6
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 OpenText Enterprise Security Manager is 1.6%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RSA enVision is 0.6%, up from 0.3% 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 (%)
OpenText Enterprise Security Manager1.6%
RSA enVision0.6%
Other97.8%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

NM
Senior Security Engineer at Valuepoint Systems
Interpreting data effectively despite challenges in integration and support
If someone lacks the budget for a new SIEM tool with advanced capabilities, I would recommend ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM). However, if they have the budget, I would suggest looking into other options. Overall, I would give ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) a rating of seven out of ten.
reviewer1093020 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security and Compliance Lead Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Though the solution offers good technical support, it needs to be made more user-friendly
I rate the initial setup a seven and a half out of ten. So, it's closer to seven. The tool is deployed in our organization on-premises with some test servers. In only two tests in a test environment, the deployment can be carried out. The deployment time only depends on the size of your infrastructure. If I limit the company's size, it will not take too much time. So, it can be done in seven to eight hours. Regarding the deployment process, we have managed some test servers, after which we need to install some agents. If you include more servers, you need to install more agents. If you want to use agent-based, I would say that it is totally up to the stakeholder. You will get some additional benefits if you can choose the agent since you will be more assured that less positive false positive results you will get from the tool. For deployment, one test server, a few deployment servers, and some policy configurations are done by the OEM with some local support. We used some Windows servers and Linux servers, and we installed some agents in different types of operating systems. So different versions of Linux and different versions of Windows. We also integrate some network devices like firewalls to integrate firewalls and logs. So, the amount of logs and firewalls is too much. I have to engage too many employees for deployment. So there are those for Linux servers, others for Windows servers, and the rest for network devices. One for SIEM policy creation and one for SIEM management administration is also required.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most useful features are directories, price, and live reporting."
"It is a robust product and has multiple valuable features."
"ArcSight is customizable. You can integrate just about anything. I also like the ease of use."
"We do consulting and I get feedback from our clients that the product really helped them with compliance, especially with GDPR."
"The tool sends an automated mail to all the operators, which makes it easy to share the information and reporting.​"
"It makes maintenance very easy."
"Support is very good."
"There are many features that are good for clients who are looking for a good SIEM solution. They like the ease of creating a business that is effective and impressive."
"The most valuable feature is the management features. It's capable of managing large enterprises."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the reporting."
"We developed around this solution and received excellent support from the company."
"The configuration part is very easy...The technical support was sincere in their responses...I rate the technical support a nine out of ten."
 

Cons

"The analytics feature is not reliable and needs improvement for more detailed analysis.​"
"Could benefit from a more modern interface."
"The tool should improve its UI. It also should make data more searchable."
"ArcSight ESM needs to improve performance, user interface, and automation."
"There could be more API features for extracting logs on different devices included in the product."
"The onboarding process for this solution could be better. It also needs a better GUI."
"They should try to include business logic vulnerabilities in the SIEM tool."
"The centralized dashboard for the hybrid cloud environment needs to be more focused. It needs to be redefined because it's missing most of the information. It should be a little bit easy to use. Currently, integration with various applications and connectors is not that easy. Deployment is easy, but integration is not that easy. ArcSight also has a very high bandwidth consumption to pull the local servers. It should have some kind of better process or ability to transfer files from on-premises to the cloud, from the cloud to on-premises, and from a cloud to another cloud."
"RSA enVision log manager is out of date and is not in use anymore."
"The integration could be easier, it should support more products."
"In general, the solution currently isn't user-friendly."
"Licensing could be improved to be more oriented towards Managed Service Providers (MSPs)."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"ArcSight can be a little bit expensive because of the area that we work in and the cost. Licensing is mostly on a yearly basis, not monthly."
"It's a good price, it's one of the cheaper solutions."
"Pricing is good, I'd rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being low price. It's better than Splunk and IBM QRadar because their pricing is based on EPS."
"HPE ArcSight pricing might be more expensive than other SIEM solutions, but in my opinion it has powerful features and great flexibility in developing complex use cases."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"We have a license to use this solution. The price of ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager is expensive."
"The cost of the solution is not very high, although hiring a qualified analyst to work with the product is expensive."
"​It is best to be an institutional buyer and directly contact the sales team, as they can provide over-the-top discounts for bulk orders.​"
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high price, I rate the pricing a six."
"We no longer pay a licensing fee because it is out of date and don't pay for support."
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Comparison Review

VS
Manager, Enterprise Risk Consulting at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 28, 2015
Qradar vs. ArcSight
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Performing Arts
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Non Profit
7%
Performing Arts
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise57
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Questions from the Community

Which is the best SIEM tool for a mid-sized financial services firm: Arcsight or Securonix?
In my market, a lot of financial companies had or have an ArcSight installation. Just because in former times it was pretty good. Now a lot of them are looking for a more effective solution due to ...
What do you like most about ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM)?
We utilize ArcSight ESM for real-time threat detection in our organization. We have custom rules that we've developed on top of the WAN services, along with scheduled licensing activities.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM)?
ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) is very cheap compared to other tools. It is worth the investment if you are considering the cost.
What needs improvement with RSA enVision?
Licensing could be improved to be more oriented towards Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Perhaps offering different types of licensing would be beneficial, as it can be expensive for industries wi...
What advice do you have for others considering RSA enVision?
Overall, I would rate it a nine out of ten. I recommend using it, but it also depends on the needs and the budget. If I still had my company, I think we would continue using RSA enVision. However, ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for RSA enVision?
It's competitive, but they need to adapt to MSPs. Maybe that's not their target market, though.
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus ArcSight, HPE ArcSight, ArcSight
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Sample Customers

Lake Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bank AlJazira, Banca Intesa, and Obrela.
BPS (SUISSE), Hypovereinsbank Germany, MAX Hamburgers, Infoplex, Neotel, Telus
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