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Security Onion vs TheHive comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Security Onion
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (20th)
TheHive
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
AWS Marketplace (68th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Security Onion and TheHive aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Security Onion is designed for Log Management and holds a mindshare of 3.7%, down 5.8% compared to last year.
TheHive, on the other hand, focuses on AWS Marketplace, holds 0.3% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.
Log Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Security Onion3.7%
Wazuh9.4%
Splunk Enterprise Security7.1%
Other79.8%
Log Management
AWS Marketplace Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
TheHive0.3%
Zilla Plus1.1%
AVX ONE PKIaaS1.1%
Other97.5%
AWS Marketplace
 

Featured Reviews

Anish Bajracharya - PeerSpot reviewer
Postgraduate at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Provides good threat hunting by finding infected ports, but its initial setup is difficult
The most valuable feature of Security Onion for security monitoring is its ability to find infected ports. I have used the Squert tool within Security Onion the most for threat hunting The initial setup of the solution is a little bit difficult. I have been using Security Onion for one year.…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
12%
Government
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
14%
University
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Security Onion?
The most valuable feature of Security Onion for security monitoring is its ability to find infected ports.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Security Onion?
Security Onion is an open-source solution. On a scale from one to ten, where ten is expensive and one is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten.
What needs improvement with Security Onion?
The initial setup of the solution is a little bit difficult.
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