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PROS

SolarWinds Security Event Manager is valued for its comprehensive reporting features.
This tool is appreciated for its simplicity and ease of use.
It offers strong monitoring capabilities and customizable dashboards to adapt to various needs.
SolarWinds Security Event Manager is known for providing effective server, network, and log monitoring, as well as IP address management.
The software supports high availability, ensuring reliability and continuous operation.

CONS

Reporting could be more robust and granular, increasing its usefulness.
No correlation between log entries, missing threat information.
Upgrading the system often requires starting from scratch, leading to node loss.
Correlation capabilities should automatically detect and reduce events faster.
Customization capabilities need improvement.
 

SolarWinds Security Event Manager Pros review quotes

Yashokanth Partkunan - PeerSpot reviewer
Managed Services Engineer at Loop1 Systems
Sep 22, 2025
User-friendly configuration is key, and the configurations are simple, not complex.
Alex Kinyanjui - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom
May 24, 2024
We had to integrate with other teams, and the infrastructure deployment didn't take long. The integration involves learning with different teams, networking, and configuring various network devices and servers. Infrastructure deployment only took one or two days.
Rafal-Stas - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Greeneris Sp. z o.o.
Aug 7, 2024
The product's most effective part in improving security stems from the fact that the solution is deployed for event management, log viewing, and information management.
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AA
SQL Server and MongoDB DBA at KVK
Jan 15, 2024
The solution helps you monitor database instances, application instances, other customer application things, Linux servers, IBM servers, and Oracle servers.
JohnTamakloe - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at ostec
Sep 19, 2022
SolarWinds is easy to configure, and it provides timely alerts.
reviewer1362099 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Jan 12, 2023
SolarWinds is effective for server, network, and log monitoring. It's also good for IP address management. We also have a patch manager, but we're still working on getting that operational.
RM
Technical Operations & Management Professional at RMC Enterprises
Dec 1, 2021
Some of the rules are most valuable because you can be notified about various things, such as spyware or things that are going on in the internal network.
it_user1430268 - PeerSpot reviewer
ISO at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 8, 2020
It has in-depth monitoring capabilities and an easy way for setting up dashboards. I can expand in various areas, or I can reduce areas. It supports different types of breakdowns, filters, and rules. It is very simple for an out-of-the-box type of product. It doesn't take a lot of time to figure it out, which is unlike some of the solutions that I have looked at. It meets all the aspects.
KM
IT Infrastructure Analyst at AG Group
Sep 30, 2020
It's extremely easy to deploy.
IG
Chief ICT Officer at Barbados Public Workers Cooperative Credit Union Ltd
May 11, 2023
The solution helps me to go back in time and search for different events. For example, if you wanted to know who activated an account; you could go back in time and find out.
 

SolarWinds Security Event Manager Cons review quotes

Yashokanth Partkunan - PeerSpot reviewer
Managed Services Engineer at Loop1 Systems
Sep 22, 2025
The log analyzing capability of SolarWinds Security Event Manager should go into more depth than the current environment.
Alex Kinyanjui - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom
May 24, 2024
We have automated threat detection in the Alliance Security, Antoinette. However, if these features could be further enhanced, it would simplify my work, potentially allowing me to allocate more time to address complex issues.
Rafal-Stas - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Greeneris Sp. z o.o.
Aug 7, 2024
I think the customization area in the tool can be considered as an area of concern where improvements are required.
Learn what your peers think about SolarWinds Security Event Manager. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
893,244 professionals have used our research since 2012.
AA
SQL Server and MongoDB DBA at KVK
Jan 15, 2024
One of the drawbacks of being so flexible is that it is also a fairly complicated software application to install, configure, and maintain.
JohnTamakloe - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at ostec
Sep 19, 2022
I don't think SolarWinds is scalable enough. It is somewhat limited when I need to deploy it across multiple environments in a distributed architecture.
reviewer1362099 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Jan 12, 2023
The only issue is the pricetag. SolarWinds is a costly solution.
RM
Technical Operations & Management Professional at RMC Enterprises
Dec 1, 2021
It is a very technical program. They can simplify it so that it isn't so hard to deal with.
it_user1430268 - PeerSpot reviewer
ISO at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 8, 2020
Under the new system, it is not upgradable the way they say. When you try to do an upgrade, it doesn't really work unless you dump everything and start from scratch. You lose a lot of your nodes. Whenever you set your nodes up and everything else, they don't want to bring those nodes back in, so you have to really go back and restructure all your nodes. I went from version 6.5 to version 6.6 and then to version 6.7. I then went to version 2019, and now it is version 2020. It would be good if we can upgrade without having to delete everything and start from scratch. They can maybe build more KPIs and other things for the dashboard. Some of the other systems already have built-in KPIs. SolarWinds is starting to catch up, but it is not there yet. They can include some of the business or industry standards for tracking the time, that is, the meantime to detect (MTTD) and the meantime to resolve (MTTR). They can also find a way to build a KPI that measures the number of instances of port scans experienced in a week or a month.
KM
IT Infrastructure Analyst at AG Group
Sep 30, 2020
It won't tell you when your backups are failing, but it will give you hints when your database is running on full recovery.
IG
Chief ICT Officer at Barbados Public Workers Cooperative Credit Union Ltd
May 11, 2023
The product should improve the ease with which you can create event alerts. They are not as hard now but you need to have an easier way.