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| Product | OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager by OpenText View product | Splunk Security Essentials by Splunk View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager: sub-second event correlation and stateful correlation rules. Built for SOC triage automation. Compare SIEM alternatives. | Splunk Security Essentials by Splunk: learning guides. Ideal for security guidance. Deployment: on-premises or cloud. See how it compares with top SIEM alternatives. |
| Product type | High-Performance SIEM Correlation & Threat Detection | Free SIEM Detection Content & Guides |
| Best for | Financial Services, Defense, Government, Energy, Telecommunications, Defense & Intelligence, Banking | Cross-industry, Security Operations, Enterprise IT |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | On-premises Server; Appliance; Private Cloud; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cluster Software | On-premises; Cloud (Splunk App); Free application installable via Splunkbase |
| Data residency | Customer data sovereignty; On-premises control | Installed locally on Splunk search head |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Enterprise Data CentersNetwork BackbonesPrivate Cloud VPCs | Splunk Search HeadsEnterprise IT |
| Compliance | Common Criteria EAL 2+FIPS 140-2PCI-DSSFISMAISO 27001 | MITRE ATT&CKCIS Controls |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | ArcSight SOARServiceNowJiraMicrosoft SentinelCiscoPalo Alto Networks | Splunk EnterpriseSplunk CloudSplunk Enterprise Security |
| Industries | Financial ServicesDefenseGovernmentEnergyTelecommunicationsDefense & Intelligence+1 more | Cross-industrySecurity OperationsEnterprise IT |
| Regions | Global enterprise deployments | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | OpenText | Splunk |
| Headquarters | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 20,000+ | 8,000+ |
| Founded | 1991 | 2003 |
Overview
What it is
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager: sub-second event correlation and stateful correlation rules. Built for SOC triage automation. Compare SIEM alternatives.Splunk Security Essentials
Splunk Security Essentials by Splunk: learning guides. Ideal for security guidance. Deployment: on-premises or cloud. See how it compares with top SIEM alternatives.Product type
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
High-Performance SIEM Correlation & Threat DetectionSplunk Security Essentials
Free SIEM Detection Content & GuidesBest for
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Financial Services, Defense, Government, Energy, Telecommunications, Defense & Intelligence, BankingSplunk Security Essentials
Cross-industry, Security Operations, Enterprise ITPricing
Pricing model
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Contact VendorSplunk Security Essentials
Contact VendorFree trial
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Free trial: yesSplunk Security Essentials
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Splunk Security Essentials
Deployment details
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
On-premises Server; Appliance; Private Cloud; Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cluster SoftwareSplunk Security Essentials
On-premises; Cloud (Splunk App); Free application installable via SplunkbaseData residency
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Customer data sovereignty; On-premises controlSplunk Security Essentials
Installed locally on Splunk search headKey features
What it offers
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
- Sub-second event correlation
- Stateful correlation rules
- Asset vulnerability contextualization
- Real-time SOC dashboards
- Compliance audit reports
- Real-time threat correlation
- Advanced cyber attack detection
- SOC triage automation
Splunk Security Essentials
- Pre-packaged SIEM detection rules
- MITRE ATT&CK coverage matrix
- Data source gap analysis
- Learning guides
- Free detection rule catalog
- MITRE ATT&CK coverage mapping
- Security guidance
Platform & access
API access
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
API access: yesSplunk Security Essentials
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
SSO: yesSplunk Security Essentials
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
RBAC: yesSplunk Security Essentials
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Multi-tenant: yesSplunk Security Essentials
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Mobile app: noSplunk Security Essentials
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Splunk Security Essentials
Compliance
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Splunk Security Essentials
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Splunk Security Essentials
Industries
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Splunk Security Essentials
Regions
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Splunk Security Essentials
Vendor
Company
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
OpenTextSplunk Security Essentials
SplunkHeadquarters
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaSplunk Security Essentials
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
20,000+Splunk Security Essentials
8,000+Founded
OpenText ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager
1991Splunk Security Essentials
2003