G2

Verified User in Banking

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/28/2026

"EventSentry: Powerful On-Prem SIEM with Flexible Alerts and Fast Netikus Support"

5/5

What do you like best about EventSentry?

1. SIEM in-house (no cloud) - Windows Event Log Aggregation (as well as syslog, custom logs)

2. Configurable Email Alerts on specific criteria in logs (event id's, text strings contained in events, about anything you could want)

3. The team at netikus is small and focused on security. I can tell they love their product. If you have a question, they get back to you the same day.

4. one-time perpetual license cost + affordable yearly ongoing maintenance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about EventSentry?

There is nothing I really dislike about EventSentry at this time. You have to know going into it that it is an on-premise SIEM that you must configure to your tastes. In the beginning, there were some noisy Windows Events Logs that needed to be suppressed. You need to invest some time going through the documentation and youtube tutorials if you want to understand how it functions and tailor it to your environment. But that's the benefit, you can do so many things with it. I learned quite a bit about windows event logs by setting up everything. I continue to learn. Don't be scared though, the experts at Netikus can help you with onboarding and setting up the most important elements quickly. It just has so much to offer that I haven't began to touch the other cool things the software offers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is EventSentry solving and how is that benefiting you?

Auditors require us to have a robust SIEM. We use it to track network activity, active directory usage (add-on called ADmonitor), and alert on things they may indicate hacker or lateral movement. It has a cool feature called validation scripts that run against your computers. These will show whether you pass/fail certain DOD DISA STIGs and how to correct them. I used these as a quick way to build GPO Policies to harden windows environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.