Which Certification track is better? ISACA vs. ISC2 vs. SANS vs...?

Don't want to start a "my cert is better than yours" war here, but
which is better?

SANS -- It seems that SANS is very well recognized, but I am curious
about how it is you take a 5 day class and are now ready to test into a
cert. it also seems that they are far more granular, I don't know if
this limited scope is what makes the 5 day class do-able, or if it is
simply a way to generate more revenue by offering more classes and more
tests (SANS classes are some of the most expensive I have seen)

ISC2 -- ISC2 offers the CISSP and several others which are rather broad
in scope and seem more focused on the security manager/exec than the
security implementer or architect.

ISACA -- ISACA offers the CISA and CISM, which seem more global in
scope than the SANS certs and a more middle-of-the-road path between
executive and implementer/architect.

I do realize there are others certs out there (compTIA, Cisco security,
etc.) these are just the three that seem to be the big "spend your
money here" players.

just curious what other security professionals think and why.

thanks,

Erik

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