Fortinet FortiAnalyzer vs Grafana Loki comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
Ranking in Log Management
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Grafana Loki
Ranking in Log Management
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

DK
May 10, 2024
Offers fast report generation and logging with easy deployment
As part of a company, we manage customers of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. The solution is used to analyze and locate traffic in a particular network.  Fortinet FortiAnalyzer has helped my organization improve operational efficiency. The company has been using it for ten years.  Report generation is…
Richmond Edoukou - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 3, 2023
An efficient log aggregation with powerful log query capabilities, but it may have a steeper learning curve and resource requirements for large deployments
In my company, we use it for infrastructure monitoring and API monitoring, and for creating dashboards to visualize the data from this system Before implementing it, we lacked insight into the status of our HCI infrastructure. Now, we have the capability to directly monitor both our…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product works well with other products."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to gather logs and generate reports."
"It is very stable and reliable."
"Initial setup is ok."
"Based on the logs of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer you can have it trigger actions. For example, if the log has a word or a sentence you specified it can send an alert or Syslog to an email address."
"The analyzer is the most valuable feature."
"The initial setup is easy, and the deployment is fast."
"We have the most data visibility."
"The log collection feature is good and the solution is easily understandable. v"
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is an open-source tool that is stable and flexible."
"The best feature of Grafana Loki is that it integrates well with our other tool."
"Loki also utilizes the same service discovery mechanism as used by Prometheus. So, whatever labeled metadata you see in Prometheus, you have the exact same metadata in the Loki system. Given this level of intricacy and the attempt to address these challenges, I firmly believe that Loki deserves praise for the work."
"The most valuable feature of Grafana Loki is the dashboards which are really simple to create."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to set up alerts, which becomes necessary when we need to receive notifications for specific events."
"I appreciate the capability to process logs from microservices and seamlessly integrate them into Grafana."
"The solution's stability has never been a problem. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten."
 

Cons

"They need to make the monitor better."
"The solution lacks business intelligence features. It's much too basic."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer could improve by having better integration with other vendors."
"It's possible that they could add some advanced analytics and some proactive controls for logging analytics. That will help a lot."
"We would like to do the reporting, logging, and administration of all the public devices and all the IoT devices. We wish to add the switches, and routers from different vendors, so it's not a vendor-specific diagnostic solution."
"Their in-house technical support is extremely slow to respond. We have our own in-house team to manage issues so clients don't have to wait over two weeks for a response to issues."
"The deployment of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is not complex, but integrating it with firewalls can take some time, depending on the number of firewalls."
"From my point of view, at this time, the solution isn't lacking any features or functionalities."
"Enhancing speed could be a game-changer, and while it might vary depending on the application, it's a factor worth exploring."
"The solution has shortcomings regarding security monitoring-oriented features that need improvement."
"The product must improve its UI."
"We encountered certain limitations when it came to alerting, particularly when dealing with specific data sources."
"In Grafana Loki, the creation of metrics is not so easy, making it an area that could be made easier."
"We had a well-structured dashboard with a functional query. However, an issue arose when the Kubernetes pod restarted. The statistics from our Grafana query would reset, dropping to zero and starting anew. This was particularly noticeable with linear graphs, which are expected to show consistent growth."
"There is a need for some change in the alerting types of the product. In short, a few changes in the alert area are needed due to minor shortcomings."
"The Docker container partition feature needs improvement as they do not reuse the space and goes into a pending state."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay approximately $11,000 for a three-year license to use Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. When we compared the price of this solution to others it is not expensive. Palo Alto is a more expensive solution."
"Its price is okay for us. Fortinet products are cheaper than other solutions."
"I would rate the price of FortiAnalyzer as seven out of ten, with ten being the most expensive."
"The company's choice to utilize Fortinet FortiAnalyzer was based on the overall security strategy and compatibility with existing solutions. It was deemed the best fit as it provided a centralized point of visibility for all of their security solution, including Fortinet FortiGate firewall, FortiClient, Forti EMS, and FortiAP. The company conducted a thorough evaluation of various solutions in the market but found that none of them could fully integrate and manage all their solutions as effectively as Fortinet FortiAnalyzer."
"We found the price of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer to be reasonable."
"When you compare with other firewall vendors, FortiAnalyzer is quite competitive in pricing."
"The price is not expensive when compared to other solutions like Palo Alto."
"I believe that these devices were procured with a five-year maintenance and support license up front. I work at a university, so the vendor provides a considerable higher ed discount."
"My company doesn't need to pay for the licensing cost of the solution."
"We use a free version."
"I use the solution's open-source version. Grafana Loki is a completely free solution for me."
"I use the open-source version of the product."
"Since we are using the open-source version of Grafana Loki, we are not paying anything for the solution."
"You can use the free version of Grafana Loki on-premises."
"The solution is open source."
"The pricing structure varies based on the number of users; there might be specific taxes to pay for it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
19%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
The reporting features, which offer customization, real-time insights, and compliance support, are particularly noteworthy aspects.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer needs to improve its pricing flexibility.
What do you like most about Grafana Loki?
We are using Grafana Loki as a database for real-time metrics.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Grafana Loki?
Since we are using the open-source version of Grafana Loki, we are not paying anything for the solution.
What needs improvement with Grafana Loki?
There are a few features in the solution's enterprise version that are not given in the normal basic version. Visualization-wise, Grafana Loki's dashboard looks a little outdated compared to other ...
 

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