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We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSIEM and Icinga based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Fortinet FortiSIEM vs. Icinga Report (Updated: May 2020).
772,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Fortinet FortiSIEM provides good detection against advanced threats.""FortiSIEM provides a single PIN to monitor SOC and NOC. It's a nice tool for integration and monitoring. It provides multiple categories for monitoring based on security designations like low, medium, and high.""It's easy to manage. There's a web interface and a command line, depending on what the user is comfortable with. There's a large knowledge base available, and the support is timely.""We like the integration of all of these Fortinet platforms together. Everything is integrated well, and we are able to sell that as a service to our customers.""FortiSIEM helped us discover all the threats at the time that were attacking the IT services of the company. We now have multiple-level authentication.""The product is quite well-organized. The GUI makes it easy to navigate.""Real-time monitoring makes life quite easy for me.""The Threat Hunting feature provides complete traffic analysis."

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"The best thing about the solution is how it highlights errors, the issues, and what needs my attention. The solution directs me to areas that I should look for first.""We have found the solution to be stable.""This solution has a self-healing handler where if the service is down, it is automatically restarted.""Macros and the ability to connect it to Google Maps are valuable features.""The apply rules feature saves a lot of time.""Icinga does the job and is fairly stable.""The ability to customize scripts and build your own queries to request information from the infrastructure elements you want to monitor. This level of personalization and customization is highly appreciated.""It is really easy in Icinga to create your own plugin and integrate it without any fuss. And it works just perfectly fine."

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Cons
"FortiSIEM needs to expand its integration with third-party vendors. I don't know if Forcepoint has been added, but there were limited resources for integrating Forcepoint solutions when we implemented FortiSIEM. It integrates well with other Fortinet products and solutions from established cybersecurity companies like Palo Alto but doesn't integrate with some of the newer vendors.""Fortinet FortiSIEM is a little out of sight and needs more marketing efforts to be popular in the market.""The dashboard needs to improve.""They need to integrate better with Cisco and Palo Alto.""We need to see incident reports about the event log, without events from the administrator or through human interaction.""Areas for improvement would be the ease of use and the integration with Fortinet's own products.""An improvement would be if FortiSIEM's licensing was based on the number of nodes rather than the EPS.""The interface needs some improvements because it's a bit cumbersome when you're trying to view items. It takes some time to get used to. Additionally, sometimes the scrolling does not work."

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"There is room for improvement in multi-tenancy. It's not perfect, not even really good. It's average, but it should be improved.""One thing that Icinga lacks is the capability to create advanced and customized dashboards within the tool itself.""The solution lacks many features important to higher-level IT management and network support.""In general, the product does not look good. However, it does what it is supposed to do. So, the improvements should focus on usability and UI.""It needs Trap SNMP. I saw the documentation for Zabbix, that it has its own built-in product which handles SNMP traps, and there's nothing similar in Icinga or Nagios. I think this feature is most important for me.""The tool currently fails to provide notifications to users.""Icinga is a complex solution that's hard to learn. It's a powerful product for monitoring, but new users will have a hard time figuring out what to do.""Icinga’s automation could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Please be cheaper and more simplified."
  • "We bought the perpetual license, so we own the product, but there is a three-year support renewal fee for that."
  • "Pricing is acceptable for more than 90% of our customers, as they normally get discounts."
  • "Its price can be better. We are Fortinet partners, so we can get discounts, but its price can be an issue at the beginning for others. There is a licensing scheme for every case. There are three licensing schemes that we can choose from."
  • "The price of Fortinet FortiSIEM is a lot less when compared to other solutions."
  • "They have a yearly subscription."
  • "The solution is available for both, perpetual and subscription licenses."
  • "Manageable, however would be better as pay as you go versus CapEX."
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  • "The product is inexpensive compared to other DBM products."
  • "This is an open-source solution with paid support."
  • "It's an open-source solution."
  • "We're using the free version of Icinga."
  • "Even though Icinga's financial cost is low, it is an expensive product regarding the resources required to maintain and operate it."
  • "The solution is free to use."
  • "The solution is cheap."
  • "It is cost-effective, and the return on investment can be very interesting because the price is low."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Fortinet FortiSIEM needs to provide better API integrations to users.
    Top Answer:I don't have the price list of any of the competitors of Fortinet FortiSIEM. I work with the technical part of the tool. There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached… more »
    Top Answer:Fortinet FortiSIEM is a better solution than other products. As a SIEM solution, it can meet all the requirements of customers. The product already offers good integration capabilities with multiple… more »
    Top Answer:The best thing about the solution is how it highlights errors, the issues, and what needs my attention. The solution directs me to areas that I should look for first.
    Top Answer:I wasn't involved with the finance side of the product. I just tested the product and gave feedback to the IT team in our company.
    Top Answer:I didn't have a problem with Icinga since I just use it for monitoring purposes. I haven't faced any issues with Icinga to date, and I think that it is a good solution. Right now, in my company… more »
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    Also Known As
    FortiSIEM, AccelOps
    Icinga Cloud Monitoring
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    Overview

    FortiSIEM (formerly AccelOps 4) provides an actionable security intelligence platform to monitor security, performance and compliance through a single pane of glass.

    Companies around the world use FortiSIEM for the following use cases:

    • Threat management and intelligence that provide situational awareness and anomaly detection
    • Alleviating compliance mandate concerns for PCI, HIPAA and SOX
    • Managing “alert overload”
    • Handling the “too many tools” reporting issue
    • Addressing the MSPs/MSSPs pain of meeting service level agreements
    Icinga monitors infrastructures of all sizes with the integrated cluster system secured by SSL, Integrates with DevOps tools and uses an object based configuration or provision on users' monitoring code through the REST API. Icinga has a lightweight and extensible web interface to keep an eye on your environment and provides modules that extend the functionality of Icinga Web 2. Additionally, it offers a fully preconfigured monitoring stack or just add an external perspective.
    Sample Customers
    FortiSIEM has hundreds of customers worldwide in markets including managed services, technology, financial services, healthcare, and government. Customers include Aruba Networks, Compushare, Port of San Diego, Cleveland Indians, Infoblox, Healthways, and Referentia.
    Puppet Labs, Audi, Spacex, Debian, Snapdeal, McGill, RIPE Network Coordination Centre
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider21%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Media Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Government9%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm29%
    Computer Software Company29%
    Educational Organization14%
    University14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business41%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise34%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise52%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business45%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise35%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise60%
    Buyer's Guide
    Fortinet FortiSIEM vs. Icinga
    May 2020
    Find out what your peers are saying about Fortinet FortiSIEM vs. Icinga and other solutions. Updated: May 2020.
    772,649 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Fortinet FortiSIEM is ranked 9th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 65 reviews while Icinga is ranked 22nd in Network Monitoring Software with 17 reviews. Fortinet FortiSIEM is rated 7.6, while Icinga is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSIEM writes "It's cheaper than other solutions with the same features but lacks integration with many third-party vendors". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Icinga writes "A stable, scalable and cost-effective solution that helps with inbuilt scripts for easy modification". Fortinet FortiSIEM is most compared with IBM Security QRadar, Splunk Enterprise Security, Microsoft Sentinel, Wazuh and LogRhythm SIEM, whereas Icinga is most compared with Zabbix, Checkmk, Nagios Core, Nagios XI and Centreon. See our Fortinet FortiSIEM vs. Icinga report.

    We monitor all Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.