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Elastic Beats vs Fortinet FortiAnalyzer comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Elastic Beats
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (12th)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user1269834 - PeerSpot reviewer
I.T. Manager at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
A great addition to our security monitoring system
We haven't to this point had to scale very large, we want to continue to evolve, but it's a slow process for us. From what I've used so far, and my reading on it, I don't think we're going to have any problems scaling to really whatever size we need.
Manikandan Kannan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Technology at Techfruits
Simplifying log management by displaying detailed access information
The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is its ability to simplify and display logs clearly, providing details like which IPs are accessing the system, the destination, and the policies applied. This visualization and detail make managing logs more straightforward. In conjunction with our VMware setup, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer enhances organizational efficiency, meeting the standard log retention period for up to a year.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"There's a whole spectrum of features on the solution that users can take advantage of. It's a very robust product."
"The security aspects in general have been very useful to use."
"We like the fact that we can run minute-by-minute reporting form this solution."
"Log View is the most valuable part for us, as we can view logs from different Fortigates on a single GUI."
"I completely recommend Fortinet FortiAnalyzer to others."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to create a customized dashboard."
"The log events are quite useful for us."
"Storage in SSD helps in generating customized reports."
"I recommend Fortinet FortiAnalyzer."
"There are a lot of monitoring features available."
 

Cons

"At some level, the documentation, the information as far as the components, it's sometimes a little difficult to find the information necessary to implement aspects."
"The dashboard is not user-friendly. The solution, in general, isn't great from a user's perspective."
"I feel that Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is a little bit heavy, making it an area where improvements are required."
"They could improve the user interface a bit."
"The setup of the solution can be improved because it is currently complex."
"One area for improvement could be better support for third-party products, as it doesn't have as much visibility with these compared to Fortinet's own products."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer needs to improve its pricing flexibility."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer needs to improve in its utilization of AI to enhance its security log analysis."
"It's possible that they could add some advanced analytics and some proactive controls for logging analytics. That will help a lot."
"If Fortinet could introduce some firewalling or maybe FortiAnalyzer on the cloud, that would be interesting because I've never seen it on a cloud."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It wasn't cheap, but it was cost-effective compared to many of the other solutions."
"It is acceptable for on-premises, but it is expensive for the cloud."
"Compared to other products, the price is a little bit high."
"FortiAnalyzer was in the product itself, but two years ago they split it from Fortinet. We paid the license two years ago."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"t varies depending on your needs. However, after-sales support is expensive."
"I do not know the price of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. I did not pay for it, but I know the price of other Fortinet products. They are not cheap. I am from Poland. We have Zloty, not Euro, so for us, everything is expensive."
"There is a license needed to use this solution."
"The cost and pricing should be in accordance with the calculation of log storage capacity for a time period required for historical analysis."
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Computer Software Company
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Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Government
6%
 

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Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise31
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
The pricing of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is okay. For smaller companies, the pricing is acceptable.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
I don't know what the main room for improvement is for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, but perhaps I don't have much experience, so I cannot answer this question comprehensively.
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
I am using Fortinet and Red Hat myself as a consultant. I am dealing with Fortinet products and can provide information about them. I am working with Fortinet products, including firewalls and othe...
 

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