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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 (9th)
 

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.
Amarnath Jaiswal - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
Comprehensive log analysis has improved traffic monitoring and streamlined risk mitigation
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is a very comprehensive analyzer providing detailed analyzing features and customizable reports. I can get customization and custom reports, and there are many functions available. It is very good for any organization.Log management in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is excellent, as it stores approximately two years of logs. Using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, I analyze vulnerability risks and threats and sort out problems accordingly. I then create policies and mitigate the risk based on my findings. I have created many customizable reports in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. I have customized the reports to schedule them and generate reports every day that are sent to my email. I am not using any SIEMs, but Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is the best and looks like a SIEM. I did not integrate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer with any security information and event management solutions. With Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, I have streamlined the process to mitigate risks and save time to get event information on any type of threats, risks, and unwanted traffic. Risk and time are saved, and it is valuable for any organization.

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."
"There's a whole spectrum of features on the solution that users can take advantage of, and it's a very robust product."
"The security aspects in general have been very useful to use."
"The security aspects in general have been very useful to use."
"This solution offers one view of incident management which has been the most valuable feature."
"The solution provides good standardized reports and is easy to troubleshoot."
"From my perspective, we need to see the traffic in a good way so we can know what has happened in our network."
"There are customizable workflows that you can work with. You can automate certain tasks in FortiAnaylzer in the incidents and events sections."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is easy; for customers with basic knowledge and for those who do not have a technical background, Fortinet is quite good and it should be the first choice."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to gather logs and generate reports."
"We are very satisfied with this program."
"It gives you live logs, which can be really helpful during troubleshooting."
 

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."
"The dashboard is not user-friendly. The solution, in general, isn't great from a user's perspective."
"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."
"It should have customized reports as well. While it currently has them, you need to write a script which is not straightforward."
"FortiAnalyzer's price could be lower."
"The solution could embed monitoring."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer needs to improve its pricing flexibility."
"The solution lacks business intelligence features. It's much too basic."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer could improve by offering more detailed packet inspection information, especially where packets get dropped."
"Their in-house technical support is extremely slow to respond."
"I think technical support should be better. Sometimes support from Fortinet does not help with creating policies or configuration issues and directly routes to the service integrator."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It wasn't cheap, but it was cost-effective compared to many of the other solutions."
"We pay for an annual license."
"The pricing of this solution is fair, and it is based on what you can manage."
"I believe that Fortinet is a cost-effective brand, making it a competitive option in terms of pricing."
"The hardware has a one-time cost and maintenance is paid by annual subscription."
"​It depends upon the company.​"
"It is not very expensive when customers understand the value of this product and the importance of the information that it provides for security."
"The price is not expensive when compared to other solutions like Palo Alto."
"When you compare with other firewall vendors, FortiAnalyzer is quite competitive in pricing."
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Financial Services Firm
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Construction Company
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Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise31
 

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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
I think technical support should be better. Sometimes support from Fortinet does not help with creating policies or configuration issues and directly routes to the service integrator. A little more...
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
I am using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer along with the analyzer for traffic monitoring and event checking. It is effective for analyzing traffic purposes.I use Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for event monitoring...
 

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