FortiMonitor vs Gremlin Reliability Management Platform comparison

FortiMonitor vs. Gremlin Reliability Management Platform

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Categories and Ranking

FortiMonitor

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

24th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (22nd), IT Alerting and Incident Management (13th), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (8th)

Gremlin Reliability Managem...

Ranking in IT Infrastructure Monitoring

53rd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (54th), DevSecOps (15th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category, the mindshare of FortiMonitor is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Gremlin Reliability Management Platform is 0.1%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Infrastructure Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
FortiMonitor	0.7%
Gremlin Reliability Management Platform	0.1%
Other	99.2%

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

Featured Reviews

reviewer2677554

Network Engineer III at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Managing diverse networks with detailed alerts enhances device oversight

FortiManager is very helpful in managing our networks. We use it to manage 20 farms and various networks with hundreds of devices. The version we are using provides more detail than the older dashboard. We appreciate the alerting capabilities, which are integrated with SolarWinds to notify our team via SMS.

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Varun Lellapalli

Senior Software Engineer at a sports company with 10,001+ employees

Chaos experiments have revealed weak points and now provide controlled cost-saving tests

The best features of Gremlin Reliability Management Platform are the safe failure injection, which is crucial as we can simulate the failures in a manner that we know these are just dumping tests and not the actual issues. Whether it is the CPU spike or the memory exhaustion, or the network latency, or the server shutdown, server shutdown is one of the most favorite features that I have in Gremlin Reliability Management Platform. The controlled blast radius is another standout feature. The controlled blast radius feature has helped my team in that we actually wanted to target only one specific container, our Docker containers that we deployed. It helped us to conduct tests in a very specific, isolated manner instead of launching a larger test or focusing on hundreds of servers at a time, resulting in very limited impact. Since ours is a very small team, we do not want to impact other servers. This controlled blast radius helped us to only focus on our servers and not impact any other team. Gremlin Reliability Management Platform has positively impacted my organization because before Gremlin Reliability Management Platform, we did not even know how to conduct these chaos engineering tests. We heard about it, but we had no idea of how to do something of that nature. If there are ten servers, ten systems in our architecture and if suddenly something goes down, nobody knew what would happen next. We did not even know how to simulate these types of tests. This lack of confidence has been mitigated by using Gremlin Reliability Management Platform. Now we can confidently test and see which system is the most critical. If this goes down, what happens? How much business valuation are we going to impact? How much loss are we going to incur? All of this is now clearly visible and transparent. Since using Gremlin Reliability Management Platform, we were able to reduce the incidents by six percent after conducting our limited experiments. We were also able to increase the uptime from ninety-eight to ninety-nine, which represents a one percent increase in uptime.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of FortiMonitor is user monitoring. We are able to see if the user is following the policy or not from their system. Additionally, the solution integrates well with Fortinet FortiGate and has centralized management."

"FortiMonitor is 100% stable."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is what the devices are used for. We have big backups for our Cradlepoint solutions, but FortiMonitor is a great routing device and we love working with them."

"Overall, I would recommend FortiMonitor to others."

"FortiMonitor's dashboard is very informative and user-friendly."

"The most valuable feature of FortiMonitor is the overall ability to monitor the health of the environment."

"FortiMonitor offers comprehensive monitoring capabilities, allowing me to track network traffic in and out effectively."

"It provides the best firewall features."

More FortiMonitor pros

"Using Gremlin Reliability Management Platform has raised more than fifty percent of the reliability of the infrastructure."

"We are seeing a return on investment from using Gremlin Reliability Management Platform because we are getting less production issues by thirty percent, as I mentioned earlier, making it a great investment."

"Since using Gremlin Reliability Management Platform, we were able to reduce the incidents by six percent after conducting our limited experiments, and we were also able to increase the uptime from ninety-eight to ninety-nine, which represents a one percent increase in uptime."

"Gremlin Reliability Management Platform is amazing with the reliability score, providing built-in Chaos Engineering experiments that you run on your service to receive a reliability score along with insights on the issues and risks present in your service that you can examine and work on."

Cons

"Sometimes, during high CPU usage, we cannot access FortiMonitor and must refresh it."

"FortiMonitor could improve by having compatibility with other operating systems, such as Linux."

"FortiMonitor could be improved by making it more convenient for smaller workloads, such as when configuring a few branches."

"FortiMonitor's monitoring could be much better. It should be like, in Palo Alto."

"There is room for improvement in the FortiMonitor report. It is not ideal for showcasing to tech customers or managers, especially when trying to display high CPU usage from logins within a specific range of months or the most recent month."

"FortiMonitor needs to improve its alert system."

"Additionally, there are no AI features in FortiMonitor, which might be an area for enhancement."

"We use FortiToken, and it's a pain to use because you have to send things through your phone and then confirm by email. Only after this can you log in. It's dual-factor authentication. I wish that I could just log in or bring up a dashboard where I could log in from."

More FortiMonitor cons

"Gremlin Reliability Management Platform can be improved as the pricing is a bit expensive and the learning curve for beginners is a bit difficult."

"I think Gremlin Reliability Management Platform can be improved by integrating with more AWS services or GCP services."

"I think that it will be important to have resources to perform self-directed studies on Gremlin Reliability Management Platform as an improvement."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing model in Vietnam is a bit high. I rate the product price as an eight out of ten."

"Compared to other solutions, FortiMonitor is a very expensive solution."

"On a scale from one to ten, I rate the pricing a nine since it is a good solution that is available at a cheap price."

"There are additional costs needed for certain functionality, such as scalability."

"In terms of licensing, while it may not be the most expensive option on the market, it's relatively cost-effective. You can obtain licenses at a lower cost, with the calculation being straightforward. For example, if you onboard around 5,000 devices, you'll need approximately 5,000 licenses, as each device typically counts as one license."

"FortiMonitor's price is very high."

"The price of FortiMonitor is approximately $200 annually for 225 users. The price is competitive."

"We have a large customer base for Fortinet, and the additional buying power got us really great discounts."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

Printing Company

14%

Sports Company

14%

Real Estate/Law Firm

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	6

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Questions from the Community

What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

I have a clear bias because I work for Panopta. We aren't a fit for everyone, but I can confirm that Panopta is a lot less work to stand up and maintain. It's also a lot easier to use and onboard n...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FortiMonitor?

FortiMonitor does save time but not significantly on costs, as there are still expenses related to procurement, installation, and licensing.

What needs improvement with FortiMonitor?

There are areas for improvement that FortiManager is addressing. We have not yet upgraded to the latest software versions, being a full revision behind, but we plan to update soon since the current...

What needs improvement with Gremlin Reliability Management Platform?

I think that it will be important to have resources to perform self-directed studies on Gremlin Reliability Management Platform as an improvement. There is a small and fast and simple certification...

What is your primary use case for Gremlin Reliability Management Platform?

My main use case for Gremlin Reliability Management Platform is chaos testing. I take my infrastructure and then I sabotage some things to see how they reach the goal. I try network or infrastructu...

What advice do you have for others considering Gremlin Reliability Management Platform?

The main advice I would give to others looking into using Gremlin Reliability Management Platform would be to study it. Do not be shy to fail. Test everything and do lab architectures to test. It i...

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Overview

FortiMonitor is a comprehensive, SaaS-based digital experience monitoring (DEM) platform that helps organizations modernize their performance-monitoring tools. It provides visibility into endpoint application performance and digital experience—no matter where the user resides or where the application is hosted.

Fortinet

Gremlin Reliability Management Platform empowers organizations to proactively identify and mitigate potential failures. It enhances system resilience through controlled chaos engineering, aiding tech teams in delivering reliable services.

Designed for tech-savvy users, Gremlin enables teams to implement chaos engineering effectively to ensure system reliability. It offers precise control over variables, allowing teams to simulate real-world scenarios and fortify system operations. Gremlin plays a strategic role in preventing downtime and maintaining optimal service delivery through a suite of advanced tools tailored for IT infrastructure.

What are the most important features of Gremlin?

Attack Library: Offers diverse failure scenarios for comprehensive testing.
Security Control: Ensures safe execution of tests with access restrictions.
Detailed Reporting: Provides insights into system weaknesses and improvements.
API Access: Facilitates automation and integration with existing systems.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Increased Uptime: Improved system availability through proactive testing.
Cost Efficiency: Reduced need for corrective measures post-failure.
Team Collaboration: Enhances coordination among IT and operations teams.
Product Reliability: More robust and reliable service delivery to clients.

In industries such as e-commerce, finance, and healthcare, Gremlin helps maintain service reliability by identifying vulnerabilities before they affect operations. IT teams can simulate stress tests specific to their industry, ensuring systems are resilient against potential threats, enhancing customer satisfaction, and securing business continuity.

Gremlin

Sample Customers

SONY, GoDaddy, HCL, ING, ARMOR, billboard

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FortiMonitor vs. Gremlin Reliability Management Platform