FortiMonitor vs Splunk Cloud Platform comparison

Fortinet and Splunk are both solutions in the IT Alerting and Incident Management category. Fortinet is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.8, while Splunk is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.4. Fortinet holds a 1.7% mindshare in IMS, compared to Splunk’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Fortinet users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Splunk users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

Splunk Cloud Platform and FortiMonitor are both designed to optimize IT infrastructure and improve security, but they approach these goals differently. Splunk Cloud Platform generally has an edge due to its extensive data analysis capabilities, whereas FortiMonitor is preferred for its network monitoring and alerting strengths.

Features: Splunk Cloud Platform offers powerful data analytics and indexing features, providing comprehensive insights and detailed reports. It excels in log aggregations and enterprise security, with advanced dashboarding and fast search capabilities. FortiMonitor is strong in real-time monitoring and alerting, with centralized management and integration with Fortinet FortiGate. It provides informative dashboards and operates easily for monitoring logs on FortiGate.

Room for Improvement: Splunk Cloud Platform can improve by simplifying its setup process, reducing the complexity of its robust features, and enhancing cost-efficiency. It might benefit from more customization options in its console interface. FortiMonitor might improve its vendor support, enhance its user interface, and increase alerts for network anomalies. It could also provide more seamless integrations with emerging technologies.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Deployment of Splunk Cloud Platform requires a substantial setup phase due to its comprehensive analytics suite, but its customer support is responsive and supports complex installations. FortiMonitor offers a simpler deployment with minimal setup time, making it attractive for rapid implementation. It focuses on straightforward, efficient customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Splunk Cloud Platform has higher upfront costs, but it can deliver significant ROI over time through thorough insights. It reflects its analytical depth in its premium pricing. FortiMonitor offers a more budget-friendly setup, potentially delivering quicker ROI for fast network monitoring solutions, aligning its pricing with its focus on efficient monitoring.

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Categories and Ranking

FortiMonitor

Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management

10th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (22nd), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (23rd), Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (7th)

Splunk Cloud Platform

Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Visualization (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the IT Alerting and Incident Management category, the mindshare of FortiMonitor is 1.7%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Cloud Platform is 1.5%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Alerting and Incident Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Splunk Cloud Platform	1.5%
FortiMonitor	1.7%
Other	96.8%

IT Alerting and Incident Management

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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Job Asiimwe

Sr Manager at Continued

Needs better cybersecurity features but offers robust log ingestion

Splunk Cloud Platform needs improvement in its security offerings, specifically in cybersecurity. It has not kept pace with competitors over recent years, and integration with the Cisco ecosystem after Cisco's acquisition of Splunk has also been slow. The product should incorporate more readily available features, especially in security monitoring. The federated search feature is costly. Extracting meaningful insights beyond essential log data proves challenging due to the product's reliance on manual processes. Users must manually configure detections, develop logic for insights, and manage dashboards. While the product boasts numerous out-of-the-box capabilities, these often require extensive modification to align with specific user needs, limiting their practical applicability. Splunk Cloud Platform doesn't inherently provide visibility as a standalone product. It's a platform for building custom visibility solutions. We need to feed it data and then write logic to define what insights we want to extract. While pre-built solutions might be available in the marketplace, Splunk doesn't offer out-of-the-box visibility. If we know our requirements, we can utilize code and research to create custom dashboards, but it requires effort and expertise. The pre-built reports in Splunk Cloud Platform are generic and require manual adjustments to extract specific, granular information, which requires the user to be knowledgeable.

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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 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."

"FortiMonitor is 100% stable."

"Overall, I would recommend FortiMonitor to others."

"The solution helps to see client infrastructure. It has many boxes and blinks green or red when the station goes up or down. We have different domains for the device groups that we monitor."

"In FortiMonitor, we're linked up with our Netgear, CactusServer, and NOC. It's really valuable because everything's migrating to one dashboard for us system engineers. We can keep an eye on traffic, blocked sites, and the health of our hardware. That last part, about knowing if something's going to fail soon, is super important. It gives us time to sort things out before any big problems happen. As a system engineer, I need to keep tabs on everything – temperature, monitoring systems, and network operations. This data is really handy because it helps me ensure our site runs smoothly, whether it's turning systems on or off. Just last night, there was a system failure, but thanks to real-time monitoring, I quickly identified the problem and got the necessary replacement parts."

"FortiMonitor has a very intuitive dashboard, which makes it particularly helpful for analyzing traffic, alerts, and other information."

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

"FortiMonitor has a very intuitive dashboard, which makes it particularly helpful for analyzing traffic, alerts, and other information."

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"The product's deployment phase was easy."

"Not having to maintain any infrastructure is valuable. That frees up a lot of time as well."

"he cloud performance is good."

"I can trace an event back to its root cause. I can find the root cause instead of just looking at the symptoms across different things."

"Index manager is most valuable because we do not have to bother about internal storage. It is all managed by the Splunk team."

"In my organization, Splunk Cloud Platform has improved the issue revolving around transactions."

"Its interconnectivity with the cloud platforms, such as Azure and AWS, was valuable."

"There is definitely the ease of the infrastructure administration. It frees up a lot of time."

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Cons

"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."

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

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

"I think the current features are really good for me, nothing else comes to mind right now. Maybe some small improvements could be made in the customization and configuration part of the UI to make it easier or more intuitive. Customizable UI options, like we saw in the demo, could be helpful for everyone. But in our operational environment, having clear health status and system details is crucial for us system engineers. One feature I'd really like to see is a credential management system. It would help us keep track of who's logged in and how many times, which is important due to user restrictions. Sometimes, we need to manage logins more efficiently, like logging off other users to free up credentials. So having a feature like that would be really helpful."

". Enhancements in the dashboard, such as clearer alerting, maintenance window management, software version tracking, and better visualization, would be beneficial."

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

"The tool's price in Vietnam is high, making it an area of concern where improvements can be made."

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"There can be more modules and more integration with other areas in the cloud and on-prem. I am not sure whether it includes network devices and things like that."

"Every time they launch new versions, we experience a few bugs. The most recent version had a couple of bugs in the databases. We contacted the vendor and got assistance solving these bugs, so the environment is more stable."

"The support from the Splunk team is generally good, but sometimes, there's a lack of coordination between our account reps and the hands-on technical people. This misalignment can lead to issues with getting what we need done and what is happening."

"I have not come across anything that I would consider missing as such. If anything, sometimes we have dashboards that would not go into the dark mode. It is a minor issue, but it is the only thing that I wish was there. The dark mode would definitely help."

"The dashboards should be easier to customize."

"Since I work on data collection from external sources and send them into Splunk, I miss its ability to collect that data through REST API applications."

"There is sometimes no documentation or updated documentation available."

"I want to have the ability to process the ingestion before it is sent to the back end and Splunk just announced that the feature is coming, so now it just needs to be released."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

"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."

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

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

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

"The cost makes more sense for organizations that have a large amount of data ranges."

"It is not that expensive."

"The pricing model makes this an expensive solution."

"The pricing was negotiated through Trustwave and for our first contract in three years, we got a good deal."

"My company has a license for Splunk Cloud Platform. My company also has a license for Splunk Enterprise."

"Currently, we have the ingest-based license. They are offering SVC-based licenses as well, but I am not a fan of SVC-based licensing. At the end of the day, I want to predict my budget and how much I am going to pay to the vendor so that I can plan my yearly budget."

"I do not know what that is anymore. I have not been involved with that for a couple of years, but I know we are paying a lot."

"The Splunk Cloud Platform is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	42

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...

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What do you like most about FortiMonitor?

In FortiMonitor, we're linked up with our Netgear, CactusServer, and NOC. It's really valuable because everything's migrating to one dashboard for us system engineers. We can keep an eye on traffic...

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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.

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What do you like most about Splunk Cloud Platform?

Splunk has sped up our response and reduced the time we spend manually monitoring any logs for ticketing tools or servers. It saves us around two hours daily.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Cloud Platform?

If I were to rate the price for the product from 1 to 10, I would rate it nine.

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What needs improvement with Splunk Cloud Platform?

The disadvantage of Splunk Cloud Platform is that its integration process should be improved. The challenges I have encountered while integrating Splunk Cloud Platform include that integration is a...

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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.

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Splunk Cloud Platform enhances operational efficiency with streamlined log management and real-time data analysis, offering customizable dashboards, seamless system integration, and a user-friendly interface that simplifies infrastructure management.

Splunk Cloud Platform stands out for its robust indexing and powerful search capabilities, delivering end-to-end visibility across environments. AI-driven security measures enhance cybersecurity intelligence, while its flexible log management reduces resolution times. The platform integrates effortlessly with diverse systems, supporting centralized log management, security monitoring, and application performance analysis. Users leverage its comprehensive analytics for troubleshooting, alerting, and visualization, optimizing costs and ensuring compliance with unified data sources.

What are the key features of Splunk Cloud Platform?

Customizable Dashboards: Personalized insights with adaptable visualizations.
Powerful Search Capabilities: Advanced search functions that simplify data retrieval.
Seamless Integration: Easily connects with various systems to consolidate data.
Quick Setup: Accelerated deployment process, reducing time to value.
AI-driven Security Measures: Advanced protection with automated threat detection.
Real-Time Data Analysis: Instant insights for timely decision-making.

What benefits and ROI should users expect?

Enhanced Operational Efficiency: Streamlined processes reduce workload.
Reduced Resolution Times: Faster issue identification and resolution.
Cost-Effectiveness: Optimize resources and reduce expenses.
End-to-End Visibility: Comprehensive understanding across environments.
Flexibility in Log Management: Adaptable to business needs with ease.

In many industries, Splunk Cloud Platform is implemented primarily for unified log management, cybersecurity initiatives, and application performance monitoring. Businesses utilize it to streamline IT operations, integrate data sources, and leverage insights for troubleshooting and strategic decision-making, ensuring compliance and optimized resource use.

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