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Fortinet FortiAnalyzer vs ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 9, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
Ranking in Log Management
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer
Ranking in Log Management
43rd
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (48th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is 1.5%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer1.5%
ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer1.2%
Other97.3%
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

AP
Engineer at Kahramaa
Management becomes centralized with effective logging
The features that are most effective for me in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer are easy to manage. Fortinet FortiManager is also a great product to manage multi-site management options and other tools. The capability of logging in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is great because there is no need to go to each individual box to check the traffic details. We can collect everything in Analyzer and check from a single console.
Md Abdul Hakim - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Corporate Projukti Limited
Efficient log management enhances activity monitoring despite VPN user issue
Last month, we faced an issue with a Hawaiian VPN user activity. It's like a Fortinet device configured for VPN users. When a VPN user logs in, it doesn't really capture the time before this. If you're testing with existing or new device integration, then the product will be good in the market.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution allows for a lot of customization."
"The event handling solution in the platform is very good and useful."
"The traffic log information we receive from Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is valuable."
"The most valuable features of the solution are report generation and traffic logs."
"This solution offers one view of incident management which has been the most valuable feature."
"This solution, at every stage, does what I expect it to."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer are the dashboards and supporting services."
"The feature that I have found the most valuable is to be able to see everything in our network in a single task. A single menu and the graphical bar charts that it provides to give insights are very useful. It also gives very good metrics on bandwidth utilization, CPU, and device performance. It is very simple and easy to use as well."
"The support system is very good."
"The log management has helped to improve my organization."
"I have made use of technical support and am certainly very satisfied with them."
"Our primary use case for this solution is detecting issues to provide customers with information."
"It's one of the easiest products. It's very simple to use."
"The dashboard for administrators or assigned engineers can identify vulnerabilities, activities, infected systems, large files, or DDoS attacks."
"The log management has helped to improve my organization."
"The tool's reports show activities."
 

Cons

"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."
"Sometimes, there is a problem with CPU consumption, where one process consumes 100%, and I need to restart FortiAnalyzer to fix this."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer could improve by offering more detailed packet inspection information, especially where packets get dropped."
"The solution can improve the incident response function to provide more detailed information on where the incident is originating."
"I do not recommend Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for bigger companies because it is not scalable enough."
"The UI needs to be improved in future updates."
"The solution could use more graphics and be more specific in the dashboard. This way, I'm able to understand everything and effectively understand what's going on, including what's incoming and outgoing. Right now, I have to look up everything. I need a dashboard so that I can see specific items right there in one place."
"Tech support is very poor and slow."
"The scalability is limited."
"The customization of reports could be a lot easier. It is not difficult but it could be made easier."
"It may not be as easy to use as Splunk."
"The first tier of customer service and support is not great."
"The product does not have certain advantages, especially the correlation tools. It was not working as per our expectations."
"The first tier of customer service and support is not great, and additional upgrades could be included."
"The solution should improve on its log capturing capabilities, the authentication, when a person logs onto a network device."
"Support could improve to make the solution better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is expensive for small business customers. It is only available for customers with a high number of firewalls to manage or to report. If a customer has only five boxes of FortiGate, the price of FortiAnalyzer can be more than the five boxes. So, we can't easily put this solution for small business customers."
"The number of licenses required directly corresponds with the number of devices connected."
"There is a license needed to use this solution."
"Its price is okay for us. Fortinet products are cheaper than other solutions."
"I rate FortiAnalyzer six out of 10 for affordability. FortiAnalyzer pricing isn't steady. It changes each quarter or year. That's one of the main problems in West Abaco because most businesses here are small or medium-sized enterprises. It makes budgeting complicated. You always want to pay the same price on the subscription."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is very expensive."
"The price of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is expensive."
"In the local market sometimes people are being charged more than other solutions. Although the market is competitive, legitimate suppliers do not receive a large enough discount to pass onto the customers."
"There is a yearly subscription for the solution."
"We paid for the license of the solution and the deployment. The price of ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is less expensive than other solutions."
"Licensing for ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is paid yearly."
"ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is expensive. Its licensing costs are annual."
"ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is a low-cost solution. It costs approximately $1,000 per month per server for a perpetual license."
"There is a license required for these solutions. The customer can choose the license type, such as an annual license purchase or a perpetual license. If the customer wants maintenance they will have to pay annually."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise31
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What do you like most about ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer?
The reporting features are noteworthy, as they provide templates that streamline the process of generating reports
What needs improvement with ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer?
Last month, we faced an issue with a Hawaiian VPN user activity. It's like a Fortinet device configured for VPN users. When a VPN user logs in, it doesn't really capture the time before this. If yo...
What is your primary use case for ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer?
I find this solution useful for IT devices as a live stream to work with Syshun, serving as both the router and the target. All activities are logged, and they can be accessed within one console. T...
 

Also Known As

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EventLog Analyzer
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

General Directorate of Information Technology
Moody National Bank, EnCircle, Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc, IBM, Ernst & Young, Micro Linear, Silverbeck-Rymer Solicitors, Provincial Court of British Columbia, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, OGILVY & MATHER, E! Entertainment, Tribune-Review Publishing Co.
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