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Fortinet FortiAnalyzer vs Nagios Log Server 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
Nagios Log Server
Ranking in Log Management
47th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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 Nagios Log Server is 1.0%, 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%
Nagios Log Server1.0%
Other97.5%
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.
Syarul Idzuddin Adzmi - PeerSpot reviewer
Operation Director at Digital Pulse Sdn Bhd
A scalable and affordable tool for monitoring data centers
Five engineers are needed for the maintenance of the product. I would definitely recommend the solution to those planning to use it. To increase the rating for the product, Nagios should offer remote support and offer more customization in reporting while making it easy for the customers to use it. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"FortiAnalyzer has a user-friendly interface with a quick response and good analytics. It's very secure because it's taking the log from the devices on a secure channel, so there is no problem with that in your network."
"I like its simplicity. It is straightforward. We get reports and emails about the logs, and that's it."
"The IBS (Intent Based Segmentation) and application web filtering are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"The stability of the solution is excellent; it's very robust, we don't have issues with bugs or glitches, it doesn't crash or freeze, and it's extremely reliable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is reporting."
"Report generation is very easy"
"Initial setup is ok."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer are the dashboards and supporting services."
"My company is a featured partner of Nagios XI, so I'm implementing Nagios XI in different companies and supporting the product, and I'd recommend the solution because it offers a lot of benefits and has a good dashboard, it's pretty easy to get up and running, and the pricing is good."
"The initial setup of Nagios Log Server was easy and straightforward."
"One of the most valuable features is the dashboard because the UI was effective and easy to use."
"One of the most valuable features is the dashboard because the UI was effective and easy to use. The alert systems are good as well. We had no failovers and had high availability. We can search the queries fast as well in Nagios Log Server."
"A great feature of the solution involves its internal portal."
"A great feature of the solution involves its internal portal."
"The product is scalable."
 

Cons

"Pricing-wise, it is not affordable for the normal customer."
"The product should be integrated with other third-party solutions for context exchange."
"It is a pretty big software package. It has a lot of features which maybe aren't that useful."
"The following could be better: operation and maintenance, high-availability architecture, and management link embedded in the transmission link."
"FortiAnalyzer's price could be lower, but it is cheaper than competitors like Palo Alto, Forcepoint, or Sophos."
"I need some improvements in the support team since it is an area where there are certain shortcomings."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is not in the cloud environment like some of the other products."
"The technical support isn't very good, I rate it a 2 out of 5."
"The support could be better. They only offer email support."
"The support could be better."
"The customization and dashboards have shortcomings and need to be improved to make the tool look more presentable."
"As we are talking about a product which is open to the public, the pricing makes it challenging for us to profit off of its marketing."
"The configurations during initial setup could be improved. If they could be agentless, as in the case of the Ansible product, it would be better. I would like to be able to analyze the network bandwidth."
"The configurations during initial setup could be improved."
"As we are talking about a product which is open to the public, the pricing makes it challenging for us to profit off of its marketing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The program is expensive."
"The hardware has a one-time cost and maintenance is paid by annual subscription."
"The pricing model is subscription-based."
"When comparing with other solutions such as Checkpoint and Cisco, Fortinet is priced well."
"Its worth spending on FortiAnalyzer if you have multiple firewalls in your network."
"The product’s price is much better than its competitors."
"The hardware cost and services contract are fair."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is quite an expensive tool."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap, I rate the pricing an eight or nine."
"For a single instance, the price is around $4,000."
"We found the pricing to be quite affordable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise31
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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...
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