We compared Fortinet FortiAnalyzer vs Wazuh based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Wazuh seems to be the superior solution. Our reviewers feel that because Fortinet FortiAnalyzer’s integration capabilities are limited, its price is expensive, and there is a question about how effective its technical support is, Wazuh is a better investment.
"Log collection is the most valuable. The UI looks great. It has a very good look and feel. We don't have the need to use solid state drives. We use mechanic drives, and we don't see any performance issues, so basically, it is doing fine."
"We like the fact that we can run minute-by-minute reporting form this solution."
"FortiAnalyzer helps us discover what's happening on the network."
"Separating sections or conditions on Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is quite clear."
"The solution is easy to use and easy to integrate."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten since, in our company, we have never experienced the solution crashing or having any other issues."
"The log analysis and reporting are both quite good."
"The solution is very easy to deploy."
"It's very easy to integrate Wazuh with other environments, cloud applications, and on-prem applications. So, the advantage is that it's easy to implement and integrate with other solutions."
"Its cost-effectiveness is the most valuable aspect."
"The deployment is easy and they provide very good documentation."
"Wazuh offers numerous features, such as the ability to define custom rules for detecting malicious activities and remembering behaviors."
"I find the PCI DSS feature the most valuable, along with the feature that monitors the compliance of Windows and the CIS benchmarks on other devices like Unix or Linux systems."
"Wazuh's best features are syscheck, its ability to immediately resolve vulnerabilities, and that it's open source."
"If they support a solution, it is easy to do an integration."
"It offers built-in modules for file integrity and vulnerability management."
"The deployment of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is not complex, but integrating it with firewalls can take some time, depending on the number of firewalls."
"They can include integration with devices, such as firewalls, endpoints, from other vendors. They can include graphic monitoring of everything in the network, not just Fortinet products. It would also be good to include customizable reports and customizable views of the reports."
"I don't find Fortinet FortiAnalyzer to be as robust as Check Point Security Management."
"The pricing could be better."
"It would be good if the product could provide data about the websites users visit."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer can improve by introducing integration with other Fortinet solutions with automation with one interface would be helpful."
"In future releases, we'd like to see more granular reporting. The reports on offer right now are pretty short."
"The cloud version can be expensive. If the customers could get the resources to store the logs on-premises, it would be much better."
"The technical support can be improved. Wazuh has some bugs that need to be fixed. It would be good if we can have automation with respect to incidence responses."
"The deployment is a bit complex."
"The only challenge we faced with Wazuh was the lack of direct support."
"Wazuh could improve the detection, it is not detecting all of the attacks. Additionally, it is lacking features compared to other solutions."
"Its configuration process is time-consuming."
"Wazuh needs more security and features, particularly visualization features and a health monitor."
"While it is scalable, it can suffer from reduced latencies."
"They need to go towards integrating with more cloud applications and not just OS like Windows and Linux."
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 8th in Log Management with 81 reviews while Wazuh is ranked 3rd in Log Management with 38 reviews. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is rated 8.0, while Wazuh is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer writes "We can automate event-based handling solutions, is stable, and is great for heavy traffic". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wazuh writes "It integrates seamlessly with AWS cloud-native services". Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, Graylog, Grafana Loki, LogRhythm SIEM and ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer, whereas Wazuh is most compared with Elastic Security, Security Onion, Splunk Enterprise Security, AlienVault OSSIM and CrowdStrike Falcon. See our Fortinet FortiAnalyzer vs. Wazuh report.
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