We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate IPS and Splunk User Behavior Analytics based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a good product. It does what we want it to do so. I didn't find many false-positives or things like that. We mainly use the IPS and URL filtering features, and they are pretty good."
"The Fortinet FortiGate IPS has a good interface and integration."
"I love the interface."
"My company never had any complaints about the tool in terms of performance or stability."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It is a reliable solution."
"The product is scalable."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate IPS are firewall and filtering."
"The solution is definitely scalable."
"The most valuable feature is being able to take data and put it into other systems so that we could see the output, and to see where we need to apply our focus."
"This is a good security product."
"The product is at the forefront of auto-remediation networking. It's great."
"We are really pleased with Splunk and its features. It would be practically impossible to function without it. To provide a general overview of the system, it's important to note that the standard log files are currently around 250 gigabytes per day. It would be impossible to manually walk through these logs by hand, which is why automation is essential."
"It is a solution that helps test and measure customer satisfaction."
"Splunk is more user-friendly than some competing solutions we tried."
"The most valuable features are its data aggregation and the ability to automatically identify a number of threats, then suggest recommended actions upon them."
"Monitoring could be improved."
"The solution could improve the integration."
"Fortinet FortiGate can improve performance. There was a huge challenge in terms of CPU and memory where the IPS engine would keep triggering. There were random spikes of overutilization in the CPU and memory resources. They have to work on CPU and memory stability considering these IPS engines. A few versions were very unstable."
"The interface could be better."
"IPs are not handled well and the process is unnecessarily complicated."
"Security level could be increased."
"I have used technical support and they could improve."
"The interface and product support could use improvement."
"The ability to do more complicated data investigation would be a welcome addition for pros, though the functionality now gives most people what they need."
"In the future I would like to see simplified statistics and analytical threats."
"The initial setup was complex because some of the configurations that we required needed customization."
"They should work to add more built-in correlation searches and more use cases based on worldwide customer experiences. They need more ready-made use cases."
"I would like improved downward integration with other tools such as McAfee and other GCP solutions."
"I'm not aware of any lacking features."
"We'd like the ability to do custom searches."
"If the price was lowered and the setup process was less complex, I would consider rating it higher."
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Fortinet FortiGate IPS is ranked 4th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 54 reviews while Splunk User Behavior Analytics is ranked 12th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 17 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate IPS is rated 8.4, while Splunk User Behavior Analytics is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate IPS writes "Very stable with good network protection". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Splunk User Behavior Analytics writes "Easy to configure and easy to use solution that integrates with many applications and scripts ". Fortinet FortiGate IPS is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Cisco NGIPS and Check Point IPS, whereas Splunk User Behavior Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Microsoft Defender for Identity, IBM Security QRadar, Varonis Datalert and Cynet. See our Fortinet FortiGate IPS vs. Splunk User Behavior Analytics report.
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