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Fortinet FortiSIEM vs NetCrunch comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiSIEM
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (10th), AI Observability (14th)
NetCrunch
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (77th), Server Monitoring (27th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (61st), Log Management (52nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Fortinet FortiSIEM and NetCrunch aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Fortinet FortiSIEM is designed for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and holds a mindshare of 2.3%, down 3.3% compared to last year.
NetCrunch, on the other hand, focuses on Network Monitoring Software, holds 0.7% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiSIEM2.3%
Splunk Enterprise Security7.3%
IBM Security QRadar5.3%
Other85.1%
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NetCrunch0.7%
Zabbix3.9%
SolarWinds NPM3.6%
Other91.8%
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

SY
Network Engineer at Ogma Consulting
Comprehensive monitoring boosts security, yet incident management features need expansion
Fortinet FortiSIEM should broaden its remediation part to include more features for incident management. Currently, to manage repetitive incidents or for remediation, I need to use a separate software called FortiSOAR. Additionally, the search functionality in FortiAI should be improved to provide more precise results, making it easier for me to understand what actions need to be taken.
it_user1038504 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Administrator, Technical Lead at Connectivity Wireless
A network monitoring platform with a useful reporting feature, but permission-based options could be better
The initial setup is fairly easy. Most of it's wizard-based. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to set it up. But if you don't know certain things related to protocols and everything else, it might be difficult. If you know how SNMP works, it'll be fairly simple to set up.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best features are the dashboard and the integration between the Fortinet products, and if you use them together with FortiSOAR and FortiAnalyzer, it's better than Splunk."
"FortiSIEM provides a single PIN to monitor SOC and NOC. It's a nice tool for integration and monitoring. It provides multiple categories for monitoring based on security designations like low, medium, and high."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM has helped our organization by providing us with business monitoring."
"Both the collecting logs and duo correlation are valuable features for us."
"The most valuable features of the solution is its integration with other technologies, especially its ability to collect logs from Cisco and Aruba devices along with Fortinet products."
"There's a great feature on the solution that allows us to analyze security issues and incidents."
"It provides extensive logging and record-keeping for internal networks, cloud applications, and services as well as perimeter physical network security."
"There are things like dashboards and reports (pre-configured and custom) that let me know that things are operating the way they should be, and when they are not."
"The setup is very intuitive and quick - it all just took a few minutes we were done."
"Reporting on NetCrunch is pretty good; it's very similar to SolarWinds, just with a different interface, and the majority of everything there was beneficial."
 

Cons

"FortiSIEM could be better integrated with other vendors."
"The support of the product changed recently, and I don't think it's for the better. They should work to improve the support they offer to clients."
"In the CMDB configuration monitoring, if there is a configuration on the wrong side of the network or there are changes that result in harm to our IT infrastructure, the solution should immediately fix it."
"I would like to see easier implementation in the future."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM could improve by having better integration and extensions. This would benefit by allowing us to give more rules."
"Their technical support is horrible. By horrible, I mean a train wreck of a disaster that has fallen off a bridge and caught fire."
"The dashboards need to be improved. It gives you so much detail, but sometimes too much detail, especially to an executive, it's too much."
"Issues that could have been resolved in 30-60 minutes sometimes took months, but they have improved."
"Our network is made up of a lot of Cisco devices, and it needs improvements."
"I didn't care for the role-based, permission-based options, which were not the best."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Fortinet's products are not expensive, it is less than the competition."
"They have a yearly subscription."
"Manageable, however would be better as pay as you go versus CapEX."
"Please be cheaper and more simplified."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is cheaper compared to other products."
"Pricing is acceptable for more than 90% of our customers, as they normally get discounts."
"We pay for a license for FortiSIEM. We pay for the license and renewal."
"FortiSIEM's licensing is based on EPS, and its pricing is competitive in the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Construction Company
24%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Agriculture
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise24
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiSIEM?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Fortinet FortiSIEM is wonderful, as it offers an excellent license compared to other vendors.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSIEM?
Fortinet FortiSIEM is great overall. Performance could be enhanced, but I do not wish to elaborate on needed improvements.
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiSIEM?
My main use case for Fortinet FortiSIEM is building a SOC and serving as an event management platform for correlating events in my work. I use Fortinet FortiSIEM for event correlation by building a...
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Also Known As

FortiSIEM, AccelOps
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

FortiSIEM has hundreds of customers worldwide in markets including managed services, technology, financial services, healthcare, and government. Customers include Aruba Networks, Compushare, Port of San Diego, Cleveland Indians, Infoblox, Healthways, and Referentia.
manufacturing, banking, utilities, energy, universities, healthcare institutions, school districts, military and police entities, non-profit organizations, 
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