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Fortinet FortiSIEM vs Trustwave SIEM [EOL] 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) (13th), AI Observability (15th)
Trustwave SIEM [EOL]
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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_user1012437 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security & Compliance Administrator at ITCBD
It's not very attractive when compared to other solutions but the pricing is comfortable.
Log collection, and correlation engine usage. It has some limitations in parser modules. Comfort in pricing.  It's not very attractive in comparison to other solutions.  It needs to improve in AI and automatic parsing. One to three years.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Both the collecting logs and duo correlation are valuable features for us."
"It works well with medium to large-scale enterprises."
"The pricing is very, very affordable; for the value you get, I think it’s about the cheapest solution on the market."
"The ability to write my own parsers for the devices that are not supported by Fortinet is the most valuable feature."
"It gives us the opportunity to generate notifications based upon rules that get triggered, and the rules could be specific to PCI, HIPAA, GIBA, NIST, and so forth."
"The most fascinating aspect of FortiSIEM is its integration with the MITRE ATT&CK framework."
"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."
"These aspects make Fortinet FortiSIEM a valuable choice."
"Comfort in pricing."
 

Cons

"FortiSIEM is a bit resource-hungry, so work should be done on hardware resource utilization to consume less hardware."
"The process of installing Fortinet FortiSIEM and the customization of the alerts take too long."
"We expect the latest patch from Fortinet FortiSIEM to give the ability to work with signature files."
"Customer support service could be better."
"An improvement would be if FortiSIEM's licensing was based on the number of nodes rather than the EPS."
"Network detection and response is a separate product."
"Patching is not great - we're not getting the support we'd expect."
"One of the things that actually opened a ticket about (and they couldn’t help me) is when traffic is leaving our network, it’ll only report the source."
"It has some limitations in parser modules."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price can be better. We are Fortinet partners, so we can get discounts, but its price can be an issue at the beginning for others. There is a licensing scheme for every case. There are three licensing schemes that we can choose from."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is not an expensive solution."
"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product. The free version license of the product is available for two months."
"We bought the perpetual license, so we own the product, but there is a three-year support renewal fee for that."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is very cost-efficient compared to other SIEM solutions."
"Pricing is acceptable for more than 90% of our customers, as they normally get discounts."
"The price of the solution is expensive. The license is scalable. If there are 10 devices it is simple to license."
"The tool is really expensive. For what the tool does for our team, the price is fair."
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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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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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.
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