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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) (11th), AI Observability (14th)
Trustwave SIEM [EOL]
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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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

"The Threat Hunting feature provides complete traffic analysis."
"If you are comparing the product to Cisco's solutions, it's very cheap and moderately priced, it's affordable and at the same time a very effective solution that works well."
"It's easy to manage. There's a web interface and a command line, depending on what the user is comfortable with. There's a large knowledge base available, and the support is timely."
"It provides extensive logging and record-keeping for internal networks, cloud applications, and services as well as perimeter physical network security."
"One of the most valuable features is that we can combine SOC and NOC operations in the same tool. We can provide NOC and SOC services in the same tool for two separate teams. There are plenty of third-party solutions that integrate with FortiSIEM. All these solutions already have a ready integration, and we have the possibility to create a custom connector for these solutions. Its reports are also very good."
"These aspects make Fortinet FortiSIEM a valuable choice."
"Our customer did not have security monitoring in the first place. With this solution, it provided security posture management and visibility about the security landscape and threats that they had."
"The most valuable feature is auto-discovery. When you send logs from any device to port 514, it helps register those devices automatically."
"Comfort in pricing."
 

Cons

"The initial setup with Fortinet FortiSIEM Accelops was not easy. We had faced a few problems, but I think Fortinet should give more training courses for their resellers."
"When our team tried configuring logs for Microsoft SQL, it did not work."
"The reporting feature is not very attractive for the upper management and I am not able to perform complex/nested queries."
"The product does not have Security Orchestration and Automation Response, I would recommend adding this feature."
"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."
"There are some connectivity issues with FortiAnalyzer and FortiGate."
"We need more incidents automatically to protect our network."
"While AccelOps tries to be a “Jack of All”, it unfortunately is a master of none. This means that the product has poor support for some third-party security technologies, such as data loss prevention (DLP), application security testing, network forensics and deep packet inspection (DPI)."
"It has some limitations in parser modules."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is competitive."
"If one is cheap and ten is expensive. I rate the tool's price as an eight out of ten. Compared with Splunk or Oracle, Fortinet is cheap."
"The tool is really expensive. For what the tool does for our team, the price is fair."
"Fortinet's products are not expensive, it is less than the competition."
"The solution is available for both, perpetual and subscription licenses."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is not an expensive solution."
"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."
"They have a yearly subscription."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
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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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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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