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Fortinet FortiSOAR vs ServiceNow Security Operations comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiSOAR
Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
10th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ServiceNow Security Operations
Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Security Incident Response (1st), Risk-Based Vulnerability Management (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiSOAR is 4.2%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow Security Operations is 3.5%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ServiceNow Security Operations3.5%
Fortinet FortiSOAR4.2%
Other92.3%
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
 

Featured Reviews

Mahmoud Younes - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation streamlines workflow and integrates seamlessly with various applications
I serve as both a reseller and customer of Fortinet FortiSOAR. The solution is suitable for all types of businesses from small to enterprise. The integration capability of Fortinet FortiSOAR deserves a rating of 10. It can be integrated with any system, and we have the capability for custom connectors. Even if Fortinet FortiSOAR doesn't have a specific connector, you can easily create a custom connector using AI. Simply provide your requirements or solution needs, and Fortinet FortiSOAR will create the connector, enabling integration with any application. My final rating for Fortinet FortiSOAR would be 10 out of 10, where one is bad and ten is good.
Abhinay Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Experience seamless integration and effective incident response with a little room for improvement in setup time
Integration is crucial in ServiceNow Security Operations because everything must be integrated to obtain data. Without integration, the solution is not as beneficial as expected. In SecOps, real-time data is essential to avoid discrepancies between real-time events and ServiceNow data. Multiple tools integrate with ServiceNow Security Operations, with Qualys being one of them. ServiceNow Security Operations collects data from various sources and presents it in a single, respectable format for assessment and action. The main benefit is not having to access separate tools for different data. It provides a unified user experience where all work and fixes can be managed from one location.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Fortinet FortiSOAR is a very interactive and user-friendly solution."
"The solution is easy to implement and includes 450 built-in connectors."
"My final rating for Fortinet FortiSOAR would be 10 out of 10, where one is bad and ten is good."
"The good news is that FortiSOAR is not hard to maintain. If you prepared well and deployed strong initially, then maintenance will take half an hour every other week, not more than that. A single person can do it."
"The product can be automated for network security purposes. The solution offers a great security automation response."
"The most fascinating aspect of FortiSOAR is its modern and simple to understand and operate dashboards."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It has a quick detection and response time."
"It gives you the ability to bring data into the system. The workflows are out of the box, and it gives you the ability to auto-assign the incidents based on criteria and vulnerabilities."
"ServiceNow is a convenient platform to raise tickets, and the respective support team will contact us to resolve any issues."
"The SOAR module of ServiceNow Security Operations is the most valuable feature"
"ServiceNow Security Operations provides significant control over vulnerabilities, allowing users to mark false alarms as false positives and ignore them, which is important because many vulnerabilities are not real but appear as such."
"We refer to the setup and installation guide provided by ServiceNow. They have good documentation, which makes it easier to handle the process."
"The most valuable aspect of working with ServiceNow is its meaningful and feature-rich product."
"The solution is available over the cloud and is easy to manage."
"It's stable."
 

Cons

"We need more fine-tuning for ChatGPT, especially when creating connectors."
"Fortinet FortiSOAR should add more documentation for some use cases."
"The solution lacks proper documentation, so we have to test and trial each playbook and integration."
"Fortinet FortiSOAR should improve its analysis."
"FortiSOAR needs to improve the response time for executing playbooks."
"The UI design of the solution needs to be changed since it can get difficult for a newbie to operate."
"The solution doesn't connect well with the network devices."
"I have found that Fortinet FortiSOAR needs a lot of improvement. The Orchestration needs to be improved."
"The dashboard and playbook creation will need to improve"
"In future releases, I would like to add a follow-up and reminder feature. For the tickets in our queue, we could set reminders. This would help us prioritize older tickets before moving on to new ones."
"An area for improvement I observed in ServiceNow Security Operations is the need to maintain correct CMDB data because if you're unable to do this, you can't perfectly maintain the vulnerability data. CMDB data in ServiceNow Security Operations needs to be accurate. As I've been working on ServiceNow Security Operations for only seven months, I still need more time to try all its modules before I can give recommendations regarding additional features I'd like to see in the solution."
"We'd like customization to be easier in terms of the UI and using the dashboards."
"The initial setup is difficult."
"One area for improvement for the product is the need to tailor and alter some codes for customization, which can cause issues during upgrades. It does not support customized operations."
"​Process framework and best practices for ease of integration between IT and security teams via incident, problem, and change.​"
"There is room for improvement in terms of developer support and documentation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution offers both licensing and subscription models that are similar in price to other products."
"If you compare Fortinet FortiSOAR's price with the prices of the market leader, Palo Alto, then it can be considered a cheaper product."
"The price of the product should be lower. The brand value that Fortinet has, it has the reputation of being a reasonably priced product, and they have an enormous customer base in India. Most of the SME market is covered by FortiGate firewalls. It becomes an easy way for consultants, such as us, or even system integrators, to open the door with the Fortinet product lines."
"Fortinet FortiSOAR is an expensive solution."
"Considering all the features of Fortinet FortiSOAR, I think it has a good price."
"Since Africa is struggling with foreign exchange, the solution is pretty expensive there."
"Pricing is fine compared to other solutions."
"Fortinet FortiSOAR is expensive."
"If you're going to implement it on your own, there would be internal costs. If you're going to implement it through a contractor or consultant, you have to pay for that."
"Compared to competitor tools, ServiceNow Security Operations is more affordable"
"It is an expensive product."
"The product is more expensive than other solutions."
"The solution is more expensive than BMC Remedy, the other ITSM tool available in the market."
"This product is a good value for the money."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Healthcare Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise15
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiSOAR?
Fortinet FortiSOAR is a very interactive and user-friendly solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiSOAR?
Regarding pricing, licensing, and setup costs for Fortinet FortiSOAR, the value proposition depends on your business size. In a small business, it might be considered expensive, but for enterprise ...
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSOAR?
Additional fine-tuning on ChatGPT could be added. This is the only area requiring improvement, with no other concerns identified.
What do you like most about ServiceNow Security Operations?
The most valuable aspect of working with ServiceNow is its meaningful and feature-rich product.
What needs improvement with ServiceNow Security Operations?
ServiceNow Security Operations is not specifically a vulnerability management or incident tool, but rather a data aggregator. It would be beneficial if, similar to the Discovery module which assess...
 

Also Known As

CyberSponse, FortiSOAR
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Sample Customers

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DXC Technology, Freedom Security Alliance, Prime Therapeutics, Seton Hall University, York Risk Services
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