Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Reviews

As part of a company, we manage customers of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. The solution is used to analyze and locate traffic in a particular network. 

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer has helped my organization improve operational efficiency. The company has been using it for ten years. 

Report generation is very easy when using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. Checking and reading the logs becomes seamless with the solution. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer also allows fast logging on a license when requesting information. For example, when you are trying to locate a logged destination or using the tool to find an error or fault, the basic networking is very fast. 

The upgrade process for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is slow. 

I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for four years. 

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is a stable product. 

The solution is highly scalable. 

It's easy to deploy Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. The solution needs to be upgraded every two or three years. The product is very easy to maintain. 

Due to the multiple features and the large environment compatibility, the solution is quite expensive. I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten. 

At our company, Kibana is sometimes used to pull logs and develop graphical representations from it. 

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I would advise others never to jump into upgrading to the latest firmware; wait until the present environment products are being used. There have been bad releases in the past, so everyone needs to carefully analyze options. 

My clients mainly use Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for the log and automation.

This solution can be deployed on-premise and on the cloud.

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer are the GUI and there is automation that can be done with playbooks and mini-books.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer can improve by introducing integration with other Fortinet solutions with automation with one interface would be helpful.

I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for approximately four years.

The stability of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is good.

I rate the stability of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer a ten out of ten.

The solution is scalable.

This solution is suitable for all sized companies.

I rate the scalability of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer a nine out of ten.

My clients had a mixed experience with the support from Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. Some had good experiences and others had poor experiences.

I rate the support of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer a ten out of ten.

Neutral

My customers have tried Palo Alto Panorama and we only had positive feedback from Fortinet FortiAnalyzer.

The initial setup of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is simple.

The price of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is expensive.

I rate the price of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer a ten out of ten.

I rate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer a ten out of ten.

The solution is used for grabbing logs. It is designed for log aggregation of all Fortigate firewalls and to give visibility of traffic and usage. 

The log events are quite useful for us. The events aggregation from various Fortigate products makes it very helpful.

Technical support is helpful.

The stability is excellent.

This is a highly scalable product.

The setup is straightforward. 

We'd like to see more embedded features.

We'd like to see more SIEM capabilities. I'd love to see this merged with FortiSIEM for example. 

I've been using the solution for around 20 years. 

The stability is great. I'd rate it ten out of ten for reliability. We rarely have any issues. 

You pay compared to the volume of logs you collect. It is very scalable. It's highly expandable. On a scale from one to ten, I'd rate the scalability ten out of ten. 

We have less than five network engineers using the product. 

I've dealt with support in the past and found them helpful and responsive. 

Positive

We use a variety of Fortigate products.

We did not use a different vendor previously. There is no other real option. We did try to use the free version of Splunk. We moved to Fortianalyzer as it works better in Fortinet products. Splunk is harder to fit into other Fortinet products. 

The installation process only takes a couple of hours. It is easy to install. 

The maintenance is very minimal. One person can handle maintenance tasks. 

We do use specialized consultants occasionally. However, I have been able to do it by myself as well in the past.

I cannot speak of the exact price. Someone else manages the contract. However, you do get good value for your money. It's not overly expensive. 

As it is on-premises, you do need some on-prem resources. You need a traditional hypervisor and need the ability to host the solution on your premises. 

We're customers and end-users. 

We are using the latest version of the solution typically. 

I'd recommend the solution to other users. 

I would rate the solution ten out of ten.

We use the solution for just one company for the analysis of the FortiGate switch.

The solution is scalable. 

The performance is good.

It's easy to set up the product. 

The solution costs too much. 

I've used the solution for about three years. 

The solution has been stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze. 

It's a scalable product and expands well.

Only admins use the solution. There are three to four people with direct access to the product. 

I do not have access to technical support. In Iran, we have sanctions, and so we cannot get support. 

The initial setup is pretty straightforward and simple. It's not overly complex or difficult to manage. We can deploy it in about two hours. You only need one person to handle the deployment and maintenance tasks as it is very simple. 

We have witnessed a bit of an ROI and find the product to be worth the cost. 

We do need to pay for a license, and the payment is made yearly. There are no extra costs associated with the product beyond the main licensing fee. 

It is an expensive solution. 

We did not evaluate other solutions before choosing this product.

Overall, I'd rate the product eight out of ten in terms of its functionality. I have been pleased with its capabilities so far. I'd recommend the solution to others. 

It is used to get the logs of all boxes that a customer has.

I like its simplicity. It is straightforward. We get reports and emails about the logs, and that's it. 

The cloud version can be expensive. If the customers could get the resources to store the logs on-premises, it would be much better.

In terms of features, there is no need for additional features.

I have been using this solution for three years.

It is stable.

It is scalable.

We need only one engineer for its deployment and maintenance.

It is acceptable for on-premises, but it is expensive for the cloud. 

I would rate it a 10 out of 10.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is a complete package for managing our equipment.

I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for approximately six years.

The support could be better for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer here in Mexico.

I would rate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer a nine out of ten.

I use Fortinet FortiAnalyzer to analyze network logs for increased security protection.

We can see and know our network traffic graphically.

Based on the logs of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer you can have it trigger actions. For example, if the log has a word or a sentence you specified it can send an alert to an email address or SNMP trap.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer cannot use as SNMP Manager so cannnot receive any queries of SNMP. They should add this feature in the future to help manage solutions.

I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for approximately eight years.

I have found the solution to be stable. However, when the computer's resources are low the analysis becomes slow. There could be some optimization done.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is scalable. It can handle small to large-scale analysis.

The initial installation is easy. You set up the interface IP address and then you can have access. If you use the web GUI, it's very easy to connect to FortiGate and other Fortinet solutions.

If a company purchases FortiGate they should purchase Fortinet FortiAnalyzer together. The reason is FortiGate does not have an interface for analyzing logs but if you have the Fortinet FortiAnalyzer it can analyze logs and give reports on the logs giving you more protection.

I rate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer a nine out of ten.

We primarily use it for logging collection. 

It's a simple log collection tool. There isn't too much that's special or unique about it. 

It meets our expectations for the most part.

The solution does offer very useful integration capabilities. 

The interface is fine.

The initial setup is straightforward. 

The pricing could be better. They could work to make it more competitive on the market.

The report module could be simplified a bit to make it easier to use. 

Technical support has been very bad. They should work to improve their level of service.

I've been dealing with the solution for about seven years at this point. It's been a while. I have a lot of experience with it. 

The solution is stable and there are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. The performance is good. 

The scalability might be limited depending on the installation.

We haven't been happy with technical support. We find the service to be quite bad. For example, in our last experience dealing with them, we had multiple issues and the outcomes were not great. We were disappointed with the help we received. 

The initial setup is not overly complex or difficult. It's straightforward enough. A company shouldn't have any issues with the setup.

The pricing isn't the least expensive on the market. They could work to improve it to make it more interesting for other companies. Adjusting pricing might be a good move.

I've personally looked into other security solutions, just to understand the market for myself. I've personally compared Fortinet, Meraki, Check Point, and Cisco ASA Firewall in terms of their safety and security capabilities. 

We're Fortinet partners. We have a business relationship with the company.

I'd give the solution a rating of six out of ten.

I'd still recommend it to other users, however. If the reporting, interface, and tech support were a bit better, I'd rate it higher.