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Elastic Security vs Fortinet FortiAnalyzer comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Elastic Security
Ranking in Log Management
5th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
61
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (5th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (16th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (6th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (8th)
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
Ranking in Log Management
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Log Management category, the mindshare of Elastic Security is 5.0%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is 2.4%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Log Management
 

Featured Reviews

Gajewski Marek - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 13, 2024
Provides good anomaly detection and connectivity reporting
I use Elastic Security to aggregate all logs from different devices in one place. It works pretty well and provides one overview of everything The solution's most valuable features are anomaly detection and connectivity reporting. Elastic Security also has many automation capabilities, which can…
Kiarash Heydari - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 26, 2023
We can automate event-based handling solutions, is stable, and is great for heavy traffic
The solution has very heavy features. Similar to when we get an app, usually, it's less than what we want. When we send all our logs over to the analyzer, it almost crashed on the first try. We must first get our logs tuned up and then set up the Fortinet FortiAnalyzer or it will crash. This is very complicated and heavy work for such a simple task, and it's a big issue for that app. The setup of the solution can be improved because it is currently complex. The cost of the solution is high and can be improved.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the ability to collect authentication information from service providers."
"The most valuable feature is the machine learning capability."
"The most valuable feature is the search function, which allows me to go directly to the target to see the specific line a customer is searching for."
"The tool's functionality is good for overall security and incident response times."
"ELK Logstash is easy and fast, at least for the initial setup with the out of box uses."
"The cost is reasonable. It's not overly pricey."
"The solution's most valuable features are anomaly detection and connectivity reporting."
"It's not very complicated to install Elastic."
"The most valuable features are customizing reports, and the ability to drill down to display critical information in real-time."
"It's easy to set up the product."
"Support is helpful."
"FortiAnalyzer has a robust ability to find a compromised host on your network, and when you identify a compromised host, you can address it."
"The analyzer is the most valuable feature."
"There are a lot of monitoring features available."
"FortiAnalyzer helps us discover what's happening on the network."
"The traffic log information we receive from Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is valuable."
 

Cons

"It is difficult to anticipate and understand the space utilization, so more clarity there would be great."
"Better integration with third-party APMs would be really good."
"With Elastic, you have to build the use cases for the specific requirement. Other products have a simple integration and more use cases to integrate out-of-the-box solutions for SIEM."
"The tool should improve its scalability."
"The interface could be more user friendly because it is sometimes hard to deal with."
"Elastic Security could improve the documentation. It would help if they were more simple and clean."
"There is room for improvement in the Kibana dashboard and in the asset management for the program."
"Authentication is not a default in Kibana. We need to have another tool to have authentication and authorization. These two should be part of Kibana."
"We'd like to see more embedded features."
"I think some improvement is required in real-time log monitoring, as sometimes it gets stuck or displays results after a delay."
"The FortiAnalyzer is not scalable."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is not in the cloud environment like some of the other products. There could be a possibility of extending its functionality to the cloud environment. If possible, they could have a deal with or integrate with other firewall manufacturers, like Palo Alto and Cisco, and mix the information. It is a difficult functionality. I don't know if any product in the market provides such functionality."
"The solution could embed monitoring."
"We should be able to do the patch upgrades in a centralized manner. This functionality is currently not there. It would be good to be able to do the firmware updates from one place and at the same time. Currently, if we want to update all appliances, we require FortiManager, which is another solution from Fortinet. Its documentation can be improved. It will be helpful for implementing the product and gaining knowledge for management purposes."
"Their pricing model is not the best and needs work."
"Automated reports focusing on compliance issues would provide a clearer understanding of potential gaps and the need for remediation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product offers an amazing pricing structure. Price-wise, the product is very competitive."
"Compared to other tools, Elastic Security is a cheaper solution."
"Affordable but with additional costs"
"The solution is free."
"The solution is not expensive and costs around ten dollars a month."
"Elastic Security is free to use."
"Compared to other products such as Dynatrace, this is one of the cheaper options."
"I find it better than Splunk in terms of cost-effectiveness. For cost-effectiveness, I would rate it a nine out of 10."
"I rate FortiAnalyzer six out of 10 for affordability. FortiAnalyzer pricing isn't steady. It changes each quarter or year. That's one of the main problems in West Abaco because most businesses here are small or medium-sized enterprises. It makes budgeting complicated. You always want to pay the same price on the subscription."
"I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is quite an expensive tool."
"There is a license needed to use this solution."
"The program is expensive."
"t varies depending on your needs. However, after-sales support is expensive."
"Its worth spending on FortiAnalyzer if you have multiple firewalls in your network."
"The solution is quite expensive"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
10%
University
7%
Computer Software Company
18%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Datadog vs ELK: which one is good in terms of performance, cost and efficiency?
With Datadog, we have near-live visibility across our entire platform. We have seen APM metrics impacted several times lately using the dashboards we have created with Datadog; they are very good c...
What do you like most about Elastic Security?
Elastic provides the capability to index quickly due to the reverse indexes it offers. This data is crucial as it contains critical information. The reverse index allows fast data indexing because ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Elastic Security?
Compared to other tools, Elastic Security is a cheaper solution.
What do you like most about Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
The reporting features, which offer customization, real-time insights, and compliance support, are particularly noteworthy aspects.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is quite an expensive tool. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
Fortinet has a new bug every month, which needs to be improved.
 

Also Known As

Elastic SIEM, ELK Logstash
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Sample Customers

Texas A&M, U.S. Air Force, NuScale Power, Martin's Point Health Care
General Directorate of Information Technology
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