Exabeam vs Fortinet FortiAnalyzer comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Exabeam
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (28th), User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (5th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (13th)
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
88
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Exabeam is 1.3%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is 1.8%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Unique Categories:
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
13.9%
Security Incident Response
5.0%
Log Management
4.3%
 

Featured Reviews

AYOUB ECH-CHKAF - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 10, 2023
An easy-to-use solution, but its data lake features could be simple to understand
We use the solution to investigate incidents and create rules for use cases The solution provides an easy-to-use platform to create rules for use cases. The solution's data lake features could be easier to understand for end users. They should also provide detailed information about detecting…
Adriaan Boshoff - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 8, 2023
Provides detailed reporting, customizable dashboards, and an easy deployment
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is primarily utilized to generate quarterly reports showcasing blocked attacks and vulnerabilities. It employs features like WAV porting triggers and DNS triggers to effectively demonstrate to the client the security of their environment Fortinet FortiAnalyzer assists in…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a very user-friendly product and it's a very comprehensive technology."
"The setup is not difficult. It was easy."
"The way it can connect with AWS is very useful, and the integrations are pretty good."
"Timeline based analysis; good platform support"
"The advanced analytics has a really great overview of user behavior."
"I have customers that like the EUBA functionality of it. The solution has the ability to build a session, basically. It pulls a lot of information together, for example, everything a user does in a specific timeframe. It's quite helpful."
"Exabeam Fusion SIEM has a good performance and more advantages than traditional solutions."
"The most valuable feature of Exabeam Fusion SIEM is the easy-to-use user interface."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer are the dashboards and supporting services."
"It's easy to set up the product."
"It gives us reporting features, which are helpful in the case of troubleshooting and audit purposes."
"Storage in SSD helps in generating customized reports."
"Logging is the best feature."
"I like its simplicity. It is straightforward. We get reports and emails about the logs, and that's it."
"The most valuable is its robust and comprehensive reporting functionality, providing a thorough overview of various metrics."
"We like the fact that we can run minute-by-minute reporting form this solution."
 

Cons

"We still have questions surrounding hardware deployment."
"Updating the new release of Exabeam Fusion SIEM takes time and slows our performance."
"The organzation is rigid and not flexible in the way they operate"
"Adding to the number of certifications that they have, for example, ISO 27001, would be helpful."
"They should provide detailed information about detecting phishing emails."
"The only problem is that the UI is not very impressive."
"They need to focus on more of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework and coverage. They claim they cover about 70 to 80%. I'm not sure if it's really quite that much, however."
"I believe if it were more flexible it would be a better product."
"We would like to see some improvement on the upgrade process around this solution. There are sometimes communication issues when a new version of the firewall is implemented, and it fails to report back to this product."
"They can include integration with devices, such as firewalls, endpoints, from other vendors. They can include graphic monitoring of everything in the network, not just Fortinet products. It would also be good to include customizable reports and customizable views of the reports."
"The FortiAnalyzer is not good at managing multi-version environments. If all your FortiGate are at different versions in the field, that's difficult. The one thing we didn't like is the fact you have to have 100% of your environment at the same release, which is not pleasant, to have it fully functional. You can have a different release, but to have it fully functional 100% of your environment has to be the same release."
"We'd like to see more embedded features."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"FortiAnalyzer only integrates with Fortinet solutions. That is a limitation because many organizations use multiple vendors. It's often a mixture of Cisco network hardware and equipment from other vendors, such as switches, access points, etc."
"The technical support takes at least two days to reply on any ticket post raised on their website."
"We would like to do the reporting, logging, and administration of all the public devices and all the IoT devices. We wish to add the switches, and routers from different vendors, so it's not a vendor-specific diagnostic solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"Exabeam Fusion SIEM's pricing is reasonable."
"There is an annual license required to use Exabeam Fusion SIEM. The price of the solution should be reduced."
"They have a great model for pricing that can be based either on user count or gigabits per day."
"It is expensive for small business customers. It is only available for customers with a high number of firewalls to manage or to report. If a customer has only five boxes of FortiGate, the price of FortiAnalyzer can be more than the five boxes. So, we can't easily put this solution for small business customers."
"The hardware cost and services contract are fair."
"There is a license needed to use this solution."
"We found the price of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer to be reasonable."
"I believe that Fortinet is a cost-effective brand, making it a competitive option in terms of pricing."
"I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"It is not very expensive when customers understand the value of this product and the importance of the information that it provides for security."
"I would rate the price of FortiAnalyzer as seven out of ten, with ten being the most expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
18%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What are the biggest differences between Securonix UEBA, Exabeam, and IBM QRadar?
It mostly depends on your use-cases and environment. Exabeam and Securonix have a stronger UEBA feature set, friendlier GUI and are not licensed based on capacity (amount of logs and information in...
What do you like most about Exabeam Fusion SIEM?
The solution's initial setup process is easy.
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 needs improvement with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer needs to improve its pricing flexibility.
 

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Sample Customers

Hulu, ADP, Safeway, BBCN Bank
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