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Exabeam vs Fortinet FortiSIEM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

Sentiment score
4.0
Exabeam's customer service is praised for its promptness and problem-solving but criticized for slow responses and regional support gaps.
Sentiment score
8.3
Fortinet FortiSIEM's customer service is responsive and helpful, but support experiences vary in response time and effectiveness.
Even with TAM support from Exabeam, many issues go unresolved.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
3.9
Exabeam needs flexibility, faster responses, better UI, documentation, integrations, cloud support, reporting, deployment, and more certifications.
Sentiment score
3.3
Fortinet FortiSIEM struggles with licensing, configuration, integration issues, and requires interface simplification and improved support and customization.
Exabeam needs to improve its documentation and provide more customization for dashboards and case management.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.1
Exabeam scales for IT specialists, supporting large and small groups, yet some users note occasional latency and platform intensity.
Sentiment score
7.9
Fortinet FortiSIEM is praised for scalability, efficiently expanding in various environments, though some face cost and architectural challenges.
 

Setup Cost

No sentiment score available
Exabeam's pricing, based on user count or data volume, is seen as reasonable but can be costly for some.
Sentiment score
6.3
Fortinet FortiSIEM's licensing options vary in cost, competitive with discounts negotiable, based on events per second and data usage.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
5.2
Exabeam is generally stable, handling large data but occasionally experiences downtime and delays; recent improvements noted.
Sentiment score
9.0
Fortinet FortiSIEM is stable, reliable, and mostly well-rated, though requires updates, proper configuration, and occasional bug fixes.
These problems were not frequent, and the last six to eight months have been stable.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.2
Exabeam is a user-friendly platform excelling in behavior analytics, integration, security logging, AI, and affordable threat detection.
Sentiment score
9.0
Fortinet FortiSIEM excels in security features, integrations, compliance, and user-friendly multi-device monitoring with comprehensive network visibility.
Exabeam's AI capabilities, like the natural language mode, convert natural language into Exabeam queries, enhancing ease of use.
 

Categories and Ranking

Exabeam
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
12th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (2nd), Security Incident Response (5th), Threat Intelligence Platforms (8th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (8th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (5th)
Fortinet FortiSIEM
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
8th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
71
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Exabeam is 1.1%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fortinet FortiSIEM is 2.9%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Stephen-Armstrong - PeerSpot reviewer
The SIEM provides a user-friendly UI experience
When events come into the system, the dashboard categorizes them by the highest risk score, not when they appear on the system. When you've got multiple ongoing incidents you can only see the highest risk score at the top of the list rather than the most recent detection. Exabeam's reporting dashboard could have included a filtering option to filter by the most recent detection.
HamedWasel - PeerSpot reviewer
It's cheaper than other solutions with the same features but lacks integration with many third-party vendors
FortiSIEM needs to expand its integration with third-party vendors. I don't know if Forcepoint has been added, but there were limited resources for integrating Forcepoint solutions when we implemented FortiSIEM. It integrates well with other Fortinet products and solutions from established cybersecurity companies like Palo Alto but doesn't integrate with some of the newer vendors. I would also like to see FortiSIEM add more of the features available in FortiSOAR. You need to buy two separate solutions to get these features, but they should all be available in one product.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Exabeam Fusion SIEM?
I do not have much information about the pricing. However, I am aware that Exabeam is cheaper than Palo Alto based on discussions in meetings.
What do you like most about Fortinet FortiSIEM?
Fortinet FortiSIEM needs to provide better API integrations to users.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiSIEM?
The pricing of FortiSIEM is moderate; it is neither very costly nor very cheap.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSIEM?
There could be improvements like introducing some solutions directly into FortiSIEM to avoid the need for separately purchasing additional tools like FortiStore.
 

Also Known As

No data available
FortiSIEM, AccelOps
 

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Sample Customers

Hulu, ADP, Safeway, BBCN Bank
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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