Fortinet FortiSIEM vs IBM Watson for Cyber Security comparison

Fortinet and IBM are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. Fortinet is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.8, while IBM is ranked #51. Fortinet holds a 3.2% mindshare in SIEM, compared to IBM’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 82% of Fortinet users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Fortinet FortiSIEM

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Fortinet FortiSIEM and IBM Watson for Cyber Security compete in the security information and event management category. IBM Watson has the upper hand due to its advanced AI-driven features.

Features: Fortinet FortiSIEM offers extensive logging capabilities, broad integration options, and strong event management. IBM Watson for Cyber Security provides AI-driven threat detection, automated event correlation, and intuitive insights.

Room for Improvement: Fortinet FortiSIEM needs better scalability, improved performance during high log ingestion, and enhanced user experience. IBM Watson requires more customization options, streamlined threat hunting processes, and a better interface.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Fortinet FortiSIEM is straightforward to deploy with good documentation but has a steep learning curve. IBM Watson offers smooth deployment due to its cloud-based nature but has a complex setup. Both products have highly-rated customer service, with Fortinet noted for personalized support.

Pricing and ROI: Fortinet FortiSIEM is cost-effective with favorable ROI. IBM Watson for Cyber Security is more expensive, but users find the investment worthwhile due to its advanced AI capabilities and proactive threat intelligence.

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiSIEM

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

8th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM Watson for Cyber Security

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

51st

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiSIEM is 3.2%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Watson for Cyber Security is 0.2%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

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HamedWasel

Senior Network Security Engineer at Orange

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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Elena Stefanovska

Sales Account Manager at InTec System

Knowledgeable support, reliable, and useful compliance policies

IBM Watson for Cyber Security can be deployed on-premise or in the cloud and it is used as a SIEM solution The most valuable features of IBM Watson for Cyber Security are ease of use and out-of-the-box reports and compliance policies. Additionally, if there are aspects that are missing IBM add…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"FortiSIEM's best features are the dashboards and customization."

"The event correlation is pretty robust. The GUI is pretty good."

"The tool's most valuable feature stems from the fact that I can see a complete analysis, like all the incidents that have happened, and it detects everything in real-time."

"Fortinet FortiSIEM needs to provide better API integrations to users."

"The product is quite well-organized. The GUI makes it easy to navigate."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to view all the network events on a single pane and find the point of contact or point of the incident."

"The solution is very stable. It's run for years without the need to do anything except, add new patches when they are available, which are always a good idea to install."

"FortiSIEM provides a single PIN to monitor SOC and NOC. It's a nice tool for integration and monitoring. It provides multiple categories for monitoring based on security designations like low, medium, and high."

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"The most valuable features of IBM Watson for Cyber Security are ease of use and out-of-the-box reports and compliance policies. Additionally, if there are aspects that are missing IBM add them in the next release."

"The customer support is very good."

"The most valuable feature of this product is innovation, where the research and upgrading of technology never ends."

"IBM Watson for Cyber Security is very stable."

Cons

"I would like to see more integration with other platforms."

"I would like to see easier implementation in the future."

"Patching is not great - we're not getting the support we'd expect."

"It's difficult to integrate unsupported devices with FortiSIEM compared to QRadar. It's easier to integrate and develop processes in QRadar. It's harder to develop a custom process in FortiSIEM."

"The deployment of the platform took some time to set up and configure."

"The biggest thing that could be better is a quicker response to support cases."

"It would be good if the solution offered even more configuration options, especially in relation to the VPN so that it continues to be a very flexible option."

"They could work on their documentation. If there's anything about the solution that needs improvement, it's that. For example, documentation already is on a very high level but specifically on the CLI there are tons of features which can be fine-tuned and thousands of commands are very difficult to document. If they could make this easier, it would improve the overall solution."

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"In the future, I would like to see threat intelligence included."

"The dashboard could improve in IBM Watson for Cyber Security."

"They need to continue to build the AI capabilities."

"This is an expensive product, so making it more cost-effective would be an improvement."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is expensive. The license is scalable. If there are 10 devices it is simple to license."

"FortiSIEM's licensing is based on EPS, and its pricing is competitive in the market."

"The price of Fortinet FortiSIEM was reasonable compared to other solutions."

"There are additional features that cost more than the standard licensing fees."

"The price is competitive."

"If one is cheap and ten is expensive. I rate the tool's price as an eight out of ten. Compared with Splunk or Oracle, Fortinet is cheap."

"Manageable, however would be better as pay as you go versus CapEX."

"We bought the perpetual license, so we own the product, but there is a three-year support renewal fee for that."

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"IBM Watson for Cyber Security is very simple to license and is priced well."

"The price of this solution should be lower, although I understand why IBM charges a premium price."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

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Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

15%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiSIEM?

Fortinet FortiSIEM needs to provide better API integrations to users.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiSIEM?

Fortinet FortiSIEM is high-priced. Previously, its licensing model required separate licenses for devices, agents, and EPS, which was quite rigid. The revised model is subscription-based and more f...

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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSIEM?

FortiSIEM is a bit resource-hungry, so work should be done on hardware resource utilization to consume less hardware. Another major problem is its licensing model, which initially required separate...

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Also Known As

FortiSIEM, AccelOps

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Overview

FortiSIEM (formerly AccelOps 4) provides an actionable security intelligence platform to monitor security, performance and compliance through a single pane of glass.

Companies around the world use FortiSIEM for the following use cases:

Threat management and intelligence that provide situational awareness and anomaly detection
Alleviating compliance mandate concerns for PCI, HIPAA and SOX
Managing “alert overload”
Handling the “too many tools” reporting issue
Addressing the MSPs/MSSPs pain of meeting service level agreements

Watson for cyber security can draw security intelligence from millions of security blogs, online forums and white papers - so you can see threats unseen by other systems.

Sample Customers

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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