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Fortinet FortiSIEM vs ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

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
ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
30th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (26th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiSIEM is 2.9%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is 1.0%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

HamedWasel - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 3, 2023
It's cheaper than other solutions with the same features but lacks integration with many third-party vendors
I am part of the team that implements the solution, and we hand it over to the operations team. We use FortiSIEM to ingest logs. The customer provides us with the IPs for the log sources, and we add them to the FortiSIEM dashboard. We can check the logs for signs of malicious access from outside…
Edu Edu - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 15, 2023
Helps with remote logging but reports need to be more detailed
We use ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer for remote logging The tool's reports show activities. I would like to see more detailed reports. I have been working with the product for two years. I rate the tool's stability a ten out of ten. ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is scalable. I rate it…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"FortiSIEM sends an email or SMS notifications to admins when there are significant incidents. It's a highly efficient way of responding to incidents."
"We have found the most important features in Fortinet FortiSIEM to be the correlation, file utility check, latest file, and hash changes. These features are important for us."
"The most valuable feature is the anomaly-reporting alarms."
"To add workers and even collectors is pretty easy."
"The most valuable feature is auto-discovery. When you send logs from any device to port 514, it helps register those devices automatically."
"Our customer did not have security monitoring in the first place. With this solution, it provided security posture management and visibility about the security landscape and threats that they had."
"The most valuable features of the solution is its integration with other technologies, especially its ability to collect logs from Cisco and Aruba devices along with Fortinet products."
"The CMDB and the device discovery features are most valuable."
"The most valuable features of ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer are the number of capabilities, file integration monitoring, web server log collection, and alert configuration."
"The reporting features are noteworthy, as they provide templates that streamline the process of generating reports"
"It is stable."
"What I found most useful in ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is its integration with other ManageEngine applications. It seamlessly integrates throughout the ManageEngine suite, and that's beneficial. I also like that the solution has chain management capabilities, it has a modular approach, and it's easy to reach the support team."
"The log management has helped to improve my organization."
"The tool's reports show activities."
"It's one of the easiest products. It's very simple to use."
"The user interface is very good."
 

Cons

"The log collection and configuration management are not great."
"The solution's technical support didn't help our company a lot."
"The support of the product changed recently, and I don't think it's for the better. They should work to improve the support they offer to clients."
"The challenge I face with Fortinet FortiSIEM is the lack of support."
"The dashboards need to be improved. It gives you so much detail, but sometimes too much detail, especially to an executive, it's too much."
"Their technical support is horrible. By horrible, I mean a train wreck of a disaster that has fallen off a bridge and caught fire."
"An improvement would be if FortiSIEM's licensing was based on the number of nodes rather than the EPS."
"The solution's interface could be modernized and improved."
"The first tier of customer service and support is not great."
"The solution should improve on its log capturing capabilities."
"There isn't good security integration when it comes to cybersecurity. The correlation of logs isn't so simple."
"The customization of reports could be a lot easier. It is not difficult but it could be made easier."
"There's a lot to improve in terms of connectivity. Currently, we're utilizing it across various infrastructures and environments, including others' cloud. However, connecting it to our infrastructure and integrating it with some of our SMAX solutions poses difficulties."
"I would like to see more detailed reports."
"It may not be as easy to use as Splunk."
"The solution is stable. However, there are limits. For example, we can do 2,500 Syslog events per second, but if we want to do more we have to install the distributor structure, and then we can expand how many events we can do. They could improve the stability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Fortinet FortiSIEM was reasonable compared to other solutions."
"FortiSIEM's licensing is based on EPS, and its pricing is competitive in the market."
"The tool is really expensive. For what the tool does for our team, the price is fair."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is very cost-efficient compared to other SIEM solutions."
"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product. The free version license of the product is available for two months."
"Please be cheaper and more simplified."
"There are additional features that cost more than the standard licensing fees."
"Pricing is acceptable for more than 90% of our customers, as they normally get discounts."
"ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is a low-cost solution. It costs approximately $1,000 per month per server for a perpetual license."
"Licensing for ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is paid yearly."
"There is a yearly subscription for the solution."
"ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is expensive. Its licensing costs are annual."
"There is a license required for these solutions. The customer can choose the license type, such as an annual license purchase or a perpetual license. If the customer wants maintenance they will have to pay annually."
"We paid for the license of the solution and the deployment. The price of ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is less expensive than other solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
20%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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?
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.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSIEM?
With Fortinet's current integrations with endpoints and with the integration capabilities of EDR and XDR solutions from Fortinet itself, when we are trying to integrate them with other technologies...
What do you like most about ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer?
The reporting features are noteworthy, as they provide templates that streamline the process of generating reports
What needs improvement with ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer?
There's a lot to improve in terms of connectivity. Currently, we're utilizing it across various infrastructures and environments, including others' cloud. However, connecting it to our infrastructu...
What is your primary use case for ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer?
We use ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer to collect logs from all our IT assets, including servers and databases. We utilize these logs to detect triggers, alerts, or security incidents related to Del...
 

Also Known As

FortiSIEM, AccelOps
EventLog Analyzer
 

Overview

 

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.
Moody National Bank, EnCircle, Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc, IBM, Ernst & Young, Micro Linear, Silverbeck-Rymer Solicitors, Provincial Court of British Columbia, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, OGILVY & MATHER, E! Entertainment, Tribune-Review Publishing Co.
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