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Fortinet FortiSIEM vs ManageEngine OpManager comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiSIEM
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (8th)
ManageEngine OpManager
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Network Monitoring Software (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Fortinet FortiSIEM and ManageEngine OpManager aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Fortinet FortiSIEM is designed for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and holds a mindshare of 3.1%, up 3.0% compared to last year.
ManageEngine OpManager, on the other hand, focuses on Network Monitoring Software, holds 1.7% mindshare, down 2.1% since last year.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Network Monitoring Software
 

Featured Reviews

Oliver Jackson - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems monitoring enhanced by firewall and intrusion detection features
My primary use case for Fortinet FortiSIEM is systems monitoring and alerting. I use it for standard functions like log monitoring, incident detection, and notification.  My customers are mostly medium-sized enterprises ranging from engineering companies, mining companies, independent schools, and…
MUBDIUL ISLAM - PeerSpot reviewer
NetFlow monitoring has improved operations but needs better configurations
For the implementation part, I am facing issues when configuring the business view. When I create the business view, I experience problems with the port interface. When I add the interface, I am confused about which interface is connected to which endpoint. If identifying the interface was easier, it would take less time to configure. Another issue is with threshold values; sometimes, it shows kilobytes (kB) while our threshold is set to gigabytes. This can be confusing. Improving this aspect would be beneficial. In URL monitoring, there is room for enhancement.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Fortinet FortiSIEM provides good detection against advanced threats."
"The event correlation is pretty robust. The GUI is pretty good."
"The CMDB and the device discovery features are most valuable."
"The primary valuable feature is that it has replaced a whole lot of other products with one platform."
"FortiSIEM's log correlation is good."
"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."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM needs to provide better API integrations to users."
"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."
"ManageEngine OpManager is user-friendly and easy to use. Additionally, useful for basic monitoring."
"The dashboard is unique and user-friendly."
"Device monitoring is a good tool of this solution."
"The traffic monitoring and the traffic analysis are great."
"Monitoring is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"It is easy to use and deploy."
"The alerting feature has improved our organization. We can create multiple alerts and refine them to how we need to use them."
"The integration with the firewall monitoring, the security monitoring, is great."
 

Cons

"Sometimes, if there are changes made by a user on a database server, it can be difficult to get that information on the fly. I would like to see a situation where once I specify a user with the database server I need, and with the changes they have performed on that, I don't need to continue my search pattern to drill down just to get the information."
"Its training can be improved. Its price also needs to be improved."
"Creating parsers to try make unknown events or currently unsupported devices produce meaningful information is extremely cumbersome."
"If there is a configuration on the wrong side of the network or there are changes that result in harm to our IT infrastructure, the solution should immediately fix it."
"The challenge I face with Fortinet FortiSIEM is the lack of support."
"There could be more AI features included in the product."
"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."
"The interface needs some improvements because it's a bit cumbersome when you're trying to view items. It takes some time to get used to. Additionally, sometimes the scrolling does not work."
"We would like link monitoring included. At times we need to monitor those specific links closely."
"We have been facing an issue since last year when a lot of our users started to work from home through their mobiles or computers. We are having trouble reaching these devices. We are now planning to publish our instance to the cloud so that we can reach these devices. Its performance should be improved in terms of the discovery of the devices. I would like to feel confident with the discovery that this solution does. For example, on my dashboard, I would like to be able to view a list of all devices seen on a specific server. At present, it is difficult to find such information. This would be an excellent feature to have."
"Real user and UI monitoring are not practical."
"There should be an option to get mobile notifications or SMS mirror notifications for critical issues. That way, when we don't have access to email, we can still receive notifications via our phones."
"WMI and SNMP integration with the domain controller should be seamless"
"The data provided by the tool is not accurate."
"This product is little bit slow sometimes. It may be that we need to change the configuration to improve performance."
"I would like to see more enhancements made to the product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is determined based on the customer's budget."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is not an expensive solution."
"Pricing is acceptable for more than 90% of our customers, as they normally get discounts."
"There are additional features that cost more than the standard licensing fees."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is very cost-efficient compared to other SIEM solutions."
"Fortinet's products are not expensive, it is less than the competition."
"The price of Fortinet FortiSIEM was reasonable compared to other solutions."
"We bought the perpetual license, so we own the product, but there is a three-year support renewal fee for that."
"The licensing is on a yearly basis and the pricing is on the cheaper side."
"ManageEngine OpManager has a three-tier licensing model."
"The licensing costs depend on the number of devices and accounts that are being monitored by the solution."
"We have a standard license for ManageEngine OpManager. We purchased the license for one year and now we are upgrading it soon."
"The price of ManageEngine OpManager is reasonable. We have an annual license and the cost comes from how many devices are being monitored. There is not anything extra cost for maintenance and support."
"The initial cost is low and the add-ons are reasonable."
"As far as cost, it was around six hundred thousand rands ($40,500) for the year, for the renewals. That's the total cost for a four thousand node system including support and maintenance."
"The solution is highly affordable"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Educational Organization
45%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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?
As a service, the cost is reasonable and affordable with scalable pricing based on the number of monitored devices. However, setting it up for oneself as an enterprise-licensed product can be quite...
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSIEM?
The built-in APIs in Fortinet FortiSIEM are somewhat lacking and could be improved for better integration with external ITSM products. Improving software stability and reducing bugs will make it a ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ManageEngine OpManager?
The pricing was okay. However, it has been increasing a lot lately. The product is not worth the money.
What needs improvement with ManageEngine OpManager?
For the implementation part, I am facing issues when configuring the business view. When I create the business view, I experience problems with the port interface. When I add the interface, I am co...
 

Also Known As

FortiSIEM, AccelOps
OpManager
 

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.
Bonita, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, Galaxy, Fiserv Credit Union Division, Universitas 21 Global, ERP Suites LLC
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