Fortinet FortiSIEM vs Observer GigaStor comparison

The compared Fortinet and Viavi Solutions solutions aren't in the same category. Fortinet is ranked #8 in SIEM , with an average rating of 7.9, and holds a 2.7% mindshare in the category. Viavi Solutions is ranked #86 in NMS , and holds a 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of Fortinet users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Viavi Solutions users who would recommend it.

Fortinet FortiSIEM

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83% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSIEM and Observer GigaStor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Fortinet FortiSIEM vs. Observer GigaStor Report (Updated: May 2020).

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Fortinet FortiSIEM vs. Observer GigaStor

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiSIEM

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (8th), AI Observability (8th)

Observer GigaStor

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (86th), Network Troubleshooting (14th), Network Packet Broker (NPB) (9th)

Mindshare comparison

Fortinet FortiSIEM and Observer GigaStor 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 2.7%, down 3.1% compared to last year.
Observer GigaStor, on the other hand, focuses on Network Monitoring Software, holds 0.4% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiSIEM	2.7%
Splunk Enterprise Security	7.2%
Wazuh	5.8%
Other	84.3%

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Network Monitoring Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Observer GigaStor	0.4%
Zabbix	5.0%
SolarWinds NPM	3.6%
Other	91.0%

Network Monitoring Software

Featured Reviews

SaurabhYadav5

Network Engineer at Ogma Consulting

Comprehensive monitoring boosts security, yet incident management features need expansion

Fortinet FortiSIEM should broaden its remediation part to include more features for incident management. Currently, to manage repetitive incidents or for remediation, I need to use a separate software called FortiSOAR. Additionally, the search functionality in FortiAI should be improved to provide more precise results, making it easier for me to understand what actions need to be taken.

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Jeroen-Dubbelman

Director at Bitrate

Aids significantly in the threat-hunting process and provides a score-based evaluation of user experience

There are many valuable features, but understanding end-user response times stands out. It provides a score-based evaluation of user experience, helping customers quickly pinpoint whether issues originate from the network, server, client, or application. Additionally, it facilitates in-depth analysis of application dependencies. The retrospective network analysis capability of Observer GigaStor has been beneficial. It's a pivotal feature for network performance solutions. However, I prefer to consider the entire solution suite - GigaStor, along with GigaFlow and Apex - for comprehensive network visibility and monitoring. So, I prefer to integrate all three solutions to provide the best visibility. They complement each other well, with Apex aggregating and correlating data from both GigaStor and GigaFlow to enhance environmental understanding and troubleshooting efficiency.

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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 log correlation is good."

"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."

"AccelOps gives us a greater visibility into potential data/network breach attempts with the monitoring and alerting capabilities."

"Some of our customers who use this solution have seen improvement in their connection with load balancing on both connections."

"Analytics. It can provide log information from the device."

"It gives greater visibility via the dashboards into the real-time status of the network and also provides specific alerts and performance monitoring."

"To add workers and even collectors is pretty easy."

"Fortinet FortiSIEM has helped our organization by providing us with business monitoring."

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"It's able to capture packets and, after a long time, you can come and use that information; to check, to analyze - everything you would want to do. So it's very good and helpful if you want to protect your data. It is stored in a certain place where you can access it every time you want to analyze it."

"This solution allows us to see exactly what is going on in the network and we can very quickly solve issues with users."

"I have no regrets using this product, I am very satisfied for what I paid for it and for the things I am able to do with the product."

"This solution allows us to see exactly what is going on in the network and we can very quickly solve issues with users."

"The ability to capture packets. It is not only for monitoring. That is very important for a company that wants to keep an eye on the packets, the transactions, the flows..."

"Industry-leading line rates, packet-capture technology and data-mining capabilities are the most valuable features."

"If you have the opportunity, I would strongly encourage you to get it, because it makes the IT experience easier and more flexible, by providing the ability to see things in your networks like the directory packet label."

"Enables us to go back in time to capture an issue and analyze it for a solution, and this after the fact analysis is key to overcoming the bump in the night issues."

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Cons

"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."

"The backup and recovery process for this solution needs improvement."

"Creating parsers to try make unknown events or currently unsupported devices produce meaningful information is extremely cumbersome."

"The initial setup is not simple. We are having some issues with the agent installation, it is requiring several reboots."

"The solution's interface could be modernized and improved."

"The nodes on our network did not comply with the SIEM solution. They use a different format parking log."

"The patch management on the software needs to be better."

"Network detection and response is a separate product."

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"The Observer Console UI is consistent and stable, but could use some updating to be more modern."

"Maybe the graphical user interface could be simplified to allow people to use it more easily."

"GigaStor feeds into Apex. So, the area where there could be improvement would be in artificial intelligence. For example, the incorporation of more advanced machine learning or AI capabilities could enhance its functionality."

"There are some issues, in our environment that puts processing restraints on the Gigastor when turning on trending data to be sent to APEX."

"I would like to have more than 4TB of storage available in the portable version of this solution."

"The interface is pretty complex, so for the average user, it takes a while to get up to speed with it. I would like it to be more user-friendly."

"Graphics need improvement. Because a lot of the information there you have to input first in some case to have full potential. It could be more automated."

"I would like to have more than 4TB of storage available in the portable version of this solution."

More Observer GigaStor cons

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."

"Pricing is determined based on the customer's budget."

"Please be cheaper and more simplified."

"Fortinet FortiSIEM is very cost-efficient compared to other SIEM solutions."

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

"The price of Fortinet FortiSIEM is a lot less when compared to other solutions."

"Fortinet's products are not expensive, it is less than the competition."

"This is probably more on the lower cost end of the spectrum compared to competing products. Fortinet's license model is based on events per second, which makes sense, but that's not typical. It makes it very hard to calculate what your costs are going to be as you scale the platform because some log sources, such as firewall logs, are very noisy, and there are lots and lots of events per second, but some of them are not. So, it becomes a bit of a science experiment trying to guess what your costs are going to be as you scale the solution. This is where other competing products perhaps have a more straightforward license model."

More Fortinet FortiSIEM pricing and cost advice

"It depends on the requirements you have. There are three types of license. There's the updates license, the work group license, and the workstation license."

"It's quite expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Wholesaler/Distributor

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	34
Midsize Enterprise	22
Large Enterprise	24

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Large Enterprise	3

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?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Fortinet FortiSIEM is wonderful, as it offers an excellent license compared to other vendors.

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What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSIEM?

Fortinet FortiSIEM is great overall. Performance could be enhanced, but I do not wish to elaborate on needed improvements.

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What do you like most about Observer GigaStor?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Observer GigaStor?

I would rate the pricing a ten out of ten. It's quite expensive.

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What needs improvement with Observer GigaStor?

GigaStor feeds into Apex. So, the area where there could be improvement would be in artificial intelligence. For example, the incorporation of more advanced machine learning or AI capabilities coul...

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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

Fortinet

Observer GigaStor is a network analysis tool that comes in a variety of form factors, including rack mount, portable, and virtual. Capable of storing up to a petabyte of traffic for later analysis, GigaStor helps ensure optimal network and application performance.

Viavi Solutions

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.

Cisco Systems, Hawaiian Telecom, Renown Health, State of Nevada, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Allstate Insurance, Jack Henry & Associates, United States Airforce, US Bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Chicago Board Options Exchange

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Fortinet FortiSIEM vs. Observer GigaStor

May 2020

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