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 7.8, and holds a 2.9% mindshare in the category. Viavi Solutions is ranked #88 in NMS , and holds a 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 82% 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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82% 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

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (8th)

Observer GigaStor

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Monitoring Software (88th), Network Troubleshooting (15th), 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 2.9%, up 2.9% compared to last year.
Observer GigaStor, on the other hand, focuses on Network Monitoring Software, holds 0.2% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Network Monitoring Software

Featured Reviews

HamedWasel

Senior Network Security Engineer at Orange

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…

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Jeroen-Dubbelman

Director at Bitrate

Mar 5, 2024

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

"The ability to write my own parsers for the devices that are not supported by Fortinet is the most valuable feature."

"It works well with medium to large-scale enterprises."

"The most valuable feature is auto-discovery. When you send logs from any device to port 514, it helps register those devices automatically."

"We're able to get real-timec as well as our customer networks that we're monitoring at all times."

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

"It detects new technologies, vulnerabilities, and emerging threats on the internet."

"It's easy to manage. There's a web interface and a command line, depending on what the user is comfortable with. There's a large knowledge base available, and the support is timely."

"The solution is easy to use and user-friendly."

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"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."

"I also have the ability to see an application's performance, to see what's going on, why a network is slow, why this program for this user is experiencing a delay or some network issue"

"It can help to write your rules, organize firewalls, your block, and also your protocols and IP address to come in or out of your network."

"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..."

"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."

Cons

"The tool's technical team's response time is too high, and they are not available even when they know that there are many pending issues."

"Areas for improvement would be the ease of use and the integration with Fortinet's own products."

"Improvements include making it easier for users to create their normalizers. Fortinet FortiSIEM uses XML for normalizing and parsing, which can be tedious and time-consuming. A simpler way of using regex could be helpful."

"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."

"It lacks a "wizard" that shows a particular user's activity or particular circumstance. I think the interface is intimidating because there's so much information there."

"Not very good on non-API features, lacks that functionality."

"The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"We need to see incident reports about the event log, without events from the administrator or through human interaction."

More Fortinet FortiSIEM cons

"Maybe the graphical user interface could be simplified to allow people to use it more easily. It's already good, but they can work more on it to make it even easier."

"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."

"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."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is acceptable for more than 90% of our customers, as they normally get discounts."

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

"The tool is really expensive. For what the tool does for our team, the price is fair."

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

"Fortinet FortiSIEM is cheaper compared to other products."

"Fortinet FortiSIEM is not an expensive solution."

"Its price can be better. We are Fortinet partners, so we can get discounts, but its price can be an issue at the beginning for others. There is a licensing scheme for every case. There are three licensing schemes that we can choose from."

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

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

17%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

22%

Computer Software Company

19%

University

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Small Business

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?

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.

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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...

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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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Fortinet

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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

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.

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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