Fortinet FortiSIEM vs Sentinel comparison

Fortinet and OpenText are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. Fortinet is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.8, while OpenText is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.2. Fortinet holds a 3.2% mindshare in SIEM, compared to OpenText’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 82% of Fortinet users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 81% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

Fortinet FortiSIEM

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81% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Sentinel and Fortinet FortiSIEM compete in the security information and event management (SIEM) category. Sentinel is often favored for its cost-effectiveness and customer support, while Fortinet FortiSIEM stands out for its comprehensive features and overall user satisfaction.

Features: Sentinel offers robust integration capabilities, automation features, and a streamlined threat detection and response process. Fortinet FortiSIEM is noted for its advanced analytics, scalability, and detailed reporting.

Room for Improvement: Sentinel users often mention the need for improved documentation, enhanced threat intelligence, and better user interface. Fortinet FortiSIEM users suggest more customization options, an intuitive setup process, and refined user interface adjustments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Sentinel is known for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service. Fortinet FortiSIEM can be more complex to deploy but provides reliable customer support. Sentinel is favored for quick implementation, whereas Fortinet FortiSIEM supports extensive infrastructures well.

Pricing and ROI: Sentinel is recognized for its affordability and significant return on investment. Fortinet FortiSIEM, though more expensive, provides value through its extensive capabilities. Pricing differences highlight Sentinel's budget-friendliness and Fortinet FortiSIEM's advanced functionality.

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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

Sentinel

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

16th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

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 Sentinel is 3.3%, up from 1.1% 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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JaideepSingh

Technology Specialist at a government with 51-200 employees

An automated solution that helped me detect threats in less than half the time it used to take

Sentinel gave us logs to tell us what's going right and wrong in your environment so we could secure the network. We also got multiple kinds of logs. By running some queries from the logs, we could find and fix the anomalies in the environment. Sentinel's threat visibility was great at telling us if we had something going on in our environment. We had to set up alerts in our environment based on the logs. If we had the right alerts set up, we got notified about threats and where security was lacking, so we could also take care of that. Sentinel's threat intelligence helped us prepare and take proactive steps for potential threats before they hit. Having preparation before a threat has helped our security operations. When I was using it, I used to keep going into my dashboards and looking for any threats on a weekly basis, or maybe two or three times a week. Based on that, we would recommend certain changes to the server and infrastructure teams to block or allow some ports. Sentinel's threat intelligence helped plan security against risks.

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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."

"AccelOps can handle a lot of data and it's just so important to true monitoring. Also, I can create a lot of rules to detect anything I like."

"The seamless integration with FortiGate is the solution's most valuable aspect."

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

"Fortinet FortiSIEM is easy to use."

"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."

"The most valuable feature is the dashboard. CMDB database collects data from a lot of pre-configured devices."

"The solution’s IP database is awesome."

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"It makes everything easier by automating some tasks and growing with our needs."

"The native integration with out-of-the box format is hassle free and allows data to be used advantageously."

"The tool is simple to use."

"One of the most valuable features is the business intelligence engine. It's very important because it keeps track of everything that's happening and alerts us if something is different than expected. The first time I used it, I was shocked at how well it performed. Another valuable feature that I think makes this product worth the price you pay for it is that it connects to basically every system that provides some form of logging, and it's very easy to set up what triggers this."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it provides a central locking system for many event sources."

"The most valuable feature is the flexible log for identifying security threats inside an application. Sentinel is very good at this."

"The stability is phenomenal and we never had any issues with downtime or even had to restart."

"Sentinel gave us logs to tell us what's going right and wrong in your environment so we could secure the network."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"The solution's technical support didn't help our company a lot."

"Its training can be improved. Its price also needs to be improved."

"When compared with some competitors, in terms of performance, the CPU and RAM requirements and the capability of coordination with development all need some improvement."

"FortiSIEM is a bit resource-hungry, so work should be done on hardware resource utilization to consume less hardware."

"The only drawback is the licensing model. It can get expensive if you want to integrate more solutions."

"The reporting feature is not very attractive for the upper management and I am not able to perform complex/nested queries."

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"I would like to see a better reporting work structure on the dashboard."

"Creating a drag-and-drop dashboard or workbook in Sentinel is a little more complex compared to other tools like LogRhythm and IBM QRadar."

"There is a need for more flexibility in customization, especially when working with different vendors and platforms."

"The solution does not allow outsourced authorizations."

"There is no integration in the web-side of the tool."

"I rate Sentinel a six out of ten for scalability."

"There are still a few vendor-specific devices for which Sentinel needs to work on integration, such as Netskope devices."

"This product's connection to certain types of cloud systems could be improved. We can do Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, but there are a lot of other things happening in the cloud that we do not connect well enough to. This product could be improved with better connection to cloud-based solutions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"Fortinet FortiSIEM is cheaper compared to other products."

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

"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."

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

"The solution is available for both, perpetual and subscription licenses."

"Please be cheaper and more simplified."

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"We receive a pricing discount because of our ongoing partnership with Micro Focus."

"The solution’s pricing is aligned with its competitors."

"We inquired about getting support from the vendor, Micro Focus, but the cost was very high."

"Sentinel's slightly on the expensive side."

"Sentinel is moderately priced."

"Sentinel is a subscription-based solution."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

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Government

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Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

11%

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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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What do you like most about NetIQ Sentinel?

The solution lets us get all the logs properly and regularly monitor customer infrastructure.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetIQ Sentinel?

Sentinel is moderately priced.

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What needs improvement with NetIQ Sentinel?

There are still a few vendor-specific devices for which Sentinel needs to work on integration, such as Netskope devices. Also, we often face region-wise outages during operation due to product team...

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Also Known As

FortiSIEM, AccelOps

NetIQ Sentinel, Novell SIEM

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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

Sentinel is a full-featured Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution that simplifies the deployment, management and day-to-day use of SIEM, readily adapts to dynamic enterprise environments and delivers the true "actionable intelligence" security professionals need to quickly understand their threat posture and prioritize response.

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.

Faysal Bank, GaVI, Handelsbanken, ISC Mªnster, Lambeth Council, Swisscard, The Municipality of Siena, Tukes, University of Dayton, University of the Sunshine Coast

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