Fortinet FortiSIEM vs SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer comparison

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

"Both the collecting logs and duo correlation are valuable features for us."

"Fortinet FortiSIEM is easy to use."

"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiSIEM are the SD-WAN, Global LAN, and application controls."

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

"We have many application systems, and I can set up Fortinet FortiSIEM for users to monitor their systems."

"The advanced agents used to collect logs have been most valuable. We have also made use of the advanced intelligence this solution offers."

"It's very easy for anyone to work with."

"I can point out the exact root cause 'why.' If there is a slowness, I can point out what was before the issue or before the slowness, what it is, and what is now."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"I like that it is able to monitor multiple devices and it's vendor-agnostic."

"In terms of the implementation, we've actually used SAM, the server and application monitoring tools. The network configuration tools are very useful in terms of bulk upgrading switches and infrastructure. Also, the Network Traffic Analyzer was extremely useful to track down errant users soaking up bandwidth."

"I would rate NetFlow Traffic Analyzer's stability ten out of ten."

"What I like about SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is that it's useful for analyzing traffic. It also has an application visibility feature that lets you control applications."

"As it offers enterprise solutions, it has all the essential features for business."

"The most valuable feature is the alarm that is set up to trigger based on bandwidth utilization."

"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 graphs on the user interface could be improved as we often experience glitches."

"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."

"Patching is not great - we're not getting the support we'd expect."

"Customer support service could be better."

"The UI could improve in Fortinet FortiSIEM. Humans view the UI frequently for data and if it was more visually pleasing it would be beneficial."

"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."

"We expect the latest patch from Fortinet FortiSIEM to give the ability to work with signature files."

"The licensing should be more realistic so that we can adjust the number of nodes according to my needs, rather than in fixed increments."

"The problem is that SolarWinds is trying to bolt in too much and that can leave bugs, which you have to then sort out, leaving the product unstable. SolarWinds needs to try and slow down and improve the stability of the product, as opposed to bringing out more and more features."

"SolarWinds' technical support is ok, but it could be faster and more knowledgeable."

"The solution needs better log management and log coordination with tools."

"It's scalable, but it could be simplified because it's not completely easy."

"The pricing is expensive."

"It is very slow to pick the dynamics of the network."

"One area that we struggle with is the price. Because the price of this solution is so high, we are largely unable to introduce it into the local market, and only the banking sector has the means to afford it."

"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."

"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."

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

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

"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."

"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."

"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."

"SolarWinds' pricing structure is the primary reason why some customers opt for another solution such as ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer. In NTA, you are charged per port, meaning that if you have a 24-port switch you will be charged for 24 individual nodes. ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer, on the other hand, charges per switch, such that if you add a switch, the entire switch will count as one single node."

"We pay yearly, and we are happy with its price."

"The pricing is really good."

"The solution's licensing is high-priced."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"I don't have information on the licensing cost for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer because it's bundled with another SolarWinds solution. My organization has seven different models and pays for the license yearly. My organization also had to deploy additional pollers, but the cost wasn't very expensive, though I can't give the exact numbers."

"Licensing for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is paid yearly, and there are no additional costs that you need to pay apart from the standard licensing fees because you don't need to purchase another solution to make SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer work. Pricing for SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer is more expensive than other solutions."

"The price of this solution is exceptional."