Fortinet FortiSIEM vs Zabbix comparison

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

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

"The event correlation is pretty robust. The GUI is pretty good."

"The primary valuable feature is that it has replaced a whole lot of other products with one platform."

"It's a very nice solution to work with."

"Fortinet FortiSIEM provides good detection against advanced threats."

"Easy alert setup which enables different alerts in different categories."

"The solution’s IP database is awesome."

"Simple network monitoring that is easy to install and manage."

"The most valuable features in Zabbix are those that help us overcome bottlenecks in CPU usage, as well as reduce memory delay. I know that we have only reached the tip of the iceberg of what Zabbix's features can do for us, and we have not used all of them yet."

"There is less computing power needed for scaling."

"There are lots of great features and functionality within the solution."

"The most valuable feature is the protocol to manage anything."

"They've already added extra features, such as noise-canceling and facial recognition, which is great."

"The best thing about Zabbix is the integration and the APIs that are included are very fast"

"The template system in Zabbix is very beneficial as it saves time in configuration."

"They should enhance the solution's AI capabilities, including XDR and EDR."

"The product does not have Security Orchestration and Automation Response, I would recommend adding this feature."

"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 not a market leader in the SIEM space."

"When our team tried configuring logs for Microsoft SQL, it did not work."

"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."

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

"The biggest thing that could be better is a quicker response to support cases."

"​I would like to better be able to monitor Oracle processes.​"

"I think the reporting part of Zabbix can be improved in terms of more user-friendly graphics to display the collected data. Many simple users who don't know how to use Zabbix properly might get confused by the reporting, although at the same time it is very versatile for my company."

"Zabbix is powerful, but it is difficult to understand initially. There are many things that can be improved, but we might not be using Zabbix to its fullest extent. The software has more features than we need."

"The only issue we have had with Zabbix is when we decided to make an update or upgrade."

"There are not too much documentation or manuals. We found the tutorials very easy to understand but do not go deep enough in the use of Zabbix. We need more manuals, proper use, documentation, etc."

"The solution needs to add features for finding loopholes or problems and their root causes."

"Its UI needs to be improved a little bit more so that an end-user is also able to handle it. I can handle it, but others should also be able to handle it in a better way. It becomes complex when we are growing and need to add proxies. We need more scalability features and documentation for different use cases. A lot of articles are available, but they need to be in proper documentation. For example, when you have thousands of servers that have to be monitored in different regions of the world, there should be some kind of documentation to describe how you can create proxies and add them. Sometimes, when you are using the database, it can get overloaded. When the network is growing, the number of transactions becomes very high, and the database gets overloaded. There should be information about how to reduce the load on the MySQL database, which is what Zabbix is using. The market is growing a lot, and it should be enhanced for a lot more things. We are currently bringing enhancements at our end for different use cases. For example, when dockerization is going on, how can we check the logs inside the Dockers. We should also be able to monitor and check the number of logins and add features such as SSO login and two-factor authentication as a protocol. These are the security features and concerns that we have to deal with. Currently, we are developing modules to add features to Zabbix, but they should also work on these features."

"It could be more stable."

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

"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."

"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."

"We pay for a license for FortiSIEM. We pay for the license and renewal."

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

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

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

"This is an open-source solution that can be used free of charge."

"It's free software released under the GNU/GPL license."

"I use the tool's free version."

"We purchased Zabbix for a good price, including support"

"We are using the free, open-source version."

"The tool's licensing costs are yearly."

"It is open source. If you want to have a subscription or official support, you can pay for it. They have different plans, which are not that expensive. The plans are based on per monitoring server, not per monitored equipment. So, it is not at all expensive, and you can also live without the support if you want a cheaper option."

"Its licensing is fair. It seems to be much cheaper than others."