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Fortinet FortiSOAR vs ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiSOAR
Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
11th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ThreatConnect Threat Intell...
Ranking in Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
17th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Threat Intelligence Platforms (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiSOAR is 4.1%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) is 1.7%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR)
 

Featured Reviews

Augustine Onewo - PeerSpot reviewer
Inexpensive while enhancing security operations with intuitive automation tools
Usually, FortiSOAR is used for some of our security operation tasks where it is necessary to ascertain the integrity of threat vectors and then take action against them. In addition, we automate other processes within our security operations procedure through FortiSOAR FortiSOAR is really…
Aadarsh Dawn - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers features like response capabilities and automation response and automation orchestration
ThreatConnect aggregates and operationalizes Threat intelligence data and sources across internal client environments. It leverages Automation and built in Case Management to streamline and automate threat intelligence-driven processes and investigations within client environments ThreatConnect…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiSOAR is the playbook, which has to be defined to apply the policies."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The product can be automated for network security purposes. The solution offers a great security automation response."
"The good news is that FortiSOAR is not hard to maintain. If you prepared well and deployed strong initially, then maintenance will take half an hour every other week, not more than that. A single person can do it."
"It has a quick detection and response time."
"We use the product for security."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiSOAR is the number of available connectors and the simplicity to start to automate."
"It is a scalable solution...The implementation phase of the product was not tough or difficult."
"The product automatically generated a threat score based on the maliciousness of an IP."
"ThreatConnect has a highly user-friendly interface."
"I like their customer support."
"The most valuable features are ease of use and the ability to customize it."
"The tool's installation, integration, and playbooks are very straightforward."
"We have been able to see a return on investment as our clients believe in us more."
"It's a solid platform and is stable enough. It is not complicated and is easy to use."
 

Cons

"I have found that Fortinet FortiSOAR needs a lot of improvement. The Orchestration needs to be improved."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The UI design of the solution needs to be changed since it can get difficult for a newbie to operate."
"FortiSOAR needs to improve the response time for executing playbooks."
"The solution doesn't connect well with the network devices."
"Fortinet FortiSOAR should add more documentation for some use cases."
"Fortinet's tech support overall is not great when they are at their best."
"The tool's user interface is an area of concern where improvements are needed."
"They should make it a little bit easier to generate events and share them with the community"
"Sometimes, when using the solution, it slows down, affecting our ability to mitigate threats."
"Integration is an area that could use some improvement."
"I couldn’t get any training videos online when I was working with the tool."
"I would like to see improvements in the time zone support of their customer service, considering users are from different time zones."
"It would be good to have more feeds and more integrated sources for enrichment."
"Support is an area with which nobody is ever fully satisfied, so it can be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Considering all the features of Fortinet FortiSOAR, I think it has a good price."
"Since Africa is struggling with foreign exchange, the solution is pretty expensive there."
"Fortinet FortiSOAR is an expensive solution."
"The price of the product should be lower. The brand value that Fortinet has, it has the reputation of being a reasonably priced product, and they have an enormous customer base in India. Most of the SME market is covered by FortiGate firewalls. It becomes an easy way for consultants, such as us, or even system integrators, to open the door with the Fortinet product lines."
"If you compare Fortinet FortiSOAR's price with the prices of the market leader, Palo Alto, then it can be considered a cheaper product."
"The solution offers both licensing and subscription models that are similar in price to other products."
"Fortinet FortiSOAR is expensive."
"Pricing is fine compared to other solutions."
"The price could be better."
"The tool is expensive."
"I rate the product price as six on a scale of one to ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten means it is cheap."
"The price of this product is in the mid-range, not too expensive, nor inexpensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
University
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiSOAR?
Fortinet FortiSOAR is a very interactive and user-friendly solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiSOAR?
FortiSOAR is considered costly, and I would rate its pricing at three out of ten, where one is high and ten is low.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSOAR?
FortiSOAR needs to improve the response time for executing playbooks. Compared to IBM Resilient, the execution time for playbooks is slower. Additionally, FortiSOAR should include more ready-to-use...
What do you like most about ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)?
The product automatically generated a threat score based on the maliciousness of an IP.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)?
The tool's prices are at par when compared to the other products in the market, so it is not uber-premium or too pricey. I rate the product price as six on a scale of one to ten, where one is extre...
What needs improvement with ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)?
ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) needs to develop its SOAR platform because it currently doesn't position or connect itself as a SOAR tool, even though it has at least 60 percent of...
 

Also Known As

CyberSponse, FortiSOAR
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Sample Customers

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Oracle, IBM, General Dynamics, Scotiabank, Sony, Athena Health, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Workday, TikTok
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