Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Reviews

I use the solution in my company for log management and to comply with requirements associated with endpoint protection and FortiGate, as well as with all the other solutions from Fortinet.

The most valuable features of the solution are the reports and the playbooks.

I feel that Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is a little bit heavy, making it an area where improvements are required.

I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for three years. I am an end user of the solution.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Two people in my company use the product.

I use the solution in my company every day.

I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.

I have experience with some other solutions in the past. My company has not switched from the solution we use currently because we don't have an alternative product. My company does want to use an SIEM solution, and we purchased Fortinet FortiAnalyzer since it offered a bit of SIEM functionalities.

My company took care of the tool's initial setup phase for our internal projects.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

The solution can be deployed in two days.

An implementer took care of the product's implementation process.

I have seen a return on investment from the use of the product. I rate the tool's ROI a nine out of ten.

I rate the product's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.

The log management capability has benefited our organization, and it is important because we need to write and send proactive information that playbooks can cater to, and the product also prevents my company's systems from being attacked.

I recommend the product to others since it is easy to work with and it works very well.

I don't know much about the artificial integration capabilities of the product, but the solution works to detect and analyze threats.

I rate the overall tool an eight out of ten.

We use the product to review firewall logs.

The solution works fine. Separating sections or conditions on Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is quite clear.

The product should be integrated with other third-party solutions for context exchange.

I have been using the solution for the past two years.

The solution is stable. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten.

The solution is scalable. Around 20 to 30 IT employees in our organization use the solution. I would rate the scalability a nine out of ten.

The product is easy to set up.

Around 120 employees work in the technical and maintenance department. I would recommend the solution to other users. I don’t know whether FortiNAC can be integrated with the Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

We have multiple firewalls linked through a VPN. There is traffic from several branches and multiple points of failure, so you need to analyze this traffic to know what's coming in and going out. When you have more chains, there are more points of failure that can be exploited.  

I use FortiAnalyzer on-premise and on the cloud. I update the solution at least once a year. I always update the firewall to the latest edition, so I can have three months or four months to test it in the VM. I use even more products and also AWS and Azure Cloud. About 9 percent of my company is responsible for security and networking. Everybody's on my team works with FortiAnalyzer.

Our department has three security architects and four network engineers. They are beginning to place assistant administrators on the network. 

FortiAnanalyzer ensures you have an accurate view of all your devices, so you don't need to check each one. The analyzer creates a central point of management and control, giving you insight into what is going on. 

So you want to move through that traffic that's coming in as the lock the analyzer will like to analyze the traffic in real-time so you can know what is going on. Yeah, so you customize it to be able to analyze what you want it to be able to analyze.

One of the most valuable features is the ability to analyze data in real-time using AR features to pull data from the industrial DB. You can know what is going on and see in milliseconds where the network is underperforming. 

FortiAnalyzer also has good storage capacity for storing the logs. The notification capabilities are excellent, too. It sends alerts so always know what is going on. For example, if you're on a break and something goes wrong, it lets you know so can immediately go back and fix it. You don't need to be constantly sitting in front of it. 

The UI could use some improvement. It can be tough for a beginner to navigate because you don't know what to do even if you read the guide. I've talked to some users who said that they couldn't figure out what to do even after looking at the documentation. 

They need to update guide so it's more aligned with what the UI shows. The guide has lots of stuff in it, there sometimes you still don't get it. It takes too long for a new version of the documentation to come out. It still works, but the problem is that the UI is completely different, so it's challenging to find things. 

I have used FortiAnalyzer for the last three and a half years.

FortiAnalyzer is stable at the time of release. You don't have problems when you install it. There aren't configuration breaks that you have to go fix. When you update, the transition is smooth. 

FortiAnalyzer is scalable.

I have contacted Fortinet support once or twice, but not for FortiAnalyzer. Some of my clients had a problem with FortiGate and the traffic-shaping policy. The traffic-shaping policy in the later version of FortiGate doesn't work like it used to. 

Fortinet's technical support was dependable, helpful, and knowledgeable about the product. They were prompt and responsive, so it was good. I rate Fortinet support 10 out of 10. 

I was using Cisco ASA before FortiAnalyzer. I started using SonicWall six years ago, and five years I discovered FortiGate. I find FortiAnalyzer easier to use than the other products.

Setting up FortiAnalyzer is a bit complex for a beginner because you have a shallow understanding of what it is. Configuring the advanced features is somewhat challenging, but the basic setup isn't that tough. 

Setting up FortiAnalyzer takes around five to 10 minutes. I rate my setup experience 10 out of 10. After deployment, there isn't too much maintenance. It's just the usual updates. That's it.

I do the setup in-house. If I'm setting FortiAnalyzer for a client, I will typically walk them through step by step with the team, so they know how to set it up and what everything does. 

I rate FortiAnalyzer six out of 10 for affordability. FortiAnalyzer pricing isn't steady. It changes each quarter or year. That's one of the main problems in West Abaco because most businesses here are small or medium-sized enterprises. It makes budgeting complicated. You always want to pay the same price on the subscription.

At the same time, I think Fortinet pricing is reasonable compared to all the others. The value you get from Fortinet is better because it beats other vendors in terms of performance, functionality, and efficiency. New firewalls like Alexa are trying to compete in pricing, and people are looking into it to see, but Fortinet is good for now. However, they need to work on keeping the price consistent.  

I rate FortiAnalyzer nine out of 10. My advice to anyone implementing FortiAnalyzer is to read about a product. If you do your homework, it's easier to set up. The next thing is to understand your environment, especially if you have multiple links over your network that leave you more vulnerable to attacks. 

The more links you have, the more exposed you are to attacks. It is possible that one link can be vulnerable, and you won't take notice.FortiAnalyzer is the best choice. 

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is for log collection and reporting.

The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is the capturing of traffic for reports.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer should come bundled with other Fortinet solutions. Additionally, the performance and updates could improve. They need to test their updates better so there are not as many bugs.

I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for approximately 10 years.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is stable.

The scalability of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is good.

We have approximately 2,800 people using this solution in my organization on a daily basis. 

The solution is suitable for all sized businesses.

The support from Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is responsive. If the Indian support can support only the lowest priority work and the global team can support any kind of topic. The global support is experienced and technically sound. The Indian support can improve by having better knowledge.

I have used Palo Alto and when comparing it to Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, Palo Alto is better. However, it is priced too high.

The initial setup of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is simple.

I rate the initial setup of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer a four out of five.

We did the deployment of the solution in-house.

We pay approximately $11,000 for a three-year license to use Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. When we compared the price of this solution to others it is not expensive. Palo Alto is a more expensive solution.

I rate the price from Fortinet FortiAnalyzer a four out of five.

My advice to others is if there are not any budget restraints then I would recommend choosing Palo Alto or FireEye. If there is a budget then Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is good.

I rate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer an eight out of ten. 

I primarily use the solution to analyze issues with internet connections and traffic.

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. 

The FortiView is very useful. 

FortiSoc is a good feature. 

The interface has been fine.

It's stable. 

The solution can scale.

Support has been helpful overall. 

Overall, the solution works well. I don't have any issues with it. 

We'd like to figure out the best way to configure it. 

It doesn't easily integrate with other solutions. However, we don't integrate it with anything at the moment. We don't even integrate it with Fortigate.

I've been using the solution for three or four years. 

The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

We can scale the solution, at least, according to our configuration.

About 200 people are using it in my company. 

We will likely expand usage in the future. 

Technical support has been good. They are helpful and responsive. 

We did not use any other product previously. 

The initial setup process is simple. For me, it is not so complex. I have a good understanding of the process. We've been recently raining on the setup of the system often. The last session we did was two months ago. Every year, we look at the system with our specialist.

The implementation takes about two days. 

We have one administrator that handles maintenance. 

I handled the initial setup myself with the help of a specialist. We do implementations and training. However, now and going forward, we will be independent of the specialist.  

The pricing is fine. I cannot speak to the exact cost of the solution. There may be a feature or two that would cost more. However, we do not use any at the moment that adds to the price. 

I'm an end-user. 

This is a good solution for monitoring and does offer a firewall as well.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. 

The primary use case of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer in our organization is to gain more visibility into traffic, such as creating reports on highest bandwidth users over time. It also serves as a central log repository, aiding in threat detection by showing indicators of compromise and emerging threats.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer comes with a lot of prebuilt reports out of the box, making it easy for our team to generate necessary reports without much struggle. It provides better visibility, allowing us to have a clearer view of threats. The advanced analytics capabilities aid in threat detection by providing visibility into indicators of compromise.

One area for improvement could be better support for third-party products, as it doesn't have as much visibility with these compared to Fortinet's own products.

I have been working with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for five years.

There have been no significant performance or stability issues with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. Sizing is always done well beforehand.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is scalable, especially for the VM versions, as additional space can be provisioned from the servers as needed.

Customer service and support for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer are quite helpful and responsive. I have interacted with them multiple times without any complaints.

Positive

I do not have experience working with any other log management solutions.

The initial setup process was straightforward. It involved running the OVA on a virtual environment, setting up IPs, DNS, and static cloud, followed by accessing the web interface for integration with other products.

I do not interact with the pricing or licensing component of the business, so I do not know about it.

I recommend Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. It provides valuable tools for the organization by presenting better reports that help in management decision-making. It is a valuable solution that can be improved by enhancing its third-party product support. 

Overall, I would rate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer nine out of ten.

I find it to be a valuable tool for utilizing traffic logs. The product's continuous improvements and Fortinet's commitment to enhancing its capabilities contribute to its effectiveness.

The reporting features, which offer customization, real-time insights, and compliance support, are particularly noteworthy aspects.

It would be beneficial to enhance the streamlining of the generation of automated reports related to compliance, such as PCI DSS or HIPAA, based on the logs collected. Automated reports focusing on compliance issues would provide a clearer understanding of potential gaps and the need for remediation. This feature would significantly simplify the process of identifying and addressing areas that require attention.

I have been working with it for ten years.

I would rate its stability capabilities eight out of ten.

We have approximately three thousand users within our company. I would rate its scalability seven out of ten, as it should be improved.

Technical support is responsive. I would rate it eight out of ten.

Positive

The majority of our network infrastructure is based on Fortinet, with a single device each on Palo Alto and Cisco.

The initial setup was fairly easy. When approaching it for the first time, there might be some minor complexities. However, as you gain experience, the process becomes quite straightforward to manage.

The setup typically takes a maximum of three to four hours, depending on the scenario. If it's hardware, there usually aren't any issues. For software installations, you need to consider server specifications, and the process involves loading the license, which may take about three to four hours for activation. For maintenance, we have a team of five members responsible for overseeing the entire network, which includes managing the Fortinet licenses.

The pricing model is subscription-based. It involves payment for both the license and ongoing support. I would rate it seven out of ten.

It serves as an excellent tool, especially for addressing compliance requirements. Analyzing traffic logs and monitoring network impressions, both inbound and outbound traffic, are essential needs that this tool effectively fulfills. Implementing it has proven to be highly beneficial. Overall, I would rate it seven out of ten.

Our company uses the solution to capture our Forti Firewall into a centralized box and auditing folder that is analyzed at least once per year. Four staff members use the solution, produce detailed reports, and manage operations. 

We initially implemented the solution on-premises at our data center in Colombo City. Now, we are implementing things to the cloud so our next plan is to secure cloud-level protection. 

Technical reports clearly identify system checks, locations and areas, how many times things escape, which firewall is affected, and source IDs. 

Software reports are good but should match the dashboard and include top-level output instead of just base or low-level devices. Currently, we need to look into web URLs to analyze information. We are planning to move to the next level because we need threads for other devices such as HDMI or VGA output. 

I have been using the solution for four years. 

The solution is stable. 

The solution is scalable. 

The management side requires an additional user account that is maintained and AD authenticated by the analyzer. It would be easier to integrate features without this required account that limits scalability from the management side. 

A few years ago, we were implementing and had a session expired issue because the application session had expired on the national channel level. We contacted local agents who reached out to support. The help desk successfully sorted out and fixed the issue. Support is located in India and uses the English language. 

The setup is straightforward with a very easy deployment program. Some IT knowledge is helpful but it is not hard to setup or manage the solution. 

Base features used to be priced lower but now are a bit higher. We have some requirements and combine more than 100 showrooms to the SDN with the MLPS connection. Compared to other products, the price is a little bit high. 

I rate pricing an eight out of ten.

We did not evaluate other options. 

The solution has good availability and provides good information. A few features can be improved to a degree.

I rate the solution an eight out of ten.