Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Reviews

We use the solution for enterprise firewalls, URL filtering, and SD-WAN.

The solution could embed monitoring.

I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for a year. We are using V6.2 of the solution.

The solution’s scalability is good. 500 users are using this solution. The solution is suitable for small and medium businesses.

I rate the solution’s scalability a seven out of ten.

When the case is unresolved, the following person takes time to get involved in the tickets. The information may be complex.

Neutral

The initial setup is easy. I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.

The solution's pricing is good.

I recommend it because it's a perfect solution.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

We use this solution to actively pick up and report on all activities and connectivity going through the FortiGate firewall.

We like the fact that we can run minute-by-minute reporting form this solution.

We also appreciate that the interface of this solution is very good, and doesn't require a lot of configuration, updating, or maintenance.

We would like to see some improvement on the upgrade process around this solution. There are sometimes communication issues when a new version of the firewall is implemented, and it fails to report back to this product.

We would also like to be able to pull off incident reports and display them graphically using this solution.

We have been using this solution for about three years now.

The stability of this solution is okay. There is some room for improvement, and so we would rate the stability as an eight out of ten.

We have found this to be a fairly scalable solution.

The initial setup of this solution is very easy, and takes around three hours to complete the implementation.

We carried out the implementation using in-house resources.

The renewals for this solution are carried out yearly.

We would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Our customers are working with this product in their companies.

I haven't really played around with it so much. Basically, we're just doing log reviews, and that's it.

The initial setup is easy.

It's a very stable product.

We can scale the product as well. 

Support has been good in general. 

It offers pretty good documentation.

I like the interface they offer. 

I'm a reseller and integrator.

I can't really tell if anything is missing. Maybe we'll find something in the future, however, I'm not sure at the moment.

Their pricing model is not the best and needs work. 

It would be nice if there were more third-party integration capabilities. 

I've been using the solution for six months. It hasn't been that long. 

Like all Fortinet products, it is pretty stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

The solution is scalable and expandable. It's not an issue at all. 

We have three people working on it in our organization. 

Technical support is fairly good. I haven't really needed to call support just yet.

Our company is a Fortinet supplier. We don't deal with other solutions. 

It's an easy initial setup. The implementation is not overly complex. The deployment is pretty fast and only takes two or three hours. 

I'm not a fan of the licensing system in general. I don't like their pricing model. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

The primary use case for Analyzer, is for keeping the logs and for different types of reporting.

The features that our customers have found most valuable are their different type of reports including the drill down report, as well as the flexibility to connect to any number of appliances which can be connected to it centrally.

In terms of what can be improved, of course the cloud storage possibilities are there, but the cost and the renewal parts are high. Pricing-wise, it not affordable for the normal customer. Most of the people want to see different types of reporting, but FortiAnalyzer's fee is a little bit difficult.

We have been selling and supporting FortiAnalyzer for customers for three to four years.

All the Fortinet services are very stable products.

Maintenance and networking are under the Fortinet warranty so we cannot do anything on that. It means we can just coordinate things. It is based on the ticket.

I don't think the built-in memory can be upgraded for the Analyzer. I think it is not possible. That means that the hardware is more suitable for large companies.

Their support is fairly good.

The initial setup was simple.

In terms of fees, one is subscription and one is the hardware warranty. There are two types of subscriptions - one is a security subscription and the other one is the support.

A lot of products are coming with built-in facilities, but FortiAnalyzer is a much better solution. People may like it, but affordability is a problem.

For customers who need to have different types of reporting presentable to different levels of hierarchy, FortiAnalyzer is a lovely solution. Otherwise, there is no point in getting some logs. It should be presentable.

On a scale of one to ten, I'll give FortiAnalyzer an eight or nine.

We take all the logs from FortiGate. 

We have it deployed on-premises, and we are definitely using its latest version because we are creating a new virtual machine.

Special notifications about compromised phones are valuable because we have some guest networks, and sometimes, people are connecting phones that are connected to compromised websites. We want to be informed about it. We sometimes have some cases where we want to analyze the connection from inside to outside ports. So, it helps with a lot of things. It depends on our needs.

The interface or GUI does not work properly on Microsoft Edge. The behavior or the view is different on Microsoft Edge versus on Chrome or Firefox. When some buttons do not work, I am forced to switch to Firefox.

There could be better analysis from the client's perspective. If you have FortiClient EMS, you should be able to analyze users more than the connections.

We started using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer this year. It was bought by our main company in the Netherlands.

It is now stable, but our previous instance was unstable. We had problems with connectivity. It was strange because it is a virtual machine, and it was on the same hypervisor or host, but only Fortinet FortiAnalyzer had connectivity problems. The connection was dropped, and it was not always possible to log in. We moved it to a different environment. We have now moved it to a Hyper-V cluster on a different site in Poland, and it is now stable.

It is scalable. We could change the size. It was easy.

We have mainly two people working with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. My colleague and I from the Netherlands work on it. All IT departments also can access it. In total, we have five or six users, but mainly, two of us work on it.

I use their technical support when I have problems. They solve my problems, but sometimes, they take time because it is difficult to understand each other. I prefer a phone call over the email or ticket system because we can share more information in a short time. I would rate them a nine out of ten. They sometimes do not have a fast solution, but they always resolve an issue in the end.

Positive

I did not work on any similar product previously.

It was easy to deploy. It took one hour.

We deployed it ourselves. We know the product. We know how to register devices and how to join devices. It was easy. We used our knowledge.

I do not know the price of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. I did not pay for it, but I know the price of other Fortinet products. They are not cheap. I am from Poland. We have Zloty, not Euro, so for us, everything is expensive. 

I had also tried to buy it in the past, but it was too expensive.

If you have FortiGate and FortiClient EMS, FortiAnalyzer is a natural choice. You can have notifications and alerts. Some things are automatically done by FortiAnalyzer. From a security perspective, it is a very good product.

Overall, we are satisfied with it. I would rate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer an eight out of ten.

We are an IT company. One of our clients utilizes FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiManager. Thus, this is the sole customer in our portfolio using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. Among our other clients, some exclusively employ FortiGate. Our responsibility encompasses network management for these clients.

What I like the most is the monitoring system. For example, it can track who is accessing through VPNs. The monitoring features are quite impressive, including maps, source IP, country codes, and geolocation – all of which are really cool. Additionally, the logging functionality is also excellent.

The UI can be more user-friendly for new users.

I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for seven years.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is highly stable. In the seven years of usage, we have never needed to reinstall it or perform troubleshooting. We have not had to make any support calls to Fortinet either. We successfully performed upgrades from version five to six and from six to seven, all of which went smoothly.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is scalable.

The technical support is excellent. I have never encountered any problems with FortiAnalyzer, but the issues we faced with FortiGate, which I was unable to resolve on my own, were promptly resolved by their team.

Positive

The initial setup is straightforward. We can choose to install either a single node or a cluster. We run it in a virtual environment on firmware, and the process of installing the RPA takes around 15 minutes. Afterward, some configuration is required, including the installation of certificates and similar tasks. Thus, the entire process usually takes approximately one to two hours.

Once the installation is complete, we need to connect all the FortiGate Firewalls to the FortiAnalyzer. This step also involves configuring them securely. When I deploy this solution for a customer, it typically takes me about four to eight hours to complete the installation and configuration. 

The price is not expensive when compared to other solutions like Palo Alto.

In addition to the licensing, we pay for a support contract.

I would rate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer eight out of ten.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is only valuable for organizations that utilize ten or more FortiGates.

I recommend Fortinet FortiAnalyzer to others.

We use the solution for log analysis.

The analyzer is the most valuable feature.

The deployment is complex and has room for improvement.

I have been using the solution for five years.

The solution is stable.

The initial setup is complex. The deployment took a few hours.

The implementation was completed with an integrator.

We pay for an annual license.

I give the solution a six out of ten.

I do not recommend the solution.

We collect the logs from Fortinet in order to search and get a better view of everything that's coming from FortiGate because the overview on FortiGate isn't the same. FortiAnalyzer provides an overview of the logs and everything that's happening there. We integrate FortiGate and FortiAnalyzer with the SOC that we're working on, which is an open-source security solution.

The other use case is to have logs. Because otherwise, in FortiGate, you don't have logs for a long period of time. You only have seven days if you don't have an account in FortiGuard. So, FortiAnalyzer provides a better understanding of what's happening there. And for our clients, we always recommend FortiAnalyzer.

FortiGate by itself is a good choice, but without FortiAnalyzer, you lose a lot of features. Even the free version of FortiAnalyzer provides some useful features.

It is easy to integrate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer with other products. You have a better overview of what's going on. For example, you get a smaller alert for an infected workstation if it causes some suspicious traffic, you see it right away in Fortinet.

The only issue that I can see is with the cost. For example, if you buy support for one year, you are messed up next year. It's better to buy another gateway.

I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for one year, and I am currently working with the latest version.

It is a very stable solution and integrates perfectly.

It is a scalable solution. Our company is very proud of FortiGate solutions.

The support team is good. We have some cases open with them, and they resolve them very quickly. Even when there is a breach of security, they patch it quickly.

It is very easy to set up and deploy. Even someone with little networking knowledge or a manager can quickly understand what's happening in the network, such as an increase in traffic from specific endpoints or which websites are being browsed, including social media.

You get a gateway, but without support, it's not worth much. We've also tried FortiGate virtual machines, but the price is so high that it's better to buy other appliances than to buy the license for the VM. 

We also work with third-party solutions. However, this solution is not for everyone, and even though it's free, it's easy to implement when you have money.

Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten.

I would advise buying FortiGate and FortiAnalyzer together. They get it free of charge. When you buy FortiGate, you can put in a FortiAnalyzer VM for free. Although the free version has its limitations, you should get it because it doesn't cost you anything. When you try the free version of FortiAnalyzer, you'll see its potential, and you'll want more.