Fortinet FortiAnalyzer Reviews

I am using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for tracing anything that happens in the network.

The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer are the dashboards and supporting services.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer could improve by having better integration with other vendors.

I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for approximately five years.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is highly stable.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is scalable.

We have five managers that are using the solutions.

The support was great for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer.

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

The initial setup of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer was simple. The full deployment took approximately two or three hours.

We used a local partner of Fortinet that was assisting us with the deployment. We had a two-person team for the deployment.

I rate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer an eight out of ten.

We are using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer to manage services for our customers. We use it for log management.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is easy. For customers with basic knowledge, and for those who do not have a technical background, Fortinet is quite good and it should be the first choice.

The interface is simple and easy to navigate.

One of the main disadvantages is not having a direct link to the security policy when you see something in the log. You should be able to right-click and go directly to the security policy. When you compare with Checkpoint, they are very good with reporting and logging, and when you right-click on the log you can go to the policy and edit it.

In the next release, I would like to have a feature added where you can right-click and it takes you directly to the policy to edit it.

I have been working with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for four years.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is stable.

This is solution is very scalable.

I don't have any issues with technical support.

The initial setup is straightforward. Everything with Fortinet is straightforward.

When comparing with other solutions such as Checkpoint and Cisco, Fortinet is priced well.

I am an expert in Juniper and Fortinet at a professional level.

Previously in another company, we were service providers, and I did the implementation for service delivery cargo, and for an enterprise company, I did the firewall migration.

I would recommend Fortinet FortiAnalyzer.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We use this solution for reporting. We also use it to keep logs for our clients that require logs with a history of more than seven days.

In addition to our own firewalls, we have several clients with firewalls that report into the same FortiAnalyzer.

We have a private cloud deployment, set up on-premises.

The most valuable features are customizing reports, and the ability to drill down to display critical information in real-time. FortiGate itself, for example, doesn't offer all of this information on the entry-level firewalls. You can get more detailed information from FortiAnalyzer based on the log that is retrieved from FortiGate while it is operating.

I would like to be able to do more customization. For example, I would like to be able to develop my own set of reports that I can upload to the analyzer, and then it can report in a fashionable way as to what I really expect, rather than the ones that are preconfigured. Then we can play around with them in terms of where you can position your top bandwidth users, and such.

The reports are good, but they are over-summarized.

The device has been pretty much stable. We haven't really had issues with it in the time that we've been using it.

The licensing limits the storage in terms of how much information it can store. For example, you can collect seven gigs of log files in a day.

We have twenty firewalls connecting to FortiAnalyzer. We are moving some of them to the FortiCloud platform because we get thirty days of reporting on a non-subscription basis with FortiCloud. With FortiAnalyzer, we would have to pay for more licenses.

At this stage, we do not plan to increase usage. The majority of our clients who have entry-level firewalls are now depending on FortiCloud. It is more robust than us having more of the FortiAnalyzer devices. Because FortiCloud is accessible from anywhere, a client can easily manage it, rather than us giving them access to the Fortianalyzer. So, we're finding FortiCloud being a better option than us having an on-site FortiAnalyzer.

When I speak with Fortinet technical support it is usually in regards to FortiGate. I would rate their support team an eight out of ten. Sometimes, what happens is that we open a webchat with them where you don't have to open a ticket. The problem is that you may end up dealing with the level-one support who doesn't really give you the answer, so they then refer you to open a ticket. This delay can be a problem when you have a client that needs an issue resolved right then and there.

We have not used any other solutions for log analysis.

The initial setup of this solution is pretty straightforward. We have a few FortiGate firewalls, and they communicate with FortiAnalyzer over the public networks by sending their logs.

The deployment was not difficult and did not take much time. It is just the initial configuration on FortiAnalyzer, which takes no more than ten minutes. Then, the analyzer will be synchronized with FortiGate. It is just a matter of entering the FortiAnalyzer IP address, then allowing it to register. In total, it takes about twenty minutes.

There are three administrators for this solution, and I handle the maintenance myself.

We handled the deployment ourselves. The documentation from Fortinet is pretty straightforward.

The pricing of this solution is fair, and it is based on what you can manage. There are no costs in addition to the licensing fees.

We tried NetFlow Analyzer, and the product was good but it was highly expensive.

This solution, at every stage, does what I expect it to.

My advice for anybody researching this solution is to consider the size of their organization. If it is very big and they need to retain a log for a specific number of days or a period of time, for example, going back to thirty days and they also need to analyze the traffic in real-time, then FortiAnalyzer would be ideal. However, the same service is now available on FortiCloud, which is something else that I highly recommend.

With other solutions, such as NetFlow Analyzer, you can really customize your report to what you expect. Together you can insert logs, you can customize your reports with the logs that you're receiving, unlike with FortiAnalyzer. This is a major drawback.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Our primary use case of this solution is for bandwidth. We are very satisfied with this program.

The feature I find most useful is the handy dashboard.

I would like to see an improvement in the technical support. Stronger authentication will also be a plus.

In the next version, I would like to have authentication for 40 tokens.

We have between 20 and 25 users and we plan to increase this number, so I believe the program is scalable.

We are very satisfied with the customer service.

The initial setup was straightforward and deployment took us about eight months. The reason for this is that we installed other programs during this time too, like Fireworks Data Center, Switch Data Center, Cisco Nexus Data Center, and Forcepoint. We use Stitch as our local manager. 

All Fortinet programs come at a good price.

I will definitely recommend this solution to others. My rating is a ten out of ten.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is primarily utilized to generate quarterly reports showcasing blocked attacks and vulnerabilities. It employs features like WAV porting triggers and DNS triggers to effectively demonstrate to the client the security of their environment.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer assists in showcasing the value of Fortinet and facilitates the upselling of additional Fortinet products to our customers.

The most valuable feature is the capability to create a customized dashboard. We can subsequently input our EMS, FortiClient, and FortiGate data into it and generate reports.

The integration between specific tenants and FortiAnalyzer can be simplified when utilizing a multi-tenant EMS for our FortiClient.

I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for three months.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is stable.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is scalable.

I utilized the technical support services once, and I received a prompt response.

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment was an easy and smooth process. The deployment took one day and I did it myself.

I would rate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer a nine out of ten.

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer does not require maintenance after the initial report setup. We simply have to remove and add FortiGate as needed for each report.

Before utilizing Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, individuals should determine the type of reporting they require. Additionally, they ought to be acquainted with FortiGate before endeavoring to use FortiAnalyzer.

The solution is used for grabbing logs. It is designed for log aggregation of all Fortigate firewalls and to give visibility of traffic and usage. 

The log events are quite useful for us. The events aggregation from various Fortigate products makes it very helpful.

Technical support is helpful.

The stability is excellent.

This is a highly scalable product.

The setup is straightforward. 

We'd like to see more embedded features.

We'd like to see more SIEM capabilities. I'd love to see this merged with FortiSIEM for example. 

I've been using the solution for around 20 years. 

The stability is great. I'd rate it ten out of ten for reliability. We rarely have any issues. 

You pay compared to the volume of logs you collect. It is very scalable. It's highly expandable. On a scale from one to ten, I'd rate the scalability ten out of ten. 

We have less than five network engineers using the product. 

I've dealt with support in the past and found them helpful and responsive. 

Positive

We use a variety of Fortigate products.

We did not use a different vendor previously. There is no other real option. We did try to use the free version of Splunk. We moved to Fortianalyzer as it works better in Fortinet products. Splunk is harder to fit into other Fortinet products. 

The installation process only takes a couple of hours. It is easy to install. 

The maintenance is very minimal. One person can handle maintenance tasks. 

We do use specialized consultants occasionally. However, I have been able to do it by myself as well in the past.

I cannot speak of the exact price. Someone else manages the contract. However, you do get good value for your money. It's not overly expensive. 

As it is on-premises, you do need some on-prem resources. You need a traditional hypervisor and need the ability to host the solution on your premises. 

We're customers and end-users. 

We are using the latest version of the solution typically. 

I'd recommend the solution to other users. 

I would rate the solution ten out of ten.

I mainly use FortiAnalyzer to centralize logs from multiple devices and generate local reports. It can work in two operation modes: as a collector only or an analyzer.

FortiAnalyzer has enriched the visibility for all our security solutions.

FortiAnalyzer's best feature is centralized log analysis. It's based on SQL database, so I can fully customize my report, chart-wise and log-wise, and can create as many reports as I want without any limit. It also has an important feature called Indicators of Compromise, an artificial intelligence feature that detects and alerts you when there is a breach in your entity. 

I've been using FortiAnalyzer for ten years.

FortiAnalyzer is a very mature and stable product.

FortiAnalyzer is scalable. When my organization expands in any way, I can implement a FortiAnalyzer as a collector only, it will collect the log, and I can send this to the main analyzer. If I use the virtual alert mode, this is a stackable license, so I can expand the log size or the internal hard-disc log size by purchasing a license. There is also a workaround solution, to automatically upload the old log file to shared storage and delete the old one, which gives more space in the hard drive.

FortiAnalyzer's technical support is helpful.

Positive

FortiAnalyzer is straightforward to implement and integrate, but a little experience is needed to generate a technical level.

We get good ROI from FortiAnalyzer.

FortiAnalyzer's price could be lower, but it is cheaper than competitors like Palo Alto, Forcepoint, or Sophos. The basic license is available on a yearly basis, but some other licenses can be for three, six, or nine months as required. There are no hidden costs associated with this product.

Don't just depend on the basic reports, you can get much more out of FortiAnalyzer if you know how to create customized reports from the SQL queries. I would give FortiAnalyzer a rating of eight out of ten.

We primarily use the solution to protect the network and to control how the users access and use the internet.

The IBS (Intent Based Segmentation) and application web filtering are the most valuable aspects of the solution.

The solution is quite expensive.

The solution could use more graphics and be more specific in the dashboard. This way, I'm able to understand everything and effectively understand what's going on, including what's incoming and outgoing. Right now, I have to look up everything. I need a dashboard so that I can see specific items right there in one place.

We have 600 users and do plan to increase usage in the future.

Technical support is good. We've talked with them a few times. We have third-party support here in Oman.

I didn't previously use another solution.

A third party vendor assisted us with the implementation.

We have around 12 devices and yearly we spend approximately $14,000.

We are using the private cloud deployment model.

I would rate the solution nine out of ten. I don't have much to compare it to, but it's been fairly good.