We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and syslog-ng based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Log Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."FortiAnalyzer has a robust ability to find a compromised host on your network, and when you identify a compromised host, you can address it."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to gather logs and generate reports."
"I like its simplicity. It is straightforward. We get reports and emails about the logs, and that's it."
"The product works well with other products."
"The most important feature is to be able to get reports or information about the state of all firewalls."
"The interface is simple and easy to navigate."
"The solution is very easy to deploy."
"It is very stable and reliable."
"Syslog-ng has built-in features that we can use to create alerts for a SIEM solution. It isn't a true SIEM solution, but it's sufficient for the time being."
"Syslog-ng provides easy access to all my logs. It helps me show managers and other clients precisely where an incident occurred. I also like it because you can integrate syslog-ng with multiple solutions to allow real-time monitoring."
"The ability to extract and store the logs is the most valuable feature of syslog-ng."
"Syslog-ng has a separate config file in addition to the core configuration."
"For us, the most valuable feature is the use of compound search for searching logs at a specific time, by a specific user, or specific behavior."
"FortiAnalyzer's price could be lower."
"I need some improvements in the support team since it is an area where there are certain shortcomings."
"I feel that Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is a little bit heavy, making it an area where improvements are required."
"Technical support could respond to queries faster."
"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."
"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."
"The reports are good, but they are over-summarized."
"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."
"It's hard to find people who know how to use syslog-ng. I often find problems with configurations, and solutions aren't integrated correctly with syslog-ng. For example, there might be data with extra decimals, or the collector agents are incorrectly named. It isn't a problem with the solution; it's a lack of professionals."
"Syslog-ng has built-in features that we can use to create alerts for a SIEM solution. It isn't a true SIEM solution, but it's sufficient for the time being."
"There is room for improvement in terms of observability."
"There is always the potential for additional integration and protocol extensions."
"The filtering has room for improvement."
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 7th in Log Management with 87 reviews while syslog-ng is ranked 16th in Log Management with 5 reviews. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is rated 8.0, while syslog-ng is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer writes "We can automate event-based handling solutions, is stable, and is great for heavy traffic". On the other hand, the top reviewer of syslog-ng writes "It's a user-friendly open-source solution that can replace or augment a commercial product in some cases". Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Grafana Loki, Graylog and Dynatrace, whereas syslog-ng is most compared with SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server, Graylog, Grafana Loki, Logstash and Snare. See our Fortinet FortiAnalyzer vs. syslog-ng report.
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