We performed a comparison between ArcSight Logger and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 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."I am impressed with the product's ability to pick up logs. It also has UEBA which has reduced the time to take charge of the events."
"It is one of the best products available in the market."
"The log digestion features from threat intelligence platforms like Recorded Future or Talos are valuable."
"Some of the most valuable features I really appreciate are the performance, how quick the solution is, and how easy it is to create a query."
"We check a lot of logs in ArcSight Logger because we're running a massive database platform."
"The most valuable feature is the level of detail that you can see about certain events, even when they do not come up in the console."
"The ability to customize the solution in great detail is its most valuable features. We can customize the use cases and also have the ability to do scripting. We can personalize our dashboard as well. The scalability the solution offers is quite impressive."
"It provides in-depth information on business activities once we log into the system."
"The ability to gather all gateway information and logs in a single location is the most valuable feature."
"The interface is simple and easy to navigate."
"Storage in SSD helps in generating customized reports."
"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."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the reports and the playbooks."
"Our use case for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is analyzing traffic. We use it to investigate complaints about account access, check if something is blocked or working, and understand what's happening inside them."
"Support is helpful."
"Provides detailed log reports"
"It is really difficult to work in ArcSight Logger, as it is very slow."
"ArcSight has been sold two or three times, and the quality has decreased."
"The solution must provide readymade connectors for different applications."
"I would like to see better scheduling in the next release of this solution."
"In the next release, I want to see more intelligence."
"It would be better if the product is cheaper."
"The next release should have AI capabilities."
"The initial setup was a little bit complex."
"The solution costs too much."
"I'm looking for something more efficient to analyze different foreign things. That's why FortiSIEM could compete with FortiAnalyzer."
"In future releases, we'd like to see more granular reporting. The reports on offer right now are pretty short."
"The integration between specific tenants and FortiAnalyzer can be simplified when utilizing a multi-tenant EMS for our FortiClient."
"The cloud version can be expensive. If the customers could get the resources to store the logs on-premises, it would be much better."
"We are concerned about the compliance of our policy and institutional philosophy."
"We should be able to do the patch upgrades in a centralized manner. This functionality is currently not there. It would be good to be able to do the firmware updates from one place and at the same time. Currently, if we want to update all appliances, we require FortiManager, which is another solution from Fortinet. Its documentation can be improved. It will be helpful for implementing the product and gaining knowledge for management purposes."
"In terms of what could be improved, sometimes it's lagging and it also has some graphical issues with the GUI."
ArcSight Logger is ranked 28th in Log Management with 31 reviews while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 8th in Log Management with 87 reviews. ArcSight Logger is rated 7.8, while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ArcSight Logger writes "A scalable and stable solution that enables users to see all the event logs in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer writes "We can automate event-based handling solutions, is stable, and is great for heavy traffic". ArcSight Logger is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, IBM Security QRadar, Elastic Security, Wazuh and Grafana Loki, whereas Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Grafana Loki, Graylog and Datadog. See our ArcSight Logger vs. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer report.
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