We compared Splunk Enterprise Security and Fortinet FortiSIEM across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Features: Splunk Enterprise Security stands out for its efficiency, extensive integration options, and powerful search functionality. Users say Splunk is a highly scalable and customizable solution. Fortinet FortiSIEM is praised for its advanced agents and effective correlation capabilities. Reviews say FortiSIEM excels at anomaly reporting and threat hunting.
Room for Improvement: Splunk users recommended improvements in AI capabilities, user-friendliness, and analytics. Fortinet FortiSIEM could benefit from better integration guides, more flexible reporting, and reduced resource consumption. Users also suggest adding more AI capabilities and improving database monitoring.
Service and Support: While some users found Splunk support to be responsive and helpful, others reported slow response times and a lack of expertise. Some FortiSIEM customers consider Fortinet support to be satisfactory and efficient, while others were unhappy and thought the engineers could be more knowledgeable.
Ease of Deployment: Some users thought Splunk Enterprise Security was easy to deploy, while others found it challenging and needed assistance from Splunk engineers or third-party integrators. Some FortiSIEM users found it effortless to install within a day or two. Others reported difficulties regarding CPU and memory requirements, as well as a lengthier deployment time.
Pricing: Some users consider Splunk Enterprise Security to be expensive, but others said the price is reasonable. A few users expressed concerns about the cost of scaling up the solution and managing large volumes of data. FortiSIEM is generally regarded as reasonably priced and competitive. However, FortiSIEM may still be deemed costly in developing markets.
ROI: Users said that it’s challenging to calculate an ROI for Splunk Enterprise Security, and the return varies depending on individual circumstances. While some users have observed a substantial ROI, others have not actively explored or been engaged in ROI conversations. Fortinet FortiSIEM has consistently delivered a positive return on investment for businesses.
Comparison Results: Splunk is highly regarded for its efficient data processing and powerful search capabilities, but reviewers say its analytics and AI capabilities need improvement. Fortinet FortiSIEM is considered an affordable solution with effective correlation features, but it falls short in terms of database monitoring and reporting.
"Microsoft Sentinel provides the capability to integrate different log sources. On top of having several data connectors in place, you can also do integration with a threat intelligence platform to enhance and enrich the data that's available. You can collect as many logs and build all the use cases."
"One of the most valuable features is that it creates a kind of a single pane of glass for organizations that already use Microsoft software. So, when they have things like Microsoft 365, it is very easy for them to kind of plug in or enroll those endpoints into the Azure Sentinel service."
"The main benefit is the ease of integration."
"The most valuable features are its threat handling and detection. It's a powerful tool because it's based on machine learning and on the behavior of malware."
"It is always correlating to IOCs for normal attacks, using Azure-related resources. For example, if any illegitimate IP starts unusual activity on our Azure firewall, then it automatically generates an alarm for us."
"Sentinel is a SIEM and SOAR tool, so its automation is the best feature; we can reduce human interaction, freeing up our human resources."
"Sentinel has features that have helped improve our security poster. It helped us in going ahead and identifying the gaps via analysis and focusing on the key elements."
"It has a lot of great features."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"I like FortiSIEM because it integrates natively with our other Fortinet solutions and the Fortinet Fabric, but it also integrates with Cisco, Palo Alto and other security fabrics."
"We're able to get real-timec as well as our customer networks that we're monitoring at all times."
"The solution is very stable. It's run for years without the need to do anything except, add new patches when they are available, which are always a good idea to install."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is easy to use."
"It's a very nice solution to work with."
"The interface is very easy to use. The connector in the core has FortiSIEM support from the vendor."
"Its automated response feature has benefited our customer communication. Analysts feel more confident in providing timely responses."
"The visibility is amazing with easy dashboard creation."
"The most valuable features for us include its robust log management capabilities, which allow us to efficiently handle and retain logs for extended periods as needed."
"The varied prebuilt feature is the most valuable because it ensures that we have complete coverage over all of the key questions."
"Deployment server for deploying changes in one go."
"Splunk Enterprise Security is able to process a huge amount of data without any issues."
"It has a drag-and-drop interface, so you don't need to know SQL or Java to construct a query on Splunk. The resolution time is about the same, but it took longer to discover the issue with ArcSight. Our previous solution took about an hour or more, but Splunk can do it within a few minutes or an hour at most."
"The ability to analyze huge amounts of sales data and accurate prediction of sales forecasting is the most valuable feature."
"It has a big user base, so the community is useful."
"Sentinel's reporting is complex and can be more user-friendly."
"Sometimes, it is hard for us to estimate the costs of Microsoft Sentinel."
"The playbook development environment is not as rich as it should be. There are multiple occasions when we face problems while creating the playbook."
"I can't think of anything other than just getting the name out there. I think a lot of customers don't fully understand the full capabilities of Azure Sentinel yet. It is kind of like when they're first starting to use Azure, it might not be something they first think about. So, they should just kind of get to the point where it is more widely used."
"The KQL query does not function effectively with Windows 11 machines, and in the majority of machine-based investigations, KQL queries are essential for organizing the data during investigations."
"They need to work with other security vendors. For example, we replaced our email gateway with Symantec, but we couldn't collect these logs with Azure Sentinel. Instead of collecting these logs with Azure Sentinel, we are collecting them on Qradar. We couldn't do it with Sentinel, which is a problem for us."
"Its documentation is not so simple. It is easy for somebody who is Microsoft certified or more closely attached to Microsoft solutions. It is not easy for those who are working on open-source platforms. There isn't a central point where everything is documented, and there is no specific training or certification."
"While I appreciate the UI itself and the vast amount of information available on the platform, I'm finding the overall user experience to be frustrating due to frequent disconnections and the requirement to repeatedly re-authenticate."
"The process of installing Fortinet FortiSIEM and the customization of the alerts take too long."
"The backup and recovery process for this solution needs improvement."
"FortiSIEM could be better integrated with other vendors."
"The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"It's difficult to integrate unsupported devices with FortiSIEM compared to QRadar. It's easier to integrate and develop processes in QRadar. It's harder to develop a custom process in FortiSIEM."
"Their product support, in general, is not that great. The product support is in the same ecosystem. Their support is improving but it's not that great.vvv"
"The interface needs some improvements because it's a bit cumbersome when you're trying to view items. It takes some time to get used to. Additionally, sometimes the scrolling does not work."
"Our customers are noticing configuration available in the GUI interface and I think that they should be equal."
"A problem that we had recently had was we licensed it based on how much data you upload to them every day. Something changed in one our applications, and it started generating three to four times as many logs and. So now, we are trying to assemble something with parts of the Splunk API to warn ourselves, then turn it off and throttle it back more. However it would be better if they had something systematically built into the product that if you're getting close to your license, then to shut things down."
"This is a costly solution."
"The setup time is quite long."
"The upgrading process could be smoother."
"We'd like Splunk to reduce false positives."
"The cluster environment should be improved. We have a cluster. In the Splunk cluster environment, in the case of heavy searches and heavy load, the Splunk cluster goes down, and we have to put it in the maintenance mode to get it back. We are not able to find the actual culprit for this issue. I know that cluster has RF and SF, but it has been down so many times. There should be something in Splunk to help users to find the reason and the solution for such issues."
"The user access control could be much more granular, so that the admins can control r/w/x access for specific features of the product like dashboards, etc."
"In terms of the interface, it could include some improvements for the look and feel."
Fortinet FortiSIEM is ranked 9th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 63 reviews while Splunk Enterprise Security is ranked 2nd in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 221 reviews. Fortinet FortiSIEM is rated 7.6, while Splunk Enterprise Security is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSIEM writes "It's cheaper than other solutions with the same features but lacks integration with many third-party vendors". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Splunk Enterprise Security writes "It has a drag-and-drop interface, so you don't need to know SQL or Java to construct a query ". Fortinet FortiSIEM is most compared with IBM Security QRadar, LogRhythm SIEM, Wazuh, ThousandEyes and PRTG Network Monitor, whereas Splunk Enterprise Security is most compared with Wazuh, Dynatrace, IBM Security QRadar, Elastic Security and Azure Monitor. See our Fortinet FortiSIEM vs. Splunk Enterprise Security report.
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