We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSIEM and ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Easy alert setup which enables different alerts in different categories."
"One of the most valuable features is that we can combine SOC and NOC operations in the same tool. We can provide NOC and SOC services in the same tool for two separate teams. There are plenty of third-party solutions that integrate with FortiSIEM. All these solutions already have a ready integration, and we have the possibility to create a custom connector for these solutions. Its reports are also very good."
"The solution is easy to use and user-friendly."
"FortiSIEM provides a single PIN to monitor SOC and NOC. It's a nice tool for integration and monitoring. It provides multiple categories for monitoring based on security designations like low, medium, and high."
"The most valuable feature is the dashboard. CMDB database collects data from a lot of pre-configured devices."
"Analytics. It can provide log information from the device. With log information, I can see if there is a threat"
"Fortinet FortiSIEM has its own validated and authentic IP database that marks malicious IP attacks against the firewall and generates an alert for the same."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is easy to use."
"It's one of the easiest products. It's very simple to use."
"The tool's reports show activities."
"I have made use of technical support and am certainly very satisfied with them."
"ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is easy to gather reports to give to management. My supervisor has access to the solution and he enjoys the graphs."
"The user interface is very good."
"It is stable."
"What I found most useful in ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is its integration with other ManageEngine applications. It seamlessly integrates throughout the ManageEngine suite, and that's beneficial. I also like that the solution has chain management capabilities, it has a modular approach, and it's easy to reach the support team."
"The initial setup is straightforward"
"Patching is not great - we're not getting the support we'd expect."
"The nodes on our network did not comply with the SIEM solution. They use a different format parking log."
"The policy editing should be easier. Right now, it's too hard."
"The support of the product changed recently, and I don't think it's for the better. They should work to improve the support they offer to clients."
"Customer support service could be better."
"With FortiSIEM, the issue has to do with the ways we can generate a report. It's not as flexible compared to that with other SIEM tools, like Splunk."
"Our team tried configuring MS SQL database logs with Fortinet FortiSIEM, but it did not work for some time."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM could improve by having a signature update."
"The solution is stable. However, there are limits. For example, we can do 2,500 Syslog events per second, but if we want to do more we have to install the distributor structure, and then we can expand how many events we can do. They could improve the stability."
"What I'd like to see as an improvement to ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is for it to be more AI-driven. Having more automation would also make the solution better."
"Support could improve to make the solution better."
"The solution should improve on its log capturing capabilities."
"It may not be as easy to use as Splunk."
"I would like to see more detailed reports."
"The first tier of customer service and support is not great."
"There's a lot to improve in terms of connectivity. Currently, we're utilizing it across various infrastructures and environments, including others' cloud. However, connecting it to our infrastructure and integrating it with some of our SMAX solutions poses difficulties."
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Fortinet FortiSIEM is ranked 9th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 65 reviews while ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is ranked 23rd in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 11 reviews. Fortinet FortiSIEM is rated 7.6, while ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is rated 7.6. 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 ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer writes "Modular software that seamlessly integrates with other applications and provides good technical support". Fortinet FortiSIEM is most compared with IBM Security QRadar, Splunk Enterprise Security, Microsoft Sentinel, Wazuh and Meraki Dashboard, whereas ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is most compared with ManageEngine Log360, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, Wazuh, SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server and Graylog. See our Fortinet FortiSIEM vs. ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer report.
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