We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server 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."From my perspective, we need to see the traffic in a good way so we can know what has happened in our network. The analyzing tools and the monitoring tools and the logs are the important part in the network."
"The analyzer is the most valuable feature."
"I like its simplicity. It is straightforward. We get reports and emails about the logs, and that's it."
"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 program is stable and it gives me great visibility."
"The features that our customers have found most valuable are their different type of reports including the drill down report, as well as the flexibility to connect to any number of appliances which can be connected to it centrally."
"The report templates are valuable. It works very well, and integrations also work well."
"Overall we are satisfied with all the features the solution provides."
"We are very happy with the stability of the solution."
"Simplicity is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is its performance and management. Additionally, the solution integrates well."
"The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the alerting based on the security logs."
"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 solution costs too much."
"The UI can be more user-friendly for new users."
"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."
"The FortiAnalyzer is not scalable."
"They need to make the monitor better."
"It's possible that they could add some advanced analytics and some proactive controls for logging analytics. That will help a lot."
"I need some improvements in the support team since it is an area where there are certain shortcomings."
"I would like to see better search functions and better filters in the next release."
"SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve by reducing the price."
"Technical support could definitely be better."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard."
"I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs."
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Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 8th in Log Management with 87 reviews while SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is ranked 30th in Log Management with 5 reviews. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is rated 7.8. 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 SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server writes "Shows login failures and server issues but search functions and filters could be improved". Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Grafana Loki, Graylog and VMware Aria Operations for Logs, whereas SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is most compared with syslog-ng, SolarWinds Log Analyzer, Wazuh, Graylog and ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer. See our Fortinet FortiAnalyzer vs. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server report.
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