We performed a comparison between Elastic Observability 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."The ability to ensure that the data is searchable and maintainable is highly valuable for our purposes."
"It has always been a stable solution."
"The tool's most valuable feature is centralized logging. Elastic Common Search helps us to search for the logs across the organization."
"For full stack observability, Elastic is the best tool compared with any other tool ."
"We can view and connect different sources to the dashboard using it."
"Good design and easy to use once implemented."
"The architecture and system's stability are simple."
"It is a powerful tool that allows users to collect and transform logs as needed, enabling flexible visualization and analysis."
"We like the fact that we can run minute-by-minute reporting form this solution."
"It gives us reporting features, which are helpful in the case of troubleshooting and audit purposes."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is reporting."
"Separating sections or conditions on Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is quite clear."
"It gives you live logs, which can be really helpful during troubleshooting."
"FortiAnalyzer helps us discover what's happening on the network."
"The traffic log information we receive from Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is valuable."
"Log collection is the most valuable. The UI looks great. It has a very good look and feel. We don't have the need to use solid state drives. We use mechanic drives, and we don't see any performance issues, so basically, it is doing fine."
"The price is the only issue in the solution. It can be made better and cheaper."
"The solution needs to use more AI. Once the product onboards AI, users would more effectively be able to track endpoints for specific messages."
"More web features could be added to the product."
"The solution would be better if it was capable of more automation, especially in a monitoring capacity or for the response to abnormalities."
"In the future, Elastic APM needs a portfolio iTool. They can provide an easy way to develop the custom UI for Kibana."
"They need more skills in the market. There are not enough skills in the market. It is not pervasive enough on the market, in my opinion. In other words, there isn't a big enough user base."
"Elastic Observability is an excellent product for monitoring and visibility, but it lacks predictive analytics. Most solutions are aligned with the AIOps requirements, but this piece is missing in Elastic and should be included."
"Elastic Observability’s price could be improved."
"The support could be better for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer here in Mexico."
"I don't find Fortinet FortiAnalyzer to be as robust as Check Point Security Management."
"The technical support takes at least two days to reply on any ticket post raised on their website."
"I think some improvement is required in real-time log monitoring, as sometimes it gets stuck or displays results after a delay."
"We'd like to see more embedded features."
"They could always improve the interface and the user experience."
"I believe that its technical support is the only aspect that requires significant improvement."
"FortiAnalyzer only integrates with Fortinet solutions. That is a limitation because many organizations use multiple vendors. It's often a mixture of Cisco network hardware and equipment from other vendors, such as switches, access points, etc."
Elastic Observability is ranked 14th in Log Management with 22 reviews while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 8th in Log Management with 81 reviews. Elastic Observability is rated 7.8, while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Elastic Observability writes "The user interface framework lets us do custom development when needed. ". 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". Elastic Observability is most compared with Dynatrace, New Relic, AppDynamics, Azure Monitor and Datadog, whereas Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Graylog, Grafana Loki and LogRhythm SIEM. See our Elastic Observability vs. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer report.
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