We performed a comparison between Elastic Security and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Features: Elastic Security is commended for its adaptability, extensive customization options, and seamless integration with the ELK Stack. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer features exceptional log collection capabilities and customizable reporting. Elastic Security could improve by reducing resource usage, automating threat response, and simplifying the user experience. FortiAnalyzer enables users to centrally manage and analyze logs in real time. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer could simplify its reporting module and cloud storage capabilities.
Service and Support: Some Elastic Security users found their support helpful, while others experienced difficulties and delays. Some Fortinet customers were dissatisfied with support, but others said it was helpful and responsive.
Ease of Deployment: Elastic Security generally has a straightforward setup but may require trained specialists. FortiAnalyzer's initial setup is uncomplicated and manageable, typically taking approximately 30 minutes to a few hours. Some IT knowledge may be required.
Pricing: Elastic Security is considered affordable and cost-effective, with pricing based on the size of the monitored environment. While FortiAnalyzer isn't the most expensive option, users say the pricing could be more competitive. FortiAnalyzer's cost depends on the storage requirements, and many customers consider it reasonable.
ROI: Elastic Security has shown mixed results in terms of ROI, with some users expressing concerns about the quality of their premium support. FortiAnalyzer helps customers by providing insight into network traffic and speeding up issue resolution.
"Just the ability to do a lot more than just up-down is nice, which a lot of people take for granted."
"The cost is reasonable. It's not overly pricey."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to collect authentication information from service providers."
"Elastic has a lot of beats, such as Winlogbeat and Filebeat. Beats are the agents that have to be installed on the terminals to send the data. When we install beats or Elastic agents on every terminal, they don't overload the terminals. In other SIEM solutions such as Splunk or QRadar, when beats or agents are installed on endpoints, they are very heavy for the terminals. They consume a lot of power of the terminals, whereas Elastic agents hardly consume any power and don't overload the terminals."
"We've found the initial setup to be quite straightforward."
"The solution is compatible with the cloud-native environment and they can adapt to it faster."
"The solution has a good community surrounding it for lots of helpful documentation for troubleshooting purposes."
"We chose the product based on the ability to scan for malware using a malware behavioral model as opposed to just a traditional hash-based antivirus. Therefore, it's not as intensive."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is its performance."
"The initial setup is easy, and the deployment is fast."
"What I like the most is the monitoring system."
"It gives you live logs, which can be really helpful during troubleshooting."
"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."
"The log analysis and reporting are both quite good."
"Technical reports clearly identify system checks, locations and areas, how many times things escape, which firewall is affected, and source IDs."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the reports and the playbooks."
"I would like more ways to manage permissions and restrict access to certain users."
"Better integration with third-party APMs would be really good."
"Elastic Security's maintenance is hard and its scalability is a challenge. There are complications in scaling and upgrading. The solution needs to also provide periodic upgrade checks."
"With Elastic Security, the challenge arises from the fact that there is a learning curve in relation to queries and understanding the query language provided to extract usable data."
"If you compare this with CrowdStrike or Carbon Black, they can improve."
"We'd like to see some more artificial intelligence capabilities."
"The price of this product could be improved, especially the additional costs. I would also like to see better-quality graphics."
"It would be better if Elastic Security had less storage for data. My customers do not like this. Other vendors have local support in different countries, but Elastic Security doesn't. I would like to have Operational Technology (OT) security in the next release."
"The setup of the solution can be improved because it is currently complex."
"They need to make the monitor better."
"The FortiAnalyzer is not scalable."
"The solution can improve the incident response function to provide more detailed information on where the incident is originating."
"It would be good if the product could provide data about the websites users visit."
"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."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer could improve by having better integration with other vendors."
"The support could be better for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer here in Mexico."
Elastic Security is ranked 5th in Log Management with 59 reviews while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 8th in Log Management with 85 reviews. Elastic Security is rated 7.6, while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Elastic Security writes "A stable and scalable tool that provides visibility along with the consolidation of logs to its users". 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 Security is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Microsoft Sentinel, IBM Security QRadar and ArcSight Logger, whereas Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Graylog, Grafana Loki and syslog-ng. See our Elastic Security vs. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer report.
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