We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSIEM and SolarWinds NPM 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."Real-time monitoring makes life quite easy for me."
"FortiSIEM helped us discover all the threats at the time that were attacking the IT services of the company. We now have multiple-level authentication."
"The CMDB and the device discovery features are most valuable."
"The Threat Hunting feature provides complete traffic analysis."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM needs to provide better API integrations to users."
"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."
"Easy alert setup which enables different alerts in different categories."
"It's easy to manage. There's a web interface and a command line, depending on what the user is comfortable with. There's a large knowledge base available, and the support is timely."
"The interface is user-friendly, making it easy to use."
"We found that it was easy to operate, and it was simple if anyone has entry-level working experience or even if someone is not experienced."
"I believe the ease of setup and use, including everything, from the initial installation to the discovery of devices is the most valuable."
"This has helped us to monitor the availability of our routers, switches, servers, and virtual environments."
"The ability to quickly identify downtime is the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the way it monitors the environment, and how user-friendly the console is for the end-user. The interface is also very easy and it captures all the information very well."
"What I've found most valuable about the solution is that it's scalable."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds NPM is the performance monitoring to see the memory, and CPU utilization."
"FortiSIEM needs to expand its integration with third-party vendors. I don't know if Forcepoint has been added, but there were limited resources for integrating Forcepoint solutions when we implemented FortiSIEM. It integrates well with other Fortinet products and solutions from established cybersecurity companies like Palo Alto but doesn't integrate with some of the newer vendors."
"The stability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM could improve to extend to several locations or sites."
"We expect the latest patch from Fortinet FortiSIEM to give the ability to work with signature files."
"The process of installing Fortinet FortiSIEM and the customization of the alerts take too long."
"They should enhance the solution's AI capabilities, including XDR and EDR."
"Our customers are noticing configuration available in the GUI interface and I think that they should be equal."
"The dashboards need to be improved. It gives you so much detail, but sometimes too much detail, especially to an executive, it's too much."
"Fortigate firewalls are one example of a product that we are unable to monitor properly via SolarWinds NPM."
"We decided that we were no longer going to trust that their products have not been capitalized."
"We'd like to see a bit more automation in the future."
"Technical support and releases are not particularly reliable."
"Sometimes there are issues when upgrading to a new version of the product."
"If they could combine everything into one product, that would be very helpful."
"SolarWinds NPM can be very slow at times. The database optimization can be done to improve the product performance."
"Consolidation of platforms would provide a smoother experience."
Fortinet FortiSIEM is ranked 9th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 65 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in Network Monitoring Software with 147 reviews. Fortinet FortiSIEM is rated 7.6, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. 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 SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". Fortinet FortiSIEM is most compared with IBM Security QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security, Wazuh and LogRhythm SIEM, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity. See our Fortinet FortiSIEM vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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