We compared Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and USM Anywhere based on our users' reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Fortinet FortiAnalyzer features exceptional log collection capabilities and customizable reporting. FortiAnalyzer enables users to centrally manage and analyze logs in real time. USM Anywhere is highly regarded for its extensive reporting capabilities, thorough vulnerability assessment, seamless file integration, and user-friendly management features. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer could simplify its reporting module and cloud storage capabilities. USM Anywhere users have suggested improvements in self-service plugin management, database optimization, and third-party threat intelligence integration.
Service and Support: Some Fortinet customers were dissatisfied with support, but others said it was helpful and responsive. Some users say that USM Anywhere's customer service is knowledgeable and responsive, while others have faced delays and incomplete answers.
Ease of Deployment: FortiAnalyzer's initial setup is uncomplicated and manageable, typically taking approximately 30 minutes to a few hours. Some IT knowledge may be required. The initial setup for USM Anywhere is generally considered to be straightforward if the user has technical knowledge. Vendor assistance is also available during the deployment phase.
Pricing: 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. USM Anywhere is seen as more cost-effective than premium solutions like IBM QRadar and Splunk, with pricing considered reasonable and relatively low.
ROI: FortiAnalyzer helps customers by providing insight into network traffic and speeding up issue resolution. USM Anywhere has garnered favorable feedback regarding its ROI.
"Many of my clients are financial institutions that transmit files from around the country across a VPN. In a setup like this, it's helpful to have a centralized dashboard to manage firewalls and other security solutions across a distributed environment. You can do all sorts of analysis and configure it to trigger alarms."
"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 product can scale."
"Initial setup is ok."
"It is very stable and reliable."
"This solution offers one view of incident management which has been the most valuable feature."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The event handling solution in the platform is very good and useful."
"Reports are customized, so you can present them to executives or engineers."
"Easy to use, scalable, stable, and very intuitive platform that provides protection against security threats."
"As we have to service several servers, we can manage them in a economical way, which is beneficial to our team and business."
"AlienVault provides a checklist answer when using SIEM."
"The feature that I liked the most is that they have a vulnerability assessment package that comes along with the SIEM solution. So, whenever I find any threat or alert for any of the devices or servers, I could immediately initiate a vulnerability assessment scan on that machine. That is one of a kind. The price at which AlienVault operates is also valuable."
"The new cloud-based panel is excellent both for client review as well as for our SOC to review and respond to threats. It is much easier to configure and use than the previous solution from AlienVault."
"The AlienVault solution has enabled us to create a SOC on a budget with smaller than usual staff requirements, offering a wider range of solutions for our customers."
"The USM is a work horse, no matter what devices or the number of logs we throw at it, the system processes them in real time, correlates the events, and alerts on only events that need human review."
"Our organization wants the solution to be able to provide us access to a centralized dashboard that displays a log view for all firewalls under Fortinet FortiAnalyzer."
"Technical support could respond to queries faster."
"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 can improve the incident response function to provide more detailed information on where the incident is originating."
"The solution lacks business intelligence features. It's much too basic."
"FortiAnalyzer's price could be lower."
"The setup of the solution can be improved because it is currently complex."
"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."
"As this software is in the cloud, you do not have control on updates and general changes which are happening."
"It would be hard for any legitimate MSSP to use it."
"It would be nice to see some machine learning and monitoring of the configuration in network devices."
"The solution is a bit complicated. It could be simplified quite a bit."
"The reporting is mediocre and is something that needs to be improved."
"AlienVault must improve their correlation feature. Some of the events do not match with the correlation rules and some of the correlation events are false-positive."
"Support can be slow at times, but the quality is high. Posted knowledge base articles could use improvement."
"The GUI needs to improve because it's not user-friendly."
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 8th in Log Management with 81 reviews while USM Anywhere is ranked 15th in Log Management with 113 reviews. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is rated 8.0, while USM Anywhere is rated 8.4. 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 USM Anywhere writes "Easy to use and affordable". Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Graylog, Grafana Loki and LogRhythm SIEM, whereas USM Anywhere is most compared with Wazuh, AlienVault OSSIM, IBM Security QRadar, Splunk Enterprise Security and Microsoft Sentinel. See our Fortinet FortiAnalyzer vs. USM Anywhere report.
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