We performed a comparison between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Fortinet FortiSIEM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Monitoring Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can manage the entire system across the network and troubleshoot the pain points."
"The most valuable feature about this solution is that it gives me insight of my network."
"The most valuable feature is NetFlow. The beginning of any security investigation starts with NetFlow data."
"Ease of deployment, once you get your ducks in a row."
"It's a dependable product that is able to pinpoint where we have vulnerabilities if they occur."
"It has been pretty stable since we deployed it, and everything seems to be working fine."
"I value the feature which enables me to detect devices talking to suspect IPs."
"Overall, the implementation is very good."
"Great network monitoring, looking at anomaly detection and evaluation."
"Both the collecting logs and duo correlation are valuable features for us."
"It's a very nice solution to work with."
"Analytics. It can provide log information from the device. With log information, I can see if there is a threat"
"There are things like dashboards and reports (pre-configured and custom) that let me know that things are operating the way they should be, and when they are not."
"The stability is very reliable. It offers very good performance."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiSIEM is the correlation of many events."
"The advanced agents used to collect logs have been most valuable. We have also made use of the advanced intelligence this solution offers."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is easy to use."
"The Wi-Fi side needs improvement."
"The initial setup was complex."
"Better integration between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Cisco Secure Workload would be beneficial."
"One update that I would like to see is an agent-based client. Currently, Stealthwatch is network-based. A local agent could help manage endpoints."
"The reporting of day-to-day metrics still has room for improvement."
"I would like to see a hybrid solution that can work without being connected directly to the internet for those destinations."
"The initial setup is complex, as there is a lot to configure."
"The initial setup was straightforward but required a lot of data entry, to begin with building out the server types and network types."
"Cisco could improve the administration for the customers."
"It would be good if the solution offered even more configuration options, especially in relation to the VPN so that it continues to be a very flexible option."
"We need to see incident reports about the event log, without events from the administrator or through human interaction."
"It's difficult to integrate unsupported devices with FortiSIEM compared to QRadar. It's easier to integrate and develop processes in QRadar. It's harder to develop a custom process in FortiSIEM."
"The nodes on our network did not comply with the SIEM solution. They use a different format parking log."
"Sometimes, if there are changes made by a user on a database server, it can be difficult to get that information on the fly. I would like to see a situation where once I specify a user with the database server I need, and with the changes they have performed on that, I don't need to continue my search pattern to drill down just to get the information."
"They should enhance the solution's AI capabilities, including XDR and EDR."
"If there is a configuration on the wrong side of the network or there are changes that result in harm to our IT infrastructure, the solution should immediately fix it."
"When our team tried configuring logs for Microsoft SQL, it did not work."
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Cisco Secure Network Analytics is ranked 24th in Network Monitoring Software with 57 reviews while Fortinet FortiSIEM is ranked 8th in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with 63 reviews. Cisco Secure Network Analytics is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiSIEM is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Secure Network Analytics writes "Increased the visibility of what is happening in our network". On the other hand, 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". Cisco Secure Network Analytics is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics, ThousandEyes, Vectra AI and Arista NDR, whereas Fortinet FortiSIEM is most compared with IBM Security QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security, LogRhythm SIEM and Wazuh. See our Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs. Fortinet FortiSIEM report.
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