We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server 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."I have found incident management and also identifying new threats, analyzing the network traffic, and finding out the issues with the network traffic such as any security issues to be valuable. I also like the compliance reports."
"What I like the most is the monitoring system."
"Overall we are satisfied with all the features the solution provides."
"It is very stable and reliable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is reporting."
"It supports SQL for logging and reporting. Log data is inserted into the SQL database for log view and report generation."
"It gives you live logs, which can be really helpful during troubleshooting."
"The feature I find most useful is the handy dashboard."
"Simplicity is the most valuable feature."
"The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels."
"The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is its performance and management. Additionally, the solution integrates well."
"We are very happy with the stability of the solution."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the alerting based on the security logs."
"The FortiAnalyzer is not good at managing multi-version environments. If all your FortiGate are at different versions in the field, that's difficult. The one thing we didn't like is the fact you have to have 100% of your environment at the same release, which is not pleasant, to have it fully functional. You can have a different release, but to have it fully functional 100% of your environment has to be the same release."
"The product should be integrated with other third-party solutions for context exchange."
"The user interface could be a bit more user-friendly."
"They could always improve the interface and the user experience."
"Pricing should be about 10-20% lower."
"I think some improvement is required in real-time log monitoring, as sometimes it gets stuck or displays results after a delay."
"The solution can improve the incident response function to provide more detailed information on where the incident is originating."
"From my point of view, at this time, the solution isn't lacking any features or functionalities."
"SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve by reducing the price."
"I would like to see better search functions and better filters in the next release."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard."
"Technical support could definitely be better."
"I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs."
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Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 8th in Log Management with 81 reviews while SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is ranked 30th in Log Management with 5 reviews. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is rated 7.8. 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 SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server writes "Shows login failures and server issues but search functions and filters could be improved". Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Graylog, Grafana Loki and Elastic Security, whereas SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is most compared with syslog-ng, SolarWinds Log Analyzer, Wazuh, Graylog and ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer. See our Fortinet FortiAnalyzer vs. SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server report.
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