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."Its robust security and performance are the two main features. We also use the log reporting feature."
"The solution allows for a lot of customization."
"The solution does what it is supposed to. I want it to do reports for Fortinet and it does it well."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is its performance."
"What I like the most is the monitoring system."
"The log events are quite useful for us."
"I like its simplicity. It is straightforward. We get reports and emails about the logs, and that's it."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the alerting based on the security logs."
"The best thing about Kiwi Syslog is that it filters logs into different levels."
"Simplicity is the most valuable feature."
"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."
"I don't find Fortinet FortiAnalyzer to be as robust as Check Point Security Management."
"We should be able to do the patch upgrades in a centralized manner. This functionality is currently not there. It would be good to be able to do the firmware updates from one place and at the same time. Currently, if we want to update all appliances, we require FortiManager, which is another solution from Fortinet. Its documentation can be improved. It will be helpful for implementing the product and gaining knowledge for management purposes."
"The solution can improve the incident response function to provide more detailed information on where the incident is originating."
"FortiAnalyzer's price could be lower."
"The support could be better for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer here in Mexico."
"When using this solution, you need a high-level expert to make it work as it should."
"The integration with other vendors for log collection could be enhanced."
"If Fortinet could introduce some firewalling or maybe FortiAnalyzer on the cloud, that would be interesting because I've never seen it on a cloud."
"I would like to have email notifications for emergency logs."
"Technical support could definitely be better."
"I would like to see better search functions and better filters in the next release."
"SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server could improve by reducing the price."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly and customizable dashboard."
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Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 7th in Log Management with 87 reviews while SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is ranked 32nd 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, Grafana Loki, Graylog and VMware Aria Operations for Logs, 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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