We performed a comparison between ArcSight Logger and Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 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."The most valuable feature is the search capability, which is simple to use."
"It's a robust, mature product and you can do some really complex operations and analytics."
"We check a lot of logs in ArcSight Logger because we're running a massive database platform."
"ArcSight provides the basic information that we want."
"I am impressed with the product's ability to pick up logs. It also has UEBA which has reduced the time to take charge of the events."
"We haven't had any crashes or bugs. It is stable."
"The log digestion features from threat intelligence platforms like Recorded Future or Talos are valuable."
"It's an efficient solution."
"It's a very stable product."
"The most valuable features are customizing reports, and the ability to drill down to display critical information in real-time."
"The ability to gather all gateway information and logs in a single location is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is its performance."
"We use this functionality every day, and obtain reports on things like how many people are using the VPN, which websites are being accessed, and whether hackers are trying to penetrate into our network."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The log events are quite useful for us."
"The interface is simple and easy to navigate."
"We have had problems with archiving."
"You have limited reporting capabilities and I wouldn't choose ArcSight Logger for this purpose."
"The solution must provide readymade connectors for different applications."
"I would like to see better scheduling in the next release of this solution."
"I think the ArcSight team should try to simplify legacy products for the customers, because that product is not easy to use or to work with. It needs more more competency or appeal to use. We hope Micro Focus is trying to resolve this."
"The platform is quite expensive. They should reduce its cost."
"The initial setup was a little bit complex."
"It is really difficult to work in ArcSight Logger, as it is very slow."
"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."
"The only issue that I can see is with the cost. For example, if you buy support for one year, you are messed up next year. It's better to buy another gateway."
"The deployment of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is not complex, but integrating it with firewalls can take some time, depending on the number of firewalls."
"Fortinet FortiAnalyzer cannot receive any queries. They should add this feature in the future to help manage solutions."
"The pricing could be better. They could work to make it more competitive on the market."
"The solution could embed monitoring."
"The solution could use more graphics and be more specific in the dashboard. This way, I'm able to understand everything and effectively understand what's going on, including what's incoming and outgoing. Right now, I have to look up everything. I need a dashboard so that I can see specific items right there in one place."
"The pricing could be better."
ArcSight Logger is ranked 20th in Log Management with 31 reviews while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is ranked 7th in Log Management with 87 reviews. ArcSight Logger is rated 7.8, while Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ArcSight Logger writes "A scalable and stable solution that enables users to see all the event logs in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer writes "We can automate event-based handling solutions, is stable, and is great for heavy traffic". ArcSight Logger is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, IBM Security QRadar, Elastic Security, Wazuh and Grafana Loki, whereas Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is most compared with Wazuh, Splunk Enterprise Security, Grafana Loki, Graylog and Datadog. See our ArcSight Logger vs. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer report.
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