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Fortinet FortiAnalyzer vs Splunk Cloud Platform comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.5
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer offers significant cost savings and efficiency for medium networks, with a 30% cost reduction reported.
Sentiment score
5.4
Splunk Cloud Platform improves breach detection and efficiency, saving costs and enhancing security, but satisfaction varies due to pricing.
The impact of the tool is low when the functionalities are inaccessible due to resource consumption.
Pre Sales/ Cybersecurity Engineer at Contacta
Fortinet is highly efficient for moderate deployments and provides a secure platform for medium-sized networks and data centers.
Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
I have seen a return on investment with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer due to its competitive pricing and straightforward licensing model based on the amount of log data processed per day.
Technical Engineer Technical Security at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The incident response time to any failure has increased more than 50 percent.
DevOps Engineer at Veefin Solutions
It centralizes log monitoring and automation, offering real-time analytics that help our organization detect issues faster, reduce downtime, and improve operational efficiency.
Soc Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited
It is definitely not a beginner-friendly tool, but it is definitely the best tool that is available in the market for insurance-related products.
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer customer service is generally praised, though technical support experience varies across regions, suggesting skill improvements.
Sentiment score
6.4
Splunk Cloud's support is knowledgeable and responsive, with premium customers receiving faster service and praised documentation available.
Customer service and support for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer are quite helpful and responsive.
Information Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Technical support is good, and I rate it ten out of ten.
Head of Technology at Techfruits
The support service is very slow and incompetent.
Network Security Engineer at Ensure Support Services Limited
I feel that Splunk's documentation is highly maintained, regular updates seem to happen, and I don't have any suggestions for improvement as it is currently at its best.
Soc Analyst at Payatu
However, as I mentioned, sometimes they might not have proper knowledge or sometimes they are not sufficiently technical.
Senior Information Technology Security Consultant at Mideast Data Systems
The CSMs and account managers in the channel team are great, providing assistance not just with selling the product but also for implementation, deployment, and aftercare.
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.3
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is scalable, with cost considerations, especially in cloud versions, though some prefer FortiCloud for flexibility.
Sentiment score
6.6
Splunk Cloud Platform excels in scalability and integration, but faces challenges with costs, compliance, and licensing for some users.
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is scalable, especially for the VM versions, as additional space can be provisioned from the servers as needed.
Information Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
FortiAnalyzer is a scalable product.
Technology Consultant at 1ware
It typically handles three to five years of expansion effectively.
Head of Technology at Techfruits
If we have compliance requirements to just store logs, then Splunk Cloud Platform is not the right platform.
Consulting Cyber Defense Engineering at Principal Financial Group
If you purchase something initially and later have increased requirements, they can scale up and scale down your environment.
Senior Information Technology Security Consultant at Mideast Data Systems
Splunk Cloud Platform's scalability works well, especially for smaller businesses, but can present issues for larger enterprises facing stricter regulations and greater integration requirements.
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is stable, reliable, praised for consistent performance despite older versions facing occasional OS-related performance issues.
Sentiment score
7.8
Splunk Cloud Platform is reliable and stable, excelling in large data ingestion despite occasional hiccups and high pricing.
We faced some CPU consumption issues, which caused the machine to slow down and required a restart of FortiAnalyzer.
Pre Sales/ Cybersecurity Engineer at Contacta
It remains stable during implementation for one or two years.
Head of Technology at Techfruits
It provides a reliable solution for managing network-wide data.
Technical Engineer Technical Security at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Its stability is commendable, enabling easy visibility into logs, effective data ingestion, and successful operations with diverse integrations and third-party platforms.
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
This is usually improved by following best practices such as optimizing SPL queries, using the proper index, and managing data correctly.
Jr. Oracle Apex Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I rate Splunk Cloud Platform a ten out of ten for stability and reliability.
Soc Analyst at Payatu
 

Room For Improvement

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer needs enhanced UX, report customization, third-party integration, competitive pricing, real-time monitoring, support, and predictive analytics.
Splunk Cloud Platform's challenges include cost, complex pricing, outdated interface, integration issues, and a steep learning curve.
When licensing, each device is licensed separately, such as the firewall, which can become expensive.
Network &Security Engineer at Natioanal Drug Authority Uganda
This would help in analyzing various security incidents and events more effectively by delivering a handful of relevant logs instead of thousands.
Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Enhanced deep inspection features would make troubleshooting easier.
Head of Technology at Techfruits
I know there are tutorials on the website, but I feel if they rolled out more free courses on such things that provide a link to a free course for beginner training, I feel people would be interested in it.
Data Security Intern at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
In terms of enhancement for Splunk Cloud Platform, I would say if we could create add-ons or if we get the capability to build add-ons directly through cloud, not talking about the add-on builder framework, but something editor-like where we will directly edit our conf files from any specific app or TA provided by Splunk Cloud Platform itself.
Splunk Engineer at Data Elicit Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
I would suggest going for Splunk Cloud Platform because AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud are very expensive in comparison.
Soc Analyst at Softcell Technologies Limited
 

Setup Cost

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is cost-effective for mid to large organizations but can be expensive for smaller businesses.
Splunk Cloud Platform is seen as costly yet scalable, offering discounts and value but challenging pricing for smaller organizations.
Its licensing model is based on the amount of log data processed per day, making it more cost-effective compared to QRadar, which is EPS and device-based.
Technical Engineer Technical Security at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
In terms of pricing, FortiAnalyzer is not expensive.
Technology Consultant at 1ware
In the Indian market, Fortinet's pricing is very competitive, allowing us to win most of our deals.
Product Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Once you are in the partnership with Splunk Cloud Platform and with Cisco, you can have good discounts, you can make the deal and discuss, and they are willing to help you as a partner in finding the solution and finding your target.
Innovation Service Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
When it comes to the cost of Splunk Cloud Platform, I would rate it a five from one to ten, with one being cheap and ten being expensive.
Project Manager at Crest Data Systems
If you really need the SIEM solution, then it is very cost-effective for your company.
Angular Developer at Flourish Software
 

Valuable Features

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer provides centralized log management, customizable reporting, and integration with Fortinet devices for efficient network security management.
Splunk Cloud Platform offers scalability, real-time analytics, integrations, and security monitoring, enhancing efficiency and data-driven threat detection.
The advanced analytics capabilities aid in threat detection by providing visibility into indicators of compromise.
Information Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is its ability to simplify and display logs clearly, providing details like which IPs are accessing the system, the destination, and the policies applied.
Head of Technology at Techfruits
The log management is useful as we have connected around two hundred eighty-five walls and around fifteen to twenty plus firewalls with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, making it highly beneficial compared to logging into each individual firewall.
Senior Manager at ITX360 (Pvt) Ltd
The most valuable feature of Splunk Cloud Platform is its robustness and ability to ingest logs.
Sr Manager at Continued
The search capability utilizes the same compute assigned, and compared to on-premises, it is very efficient and fast because on-premises we had fixed compute assigned with limits set for searching per role or application.
Senior Software Engineer at WorldPay US
The platform's alerting mechanism is valuable, as there is software that makes alarms in case of attacks.
Chief Executive Officer at ENAD
 

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (9th)
Splunk Cloud Platform
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
88
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (2nd), IT Alerting and Incident Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Systems Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is designed for Log Management and holds a mindshare of 1.4%, down 1.9% compared to last year.
Splunk Cloud Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Data Visualization, holds 1.0% mindshare, up 0.8% since last year.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer1.4%
Splunk Enterprise Security6.8%
Wazuh4.8%
Other87.0%
Log Management
Data Visualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Splunk Cloud Platform1.0%
Tableau Enterprise9.7%
Qlik Sense4.8%
Other84.5%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

Amarnath Jaiswal - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
Comprehensive log analysis has improved traffic monitoring and streamlined risk mitigation
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is a very comprehensive analyzer providing detailed analyzing features and customizable reports. I can get customization and custom reports, and there are many functions available. It is very good for any organization.Log management in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is excellent, as it stores approximately two years of logs. Using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, I analyze vulnerability risks and threats and sort out problems accordingly. I then create policies and mitigate the risk based on my findings. I have created many customizable reports in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. I have customized the reports to schedule them and generate reports every day that are sent to my email. I am not using any SIEMs, but Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is the best and looks like a SIEM. I did not integrate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer with any security information and event management solutions. With Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, I have streamlined the process to mitigate risks and save time to get event information on any type of threats, risks, and unwanted traffic. Risk and time are saved, and it is valuable for any organization.
reviewer2805510 - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner Account Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
Unified log analytics has transformed security monitoring and cuts breach detection to minutes
Splunk Cloud Platform has areas for improvement, including the fact that it is obviously an enterprise tool and can be expensive, which is the biggest complaint I have noted. Costs can rise due to high data ingestion and long retention periods, along with a complex licensing structure that makes pricing difficult to predict as usage grows, especially since more systems send logs. There are also performance concerns at scale where users have reported slower searches and expensive long-term storage needs, particularly in multi-terabyte environments. Additionally, operational complexity exists as enterprises still need to do data onboarding, create dashboards, handle retention policies, access control, and performance tuning. These are the three key areas of improvement I have identified.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
11%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business57
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise31
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise54
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
I think technical support should be better. Sometimes support from Fortinet does not help with creating policies or configuration issues and directly routes to the service integrator. A little more...
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer?
I am using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer along with the analyzer for traffic monitoring and event checking. It is effective for analyzing traffic purposes.I use Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for event monitoring...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Cloud Platform?
As an entry level user working mainly in cybersecurity labs and training environments, I did not directly manage pricing or licensing decisions. My experience was mainly focused on using the platfo...
What needs improvement with Splunk Cloud Platform?
For betterment, there is definitely a cost concern. The cost is high, so there should be a somewhat lower cost. I am expecting a more competitive pricing structure from Splunk Cloud Platform, but o...
What is your primary use case for Splunk Cloud Platform?
For Splunk Cloud Platform, we perform analytics with a large scale of data pipelines and log data. We query logs and build dashboards to support our operational and business insights. We mainly wor...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

General Directorate of Information Technology
Mindtouch
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