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Fortinet FortiSIEM vs OpenText Behavioral Signals comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 19, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiSIEM
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
7th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Behavioral Signals
Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
40th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiSIEM is 3.3%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Behavioral Signals is 0.3%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
 

Featured Reviews

Oliver Jackson - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems monitoring enhanced by firewall and intrusion detection features
My primary use case for Fortinet FortiSIEM is systems monitoring and alerting. I use it for standard functions like log monitoring, incident detection, and notification.  My customers are mostly medium-sized enterprises ranging from engineering companies, mining companies, independent schools, and…
Nagendra Nekkala - PeerSpot reviewer
A user-friendly solution that can be used to integrate the logs properly with different connectors
ArcSight Intelligence is easy to maintain; one person is enough for the solution's maintenance. The maintenance person will add new features or devices, make policy changes or configurations, and learn and guide other engineers about new threats. ArcSight Intelligence is a user-friendly solution, and users should buy it if their company can afford its cost. Overall, I rate ArcSight Intelligence a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Our customer did not have security monitoring in the first place. With this solution, it provided security posture management and visibility about the security landscape and threats that they had."
"The event correlation is pretty robust. The GUI is pretty good."
"We find the solution to be stable."
"These aspects make Fortinet FortiSIEM a valuable choice."
"The Threat Hunting feature provides complete traffic analysis."
"FortiSIEM sends an email or SMS notifications to admins when there are significant incidents. It's a highly efficient way of responding to incidents."
"FortiSIEM's best features are the dashboards and customization."
"Its automated response feature has benefited our customer communication. Analysts feel more confident in providing timely responses."
"We found the correlation engine to be very good. It takes logs from different types of devices and does the correlation in a good way."
"The product has a valuable interface."
"The platform helps us improve threat detection capabilities."
"The most valuable feature of ArcSight Intelligence is a single console where the entire dashboard gives all the connected details in a single place."
"The ability to tailor an environment to suit our specific use cases is a major advantage of ArcSight compared to other logging servers such as Splunk."
 

Cons

"The interface needs some improvements because it's a bit cumbersome when you're trying to view items. It takes some time to get used to. Additionally, sometimes the scrolling does not work."
"I would like to see more integration with other platforms."
"The solution's technical support didn't help our company a lot."
"We expect the latest patch from Fortinet FortiSIEM to give the ability to work with signature files."
"The tool's technical team's response time is too high, and they are not available even when they know that there are many pending issues."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is a little out of sight and needs more marketing efforts to be popular in the market."
"The support of the product changed recently, and I don't think it's for the better. They should work to improve the support they offer to clients."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM could improve to extend to several locations or sites."
"The dashboard is not user-friendly and is in black and white."
"ArcSight Intelligence's pricing needs improvement."
"ArcSight Intelligence is a bit slower, and its speed should be improved."
"The frequency of the updates that we are getting can be improved because the number and types of incidents that are happening at the global level are far more than what we are receiving. The frequency of updates feeds related to our rules should be increased. There should be more frequent information about the new rules that are coming and the global threats that are happening. There should be better options for dashboard creation. At present, the dashboards are good, but there is scope to make them better."
"We haven't found the product fully scalable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If one is cheap and ten is expensive. I rate the tool's price as an eight out of ten. Compared with Splunk or Oracle, Fortinet is cheap."
"Please be cheaper and more simplified."
"Fortinet's products are not expensive, it is less than the competition."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is cheaper compared to other products."
"Manageable, however would be better as pay as you go versus CapEX."
"The price of Fortinet FortiSIEM was reasonable compared to other solutions."
"They have a yearly subscription."
"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product. The free version license of the product is available for two months."
"The solution is expensive and only suitable for enterprise environments."
"It is an expensive platform."
"ArcSight Intelligence is an expensive solution."
"They offer perpetual licenses for the product."
"Its price is average and not very high. Splunk might be a bit cheaper than this. Its licensing is on a monthly basis."
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Comparison Review

it_user186927 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 16, 2015
Cybereason vs. Interset vs. SQRRL
Capture DB - they all use NoSQL db and hence solve the ad hoc query and 'go back in time' problem with current best of breed SIEM and DLP solutions that rely on real time analysis of incoming logs (and don't store them). This means deeper and quicker iterative threat analysis and assessment…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Government
7%
Government
18%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
6%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Fortinet FortiSIEM?
Fortinet FortiSIEM needs to provide better API integrations to users.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiSIEM?
The pricing is reasonable, which is why it is preferred by government customers. Windows agent licenses cost around 3,000 Rupees per device per year.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSIEM?
Fortinet FortiSIEM should broaden its remediation part to include more features for incident management. Currently, to manage repetitive incidents or for remediation, I need to use a separate softw...
What do you like most about ArcSight Interset / Intelligence?
The platform helps us improve threat detection capabilities.
What needs improvement with ArcSight Interset / Intelligence?
The product could be improved in several areas; it currently requires significant enhancement. Compared to QRadar and Splunk, ArcSight Intelligence falls behind, placing it as the third choice amon...
 

Also Known As

FortiSIEM, AccelOps
ArcSight Interset / Intelligence, FileTrek, Interset UEBA, Micro Focus Interset UEBA, Micro Focus Interset, ArcSight Interset
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

FortiSIEM has hundreds of customers worldwide in markets including managed services, technology, financial services, healthcare, and government. Customers include Aruba Networks, Compushare, Port of San Diego, Cleveland Indians, Infoblox, Healthways, and Referentia.
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