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Fortinet FortiSIEM vs Trustwave SIEM [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiSIEM
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (11th), AI Observability (14th)
Trustwave SIEM [EOL]
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

SY
Network Engineer at Ogma Consulting
Comprehensive monitoring boosts security, yet incident management features need expansion
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 software called FortiSOAR. Additionally, the search functionality in FortiAI should be improved to provide more precise results, making it easier for me to understand what actions need to be taken.
it_user1012437 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security & Compliance Administrator at ITCBD
It's not very attractive when compared to other solutions but the pricing is comfortable.
Log collection, and correlation engine usage. It has some limitations in parser modules. Comfort in pricing.  It's not very attractive in comparison to other solutions.  It needs to improve in AI and automatic parsing. One to three years.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiSIEM are the SD-WAN, Global LAN, and application controls."
"FortiSIEM is a great tool for making security processes transparent."
"It works well with medium to large-scale enterprises."
"It gives greater visibility via the dashboards into the real-time status of the network and also provides specific alerts and performance monitoring."
"The ability to write my own parsers for the devices that are not supported by Fortinet is the most valuable feature."
"Both the collecting logs and duo correlation are valuable features for us."
"Analytics is the most valuable feature, and the business service summaries in the dashboards and the correlations for the SIEM are also valuable features."
"The product is quite well-organized. The GUI makes it easy to navigate."
"Comfort in pricing."
 

Cons

"Fortinet FortiSIEM could improve to extend to several locations or sites."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is a little out of sight and needs more marketing efforts to be popular in the market."
"Not very good on non-API features, lacks that functionality."
"The biggest thing that could be better is a quicker response to support cases."
"Customer support service could be better."
"The stability of the product is fairly good. It's likely 70-80% there in terms of stability."
"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."
"The graphs on the user interface could be improved as we often experience glitches."
"It has some limitations in parser modules."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay for a license for FortiSIEM. We pay for the license and renewal."
"Fortinet FortiSIEM is cheaper compared to other products."
"The price of Fortinet FortiSIEM is a lot less when compared to other solutions."
"We bought the perpetual license, so we own the product, but there is a three-year support renewal fee for that."
"The price is competitive."
"This is probably more on the lower cost end of the spectrum compared to competing products. Fortinet's license model is based on events per second, which makes sense, but that's not typical. It makes it very hard to calculate what your costs are going to be as you scale the platform because some log sources, such as firewall logs, are very noisy, and there are lots and lots of events per second, but some of them are not. So, it becomes a bit of a science experiment trying to guess what your costs are going to be as you scale the solution. This is where other competing products perhaps have a more straightforward license model."
"Manageable, however would be better as pay as you go versus CapEX."
"There are additional features that cost more than the standard licensing fees."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
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Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise24
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortinet FortiSIEM?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Fortinet FortiSIEM is wonderful, as it offers an excellent license compared to other vendors.
What needs improvement with Fortinet FortiSIEM?
Fortinet FortiSIEM is great overall. Performance could be enhanced, but I do not wish to elaborate on needed improvements.
What is your primary use case for Fortinet FortiSIEM?
My main use case for Fortinet FortiSIEM is building a SOC and serving as an event management platform for correlating events in my work. I use Fortinet FortiSIEM for event correlation by building a...
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FortiSIEM, AccelOps
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