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FortiSIEM vs. SolarWinds Security Event Manager

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricFortiSIEM

by Fortinet

SolarWinds Security Event Manager

by SolarWinds Worldwide LLC

Overall rating4.34.0
Review count4176
Ease of use8.88.4
Ease of setup8.27.7
Quality of support8.78.4
Meets requirements8.88.8
NPS5026.760563
Small Business24.4%9.3%
Mid-Market46.3%40.0%
Enterprise29.3%50.7%
Total page views301234
Total LLM citations841327

FortiSIEM

The complexity of managing network and security operations is resulting in increases in breaches worldwide. Discovery, isolation, and remediation of these incidents are measured in hundreds of days. And with a dwindling pool of skilled cyber security personnel able to manage the wide array of devices and data sources to protect their network assets, success requires a new approach. FortiSIEM provides organizations of all sizes with a comprehensive, holistic, and scalable solution for security, performance, and compliance management, from IoT to the cloud.

Pros

  • Log Management
  • Threat Detection
  • Visibility
  • Alerting
  • Troubleshooting

SolarWinds Security Event Manager

Security Event Manager (SEM) is a powerful, real-time Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution designed to act as a virtual Security Operations Center (SOC). It provides active monitoring and automated threat detection across multi-vendor network devices, servers, workstations, and applications. SEM is delivered as a downloadable virtual appliance for rapid deployment, and allows IT teams to centralize log data and enable real-time event correlation right out of the box. SEM goes beyond simple alerting by offering automated remediation actions.

Pros

  • Detection Efficiency
  • Ease of Use