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| Product | FortiAnalyzer by Fortinet View product | Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | FortiAnalyzer delivers unified data lake and log collection for SOC monitoring. Explore its Security Analytics capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM covers security data lake ingestion and precision AI alert correlation for next-generation SIEM replacement. Compare top Security Operations tools. |
| Product type | Security analytics and SIEM platform | AI-Driven Security Operations (SOC) Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Telecom, Government |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options; Appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options | Cloud SaaS; Cloud-native petabyte-scale SaaS platform |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | Global cloud data lake locations (US, Europe, Asia) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more | Cloud platformEndpoint telemetryNetwork telemetryIdentity telemetryCloud telemetryApplication telemetry |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiManagerFortiEDRFortiMailFortiClientFortiNACFortiWebFortiSandbox | Palo Alto StrataPrisma CloudCortex suitesthird-party EDR/SIEMAWSAzureServiceNow |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyTelecomGovernment |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | Palo Alto Networks |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Santa Clara, California, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 15,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2005 |
Overview
What it is
FortiAnalyzer
FortiAnalyzer delivers unified data lake and log collection for SOC monitoring. Explore its Security Analytics capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM covers security data lake ingestion and precision AI alert correlation for next-generation SIEM replacement. Compare top Security Operations tools.Product type
FortiAnalyzer
Security analytics and SIEM platformPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
AI-Driven Security Operations (SOC) PlatformBest for
FortiAnalyzer
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Telecom, GovernmentPricing
Pricing model
FortiAnalyzer
Contact VendorPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiAnalyzer
Free trial: noPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiAnalyzer
Cloud
Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
FortiAnalyzer
Appliance, virtual appliance and cloud options; Appliance, virtual appliance and cloud optionsPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Cloud SaaS; Cloud-native petabyte-scale SaaS platformData residency
FortiAnalyzer
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Global cloud data lake locations (US, Europe, Asia)Key features
What it offers
FortiAnalyzer
- Unified data lake
- Log collection
- Normalization
- Event correlation
- Dashboards
- Threat intelligence
- Automation
- SOC workflows
Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM
- Security data lake ingestion
- Precision AI alert correlation
- Autonomous incident triage
- Integrated threat intelligence
- Built-in SOAR automation
- Continuous attack surface management
- High-speed petabyte search
- Next-generation SIEM replacement
Platform & access
API access
FortiAnalyzer
API access: yesPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiAnalyzer
SSO: yesPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiAnalyzer
RBAC: yesPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiAnalyzer
Multi-tenant: yesPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiAnalyzer
Mobile app: noPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiAnalyzer
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMCitrix XenServerAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud+1 more
Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Cloud platformEndpoint telemetryNetwork telemetryIdentity telemetryCloud telemetryApplication telemetry
Compliance
FortiAnalyzer
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiAnalyzer
FortiGateFortiManagerFortiEDRFortiMailFortiClientFortiNACFortiWebFortiSandbox
Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Palo Alto StrataPrisma CloudCortex suitesthird-party EDR/SIEMAWSAzureServiceNow
Industries
FortiAnalyzer
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnologyTelecomGovernment
Regions
FortiAnalyzer
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Global
Vendor
Company
FortiAnalyzer
FortinetPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Palo Alto NetworksHeadquarters
FortiAnalyzer
Sunnyvale, California, USAPalo Alto Cortex XSIAM
Santa Clara, California, USACompany size
FortiAnalyzer
10,000+Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM
15,000+Founded
FortiAnalyzer
2000Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM
2005