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Product	OpenText ArcSight by OpenText View product	FortiSIEM by Fortinet View product
Overview
What it is	Evaluating OpenText ArcSight? See how this SIEM tool handles real-time event correlation and CEF log normalization, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.	Get the facts on FortiSIEM: log management, event correlation and SIEM analytics. Built for SOC monitoring. Compare it with other SIEM options before you decide.
Product type	Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) Suite	Security information and event management platform
Best for	Government, Banking, Critical Infrastructure, Healthcare, Defense, Government & Defense, Telecom	Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise	Cloud
Deployment details	Cloud SaaS; On-Premises; Hybrid Appliance / Software; Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; On-Premises Server Clusters	Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud deployment options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud deployment options
Data residency	Customer-hosted data sovereignty; Regional SaaS cloud	Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region
Key features
What it offers	Real-time event correlation CEF log normalization UEBA behavioral analytics (Interset) Integrated SOAR playbooks High-throughput SmartConnectors Real-time SOC monitoring Insider threat detection Automated incident orchestration	Log management Event correlation SIEM analytics Incident detection UEBA Performance monitoring Threat intelligence Compliance reporting
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	Enterprise NetworksCloud WorkloadsEndpointsIdentity Systems	Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudOracle Cloud+1 more
Compliance	PCI-DSS 4.0SOXHIPAAFISMAISO 27001GDPR	Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	ServiceNowSplunkMicrosoft Entra IDAWSAzureCiscoPalo Alto Networks	FortiGateFortiAnalyzerFortiEDRFortiNDRFortiMailFortiWebthird-party network/endpoint/cloud sources
Industries	GovernmentBankingCritical InfrastructureHealthcareDefenseGovernment & Defense+1 more	EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Regions	Global enterprise deployments	GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Vendor
Company	OpenText	Fortinet
Headquarters	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada	Sunnyvale, California, USA
Company size	20,000+	10,000+
Founded	1991	2000

OpenText ArcSight

by OpenText

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FortiSIEM

by Fortinet

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Overview

What it is

OpenText ArcSight

Evaluating OpenText ArcSight? See how this SIEM tool handles real-time event correlation and CEF log normalization, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

FortiSIEM

Get the facts on FortiSIEM: log management, event correlation and SIEM analytics. Built for SOC monitoring. Compare it with other SIEM options before you decide.

Product type

OpenText ArcSight

Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) Suite

FortiSIEM

Security information and event management platform

Best for

OpenText ArcSight

Government, Banking, Critical Infrastructure, Healthcare, Defense, Government & Defense, Telecom

FortiSIEM

Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers

Pricing

Pricing model

OpenText ArcSight

Contact Vendor

FortiSIEM

Contact Vendor

Free trial

OpenText ArcSight

FortiSIEM

Deployment

Deployment options

OpenText ArcSight

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

FortiSIEM

Cloud

Deployment details

OpenText ArcSight

Cloud SaaS; On-Premises; Hybrid Appliance / Software; Cloud SaaS; Virtual Appliance; On-Premises Server Clusters

FortiSIEM

Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud deployment options; Physical appliance, virtual appliance and cloud deployment options

Data residency

OpenText ArcSight

Customer-hosted data sovereignty; Regional SaaS cloud

FortiSIEM

Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region

Key features

What it offers

OpenText ArcSight

Real-time event correlation
CEF log normalization
UEBA behavioral analytics (Interset)
Integrated SOAR playbooks
High-throughput SmartConnectors
Real-time SOC monitoring
Insider threat detection
Automated incident orchestration

FortiSIEM

Log management
Event correlation
SIEM analytics
Incident detection
UEBA
Performance monitoring
Threat intelligence
Compliance reporting

Platform & access

API access

OpenText ArcSight

FortiSIEM

Single sign-on (SSO)

OpenText ArcSight

FortiSIEM

Role-based access (RBAC)

OpenText ArcSight

FortiSIEM

Multi-tenant

OpenText ArcSight

FortiSIEM

Mobile app

OpenText ArcSight

FortiSIEM

Supported platforms

OpenText ArcSight

Enterprise NetworksCloud WorkloadsEndpointsIdentity Systems

FortiSIEM

Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudOracle Cloud+1 more

Compliance

OpenText ArcSight

PCI-DSS 4.0SOXHIPAAFISMAISO 27001GDPR

FortiSIEM

Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

OpenText ArcSight

ServiceNowSplunkMicrosoft Entra IDAWSAzureCiscoPalo Alto Networks

FortiSIEM

FortiGateFortiAnalyzerFortiEDRFortiNDRFortiMailFortiWebthird-party network/endpoint/cloud sources

Industries

OpenText ArcSight

GovernmentBankingCritical InfrastructureHealthcareDefenseGovernment & Defense+1 more

FortiSIEM

EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more

Regions

OpenText ArcSight

Global enterprise deployments

FortiSIEM

GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region

Vendor

Company

OpenText ArcSight

OpenText

FortiSIEM

Fortinet

Headquarters

OpenText ArcSight

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

FortiSIEM

Sunnyvale, California, USA

Company size

OpenText ArcSight

20,000+

FortiSIEM

10,000+

Founded

OpenText ArcSight

1991

FortiSIEM

2000