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# Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs FortiAnalyzer Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics** [

4.4/5(33)

](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-secure-network-analytics/reviews#reviews)

**FortiAnalyzer** [

4.5/5(31)

](https://www.g2.com/products/fortianalyzer/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**
No pricing available

**FortiAnalyzer**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**
5 months

Based on 10 responses

**FortiAnalyzer**
1 monthFaster

Based on 5 responses

Return on Investment

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**
Not enough reviews yet

**FortiAnalyzer**
17 months

Based on 6 responses

Perceived Cost

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**
$$$$$

**FortiAnalyzer**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**
Not enough reviews yet

**FortiAnalyzer**
27%

Pros & Cons

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**
Not enough data

**FortiAnalyzer**
[
Log Management (2)
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Analysis (1)
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Complex Interface (1)
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Complexity (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/fortianalyzer/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1506333&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**
Not enough data

**FortiAnalyzer**
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Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**

8.7

8.730

**FortiAnalyzer**

8.9

8.925

Ease of Use

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**

9.0

9.030

**FortiAnalyzer**

9.0

9.026

Ease of Setup

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**

8.8

8.811

**FortiAnalyzer**

8.7

8.723

Ease of Admin

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**

8.9

8.911

**FortiAnalyzer**

9.2

9.222

Quality of Support

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**

8.9

8.930

**FortiAnalyzer**

8.6

8.624

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**

8.8

8.811

**FortiAnalyzer**

8.5

8.521

Product Direction (% positive)

**Cisco Secure Network Analytics**

10.0

10.030

**FortiAnalyzer**

9.0

9.023

Features

Network Traffic Analysis (NTA)[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.1

11

8.3

23

Automation

Metadata Management

8.8(won by 0.5)

7

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.3

16

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

9.6(won by 2.6)

8

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.0

16

Response Automation

9.0(won by 1.5)

8

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.5

17

Continuous Analysis

9.4(won by 1.0)

9

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.4

19

Functionality

Multi-Network Capability

9.0(won by 0.1)

8

8.9

19

Anomaly Detection

9.3(won by 0.9)

9

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.4

18

Network Visibility

9.4(won by 0.2)

8

9.2

21

Scalability

8.8(won by 0.6)

8

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.2

20

Incident Management

Incident Logs

8.5

9

8.8(won by 0.3)

20

Incident Alerts

9.3(won by 0.8)

9

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.5

19

Incident Reporting

9.3(won by 0.7)

9

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.6

19

Network Security Policy Management (NSPM)[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.4

8

Not enough data

Network Maintenance

Policy Optimization

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Risk Analysis

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Auditing

7.9(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Network Management

Network Mapping

8.3(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Compliance

8.1(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Reporting

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Console

8.3(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Network Monitoring

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Configuration Monitoring

8.3(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Change Management

8.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.1

17

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Usage Monitoring

9.0(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Database Monitoring

8.9(won by default)

15

Not enough data

API Monitoring

8.4(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

9.2(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Security

Compliance Monitoring

9.0(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Risk Analysis

9.4(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Reporting

9.6(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Administration

Security Automation

9.3(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Security Integration

8.7(won by default)

14

Not enough data

Multicloud Visibility

9.2(won by default)

13

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Cloud Security Monitoring and Analytics

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Detection and Response (NDR)[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.4

13

Not enough data

Analysis

Incident Reporting

9.6(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Network Visibility

9.7(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Metadata Enrichment

8.9(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Metadata Management

9.2(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Response

Incident Alerts

9.3(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Response Orchestration

9.4(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Response Automation

9.2(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Detection

Multi-Network Monitoring

10.0(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Asset Discovery

9.3(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Anomaly Detection

9.6(won by default)

12

Not enough data

Services - Network Detection and Response (NDR)

Managed Services

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 4 feature categories with incomplete data

Network Security[Hide 40 FeaturesShow 40 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Penetration Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

DNS Leak Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Firewalls

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Prevention System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

ServiceNow Store Apps[Hide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

ServiceNow Apps

ServiceNow Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Value

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration

DLP Configuration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Unified Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Access Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

API / Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visibility

Multicloud Visibility

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Management

Threat Hunting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk-Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security[Hide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Visibility

Data Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Registry

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Gap Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Identity

SSO

Not enough data

Not enough data

Governance

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Security Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Intelligence

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

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Cisco Secure Network Analytics

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

32.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

19.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

48.4%

[![FortiAnalyzer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_9f5cba7cc6d5f6cc378e063e63a669ea/fortianalyzer.jpeg "FortiAnalyzer")](https://www.g2.com/products/fortianalyzer/reviews)

FortiAnalyzer

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

20.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

37.9%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

41.4%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

32.3%

20.7%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

19.4%

37.9%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

48.4%

41.4%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Cisco Secure Network Analytics](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b0157dc652fba693b33166a175cda054/cisco-secure-network-analytics.png "Cisco Secure Network Analytics")](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-secure-network-analytics/reviews)
Cisco Secure Network Analytics

Information Technology and Services

35.5%

Computer & Network Security

19.4%

Computer Software

16.1%

Telecommunications

6.5%

Financial Services

6.5%

Other

16.1%

[![FortiAnalyzer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_9f5cba7cc6d5f6cc378e063e63a669ea/fortianalyzer.jpeg "FortiAnalyzer")](https://www.g2.com/products/fortianalyzer/reviews)
FortiAnalyzer

Information Technology and Services

17.2%

Retail

13.8%

Computer & Network Security

10.3%

Computer Networking

6.9%

Financial Services

6.9%

Other

44.8%

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## Cisco Secure Network Analytics vs FortiAnalyzer

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Cisco Secure Network Analytics is easier to set up, and do business with, while FortiAnalyzer is easier to administer.

- Reviewers felt that FortiAnalyzer meets the needs of their business better than Cisco Secure Network Analytics.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cisco Secure Network Analytics is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Cisco Secure Network Analytics over FortiAnalyzer.