Cortex XSOAR vs FortiSIEM

Cortex XSOAR9.3Visit FortiSIEM9.0Visit

Higher score Cortex XSOAR #1 in Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Cortex XSOAR

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FortiSIEM #4 in Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit FortiSIEM

• Cortex XSOAR fits best

  Large SOCs needing mature, full-featured orchestration

• FortiSIEM fits best

  Organizations combining SIEM, IT/OT visibility, and SOAR

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Side by side

Feature	Cortex XSOAR 9.3/10 Visit ↗	FortiSIEM 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response Software	#4 in Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response Software
Best for	Large SOCs needing mature, full-featured orchestration	Organizations combining SIEM, IT/OT visibility, and SOAR
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	5 integrations	6 integrations
Features Cortex XSOAR 0/4 · FortiSIEM 0/4
Case management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
SIEM integration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Threat intelligence	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Endpoint response	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Playbook builder	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Included connectors	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Visual playbooks automate enrichment, investigation and response workflows Case management includes collaboration, war rooms and audit reporting Integrates SIEM, network security, threat intelligence and Cortex tools	Collects and correlates events across multivendor IT/OT sources Combines UEBA, machine-learning detection, and customizable rules Includes case management, response actions, and SOAR playbooks
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales SaaS incident retention defaults to six months The documented Enterprise mobile app has reached end of life	Pricing requires contacting sales Broad SIEM and IT/OT scope may exceed narrower security needs Deployment options span SaaS, virtual machines, cloud, and appliances
Our verdict	Cortex XSOAR is a security orchestration, automation and response platform from Palo Alto Networks for security operations teams. It combines incident and case management, process-driven playbooks, investigation war rooms, threat… Read the review →	FortiSIEM brings security information and event management together with visibility across IT and operational technology environments. It is aimed at enterprises, managed security service providers, and organizations that need to collect… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cortex XSOAR — where it wins

  • Visual playbooks automate enrichment, investigation and response workflows
  • Case management includes collaboration, war rooms and audit reporting
  • Integrates SIEM, network security, threat intelligence and Cortex tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • SaaS incident retention defaults to six months
  • The documented Enterprise mobile app has reached end of life

• FortiSIEM — where it wins

  • Collects and correlates events across multivendor IT/OT sources
  • Combines UEBA, machine-learning detection, and customizable rules
  • Includes case management, response actions, and SOAR playbooks

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Broad SIEM and IT/OT scope may exceed narrower security needs
  • Deployment options span SaaS, virtual machines, cloud, and appliances

• Cortex XSOAR9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  Full-featured SOAR for large security operations teams needing broad automation.

  Visit Cortex XSOARFull verdict →
• FortiSIEM9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  FortiSIEM combines broad IT/OT visibility, analytics, case management, and built-in SOAR.

  Visit FortiSIEMFull verdict →