We performed a comparison between Cisco Prime and Fortinet FortiManager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."If an AP or any wireless device goes into critical mode, Cisco Prime sends an alert. That is the most helpful feature."
"The most valuable is the assistance for network support."
"Has a good wireless heatmap and search management features."
"Cisco Prime, from a management perspective, has good reporting."
"Cisco Prime can help customers fix their Wi-Fi issues with scientific and digital data."
"Cisco Prime is user-friendly, so we are comfortable using it."
"The installation is easy."
"It helps us manage and monitor analytics and fix issues."
"The solution is very stable."
"The capability of centralized management is valuable. We can configure all firewall boxes with the same configuration."
"The most valuable features are the centralized management of the firewalls."
"I pushed templates from FortiManager to our site, and they were deployed successfully."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"The most valuable feature is the central configuration for firewall policies."
"It's very easy to install, and it's easy to discover and communicate with your device."
"The solution has the best stability for application control and inspections."
"Cisco Prime's initial setup is complex."
"The product is expensive compared to other vendors in the market."
"If you look at some of the wireless site-survey tools that are available in the commercial space, Cisco should include similar solutions, which would help our on-plant engineers when they're doing a site survey."
"Maybe it could be a little cheaper."
"If you think about a centralized monitoring system, Cisco Prime is not good because it does not support third-party vendors like Palo Alto or FortiGate."
"The solution has issues with real time monitoring of devices and NetFlow such as inadequate visualization for reports, sources, and destinations."
"They can also improve the management of more enterprise devices."
"The product needs to improve its interface and reporting."
"Regional support in African countries needs to be improved."
"The solution could improve by having better integration with other solutions other than Fortinet."
"The compatibility with legacy products should be better. It would also be nice if the software could manage other devices from Fortinet and third parties."
"Areas for improvement in Fortinet FortiManager are scalability and stability."
"Setting up FortiManager can be complex because it involves changes from other devices and a lot of configuration."
"The price is a bit too high."
"The documentation could be better."
"FortiManager should improve the integration with third-party platforms."
Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews. Cisco Prime is rated 7.8, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Aruba Airwave, Huawei eSight and HPE Intelligent Management Center, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager. See our Cisco Prime vs. Fortinet FortiManager report.
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