We performed a comparison between ExtremeCloud IQ and Fortinet FortiGate Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, HPE Aruba Networking and others in Network Management Applications."What's most valuable for me in ExtremeCloud IQ is easy management. It also has centralized administration, so you don't have to go to the customer site to program it. It can be programmed remotely."
"The few times we have needed help, Aerohive has been there for us and I am confident that If I need them they will be there again."
"ExtremeCloud offers features that not a lot of other vendors do like their data storage and the ability to swap licenses."
"Our transaction polling is now way more secure."
"Its configuration and deployment are the most valuable."
"ExtremeCloud IQ is a complete package with the pilot and the co-pilot feature that gives me full visibility of the network."
"HiveManager is extremely easy to use for anyone with little network experience."
"The support organization behind this product is extremely professional."
"Our customers implement this solution so that they can be assured of security in their environment."
"The tool's GUI is user-friendly."
"The Fortianalyzer is the most valuable aspect of this solution"
"It covers all needs of our customers and works well. It is also easy to deploy and troubleshoot."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has good pricing compared to other firewall and security products."
"The most valuable features are management and integration."
"The ability to manage everything from the cloud is going to be the most valuable by far with this solution."
"The IPS and firewall function is valuable in Fortinet FortiGate Cloud."
"I know a school district, a big school district of mine, ripped out Extreme due to inefficiencies. It was the guest network that can be a struggle. They tried to differentiate between their primary network, and then offer a secondary."
"Need port aggregation on the 2384 switches to take full advantage of ac on the APs. I understand that is on their product road map."
"A mobile app would be awesome."
"There can be an improvement by incorporating two-factor authentication or multi-factor authentication for security. Advanced network access control features and application control features should be added to manage applications. Many customers are interested in managing data, such as setting data quotas for individual users."
"The dashboard and stability need to be improved."
"We have had some mediocre to poor experiences with tech support: Conflicting information, condescending attitudes, and reluctance to work to resolve an issue."
"Having a wizard for customers who are just starting might be helpful."
"The solution will show us that there are some issues, but when we try to find those issues, we can't see them."
"Reporting is an area that can be enhanced."
"FortiGate Cloud could be improved with increased granularity for our control."
"Everything related to the graphical user interface should be improved."
"Improving the platform's intuitiveness and consolidating functionalities, such as reporting and firewall features, could enhance user experience and reduce the need for multiple product purchases."
"The command-line interface could definitely be improved in future iterations. It's lacking right now."
"Fortinet should simplify the licensing model. It's too complex for decision-makers to choose from the range of options. Handling the pricing model is a nightmare, so it's difficult to sell the solution."
"It would be better for us if Fortinet provided a private cloud, and they should provide more security on the public cloud. There are some minor issues with security with the public cloud. For example, anyone with a link can access the public cloud."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud could improve security. Some of my customers do not trust on-cloud solutions."
ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 6th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 57 reviews. ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and Aruba Instant, whereas Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and HashiCorp Terraform.
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