We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and Microsoft Active Directory based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I appreciate its ability to provide multi-factor authentication, but it's primarily focused on this function."
"The initial setup is so easy and there is no problem in the implementation."
"The current version is stable...Scalability-wise, it is a fine solution"
"The product enables SSO."
"I work a lot with Fortinet products and I call the support often. They are very quick to respond and the support is very good."
"The solution is very easy to manage."
"The web feature is quite versatile. It serves as the sole server authenticator and is valuable not only with FortiGate products but also within the entire Forti system, making it highly useful for me."
"The solution is easy to learn and makes it easy for our users to add FortiToken. It's very easy to integrate if you have other Fortinet devices."
"The most valuable features are it is easy to use, manage, create a repository, and create the OM."
"It's useful in bringing order to the system."
"The solution’s management capability is very good. The tool is also very scalable. You can add any number of users that you want to operate. Moreover, you can easily organize the solution."
"The solution's technical support is good."
"Audit, authentication and authorization are the best features."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Stability and performance are good. So far, we have not observed any major downtime or performance issues since we deployed it."
"We can also have separate domain controllers in different Active Directory sites based on their location."
"Lacks a simplified two-factor authentication process."
"A better integration with other vendors."
"We had issues trying to integrate the keys properly during the initial setup."
"Integration with FortiGate could be more fluid."
"The user interface and clustering are areas with shortcomings that need improvement."
"The customization capability of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is not very flexible."
"I would like to see integration and customization capabilities with the end-user portal to solve authentication issues with diverse implementation scenarios."
"The integration with other products, for example, some SAML authentications, would make it more flexible."
"There could be enough material to learn about the product."
"Typically, it depends on the customer's situation. If the customer operates in smaller locations where most PCs are in a common location, we usually aim to consolidate the directory infrastructure for easier maintenance. However, for distributed setups spanning multiple countries, configuring multiple sites becomes necessary and more intricate to handle. Our objective is to minimize the number of sites, simplifying operations for IT administrators and reducing errors. Mistakes in Active Directory can be costly for organizations, as disruptions can occur rapidly. Moreover, when it comes to hybrid single sign-on across various applications, Microsoft hasn't put forth significant effort. Single sign-on has become a challenge for many customers who utilize diverse solutions beyond Microsoft products. While implementing single sign-on is relatively straightforward in the Azure cloud, it's considerably more complex when dealing with the local Active Directory. This presents a big challenge for many of our customers."
"If you are using the Active Directory, the main concern is that the policy is restricted to the specific local area network."
"Microsoft Active Directory restricts most of the features our company's employees want to use since they are involved in research and development activities."
"In the solution, assigning permissions is complex, making it difficult to grant them at a granular level or to multiple users without templates or alternative tools."
"I would like to see more integration with cloud-based applications. This would make it easier to manage users and devices across multiple platforms."
"The scalability of the solution needs improvement."
"The interface for logs should be user-friendly and allow for enhanced filtering to drill down to incidents."
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 6th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 52 reviews while Microsoft Active Directory is ranked 7th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 36 reviews. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Active Directory is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator writes "A reasonably priced solution that can be scaled toward different functionalities and offers flexible SMS messaging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Active Directory writes "A solution that easily merges with cloud-based ADs and provides superior data security". Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Fortinet FortiToken, Cisco Duo and Yubico YubiKey, whereas Microsoft Active Directory is most compared with Ping Identity Platform, Microsoft Entra ID, ManageEngine ADManager Plus and Auth0. See our Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. Microsoft Active Directory report.
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