We performed a comparison between Aruba Airwave 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."It contains valuable features for engineers to C-level executives, who want visibility, performance, statistics, and a platform which can take action for them without manual intervention, saving time and money."
"This solution is definitely stable."
"It has improved my organization by increasing troubleshooting opportunities which makes things more efficient."
"What I like best about Aruba Airwave is its orchestration feature because it saves configuration time. I also like that it allows you to do ZTP installations for new Aruba equipment."
"AirWave definitely helps us troubleshoot and get to the root cause of the issues. It gives you an excellent indication of what's going on within your network at different locations. You can get to the area, take a look at the AirWave analysis, and make informed decisions."
"The Clarity feature makes it easy to use and understand what is going on with your network in a nice dashboard."
"The solution is not overly expensive."
"Aruba Airwave provides a robust solution for monitoring and configuring Wi-Fi networks."
"FortiManager's most valuable feature is central management."
"The capability of centralized management is valuable. We can configure all firewall boxes with the same configuration."
"Everybody is quite happy with the way that the graphical user interface works."
"Setup, setting policies, and reporting were all very easy. We had no issues whatsoever getting the solution up and running."
"It would normally take us a handful of days to install one FortiGate instance on one site. But with this technology, zero-touch deployment, we need just one hour or maybe as little as 30 minutes to install one site. It is much more efficient."
"FortiManager's most valuable features are web-based or web-rule-based policies, SD-WAN, and the ease of upgrading to new firmware."
"The solution is very stable."
"It makes management very easy."
"I want a management solution to manage and monitor everything from a single dashboard. This is not there with Airwave."
"Its pricing and support could be improved."
"They should make it cheaper. By doing that, they can replace Cisco, which is also very expensive. If it is equivalent to Cisco in the features, with a reduced price, they can sell it more than Cisco."
"The integration with other platforms like Cisco needs to be improved."
"Cost is always a big issue for partners."
"I would like to see an integration of services into one system, rather than having multiple systems to do multiple things."
"We're looking for more device compatibility. Like compatibility with third-party devices."
"Pricing for Aruba Airwave could be cheaper, which is an area for improvement in the solution."
"The fabric for integrations or connections could be improved."
"Can be difficult to configure."
"Setting up FortiManager can be complex because it involves changes from other devices and a lot of configuration."
"Fortinet is releasing quite a lot of new versions and I would say that most of the versions are not well tested before they're pushed out. Even the new versions sometimes are a bit buggy before it's all correct."
"We have some visibility issues with the reporting."
"The reporting details have room for improvement."
"Having FortiManager work with all of the Fortinet products would be a good improvement."
"Within the management of some features on FortiManager, specifically the management of user objects used for VPN service, FortiManager is quite weak."
Aruba Airwave is ranked 6th in Network Management Applications with 16 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews. Aruba Airwave is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Aruba Airwave writes "The solution has multi-vendor support, and it can be used for network management". 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". Aruba Airwave is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Cisco Prime, Huawei eSight and Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper. See our Aruba Airwave vs. Fortinet FortiManager report.
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