We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and Fortinet FortiNAC based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Cisco, Auth0 and others in Single Sign-On (SSO)."Fulfilled our requirement at a good price."
"FortiAuthenticator is a very good solution. It is all jury-based. FortiAuthenticator is very easy for anyone to understand how it works and be able to take action."
"I appreciate its ability to provide multi-factor authentication, but it's primarily focused on this function."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility in using the SMS messages."
"Simple to deploy, simple to use, and user-friendly."
"For someone concerned with multifactor authentication, I'm satisfied with the product."
"It keeps track of users and their IPs no matter where they are in the network. When users roam, we don't have to worry about not mapping them to an IP."
"The product is good, cost-effective, and functionally efficient."
"With FortiNAC, we don't need to configure the mass client site or access points. For example, we don't need to configure the switching site for a client's site. With Persistent Agent, it makes it much easier."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to protect devices connected to network service."
"Compared to other NAC vendors, Fortinet’s user interface is more user-friendly."
"Fortinet FortiNAC has good user account customization."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the user-friendliness, the graphical interface, and the technical support. The interface is very nice and the customization is good."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiNAC are user device management and there are plenty of policies."
"The solution is good at giving a deep dive into each product. It tells you, for example, what is connected to the network. It gives us good reporting tools."
"The features are more expandable."
"They could expand FortiAuthenticator's capabilities to accommodate a broader range of environments."
"Other features that would improve the product are a single sign-on where people can use their Gmail ID to log-in, etc."
"FortiAuthenticator's interface could be better."
"I would like to see more support from Fortinet with tech support people who have as much expertise on the authenticator as they do on their firewalls."
"The only issue I encounter is that when not using FortiAuthenticator for an extended period, it's typical to encounter some obstacles in the configuration process that you need to address."
"Fortinet FortiAuthenticator's initial setup process could be easier."
"I don't have any issues with this solution, but it may need a better, more user-friendly interface or better design of the platform."
"The speed of deployment on the cloud could be improved. It took a few days when it should have been just two days"
"Keeping the hard disk on the one series will be easier for the distributor and will keep the prices lower for the customer."
"The user interface and the product's intuitiveness could be improved."
"The course content could be improved, it's not that simple to work through."
"One of the biggest issues with Fortinet FortiNAC is that it is not intuitive and has a high learning curve."
"Fortinet FortiNAC's device compatibility could be improved, particularly for VoIP devices."
"The GUI is a little bit strange — different than other Fortinet products."
"The training from Fortinet FortiNAC could improve. Fortinet has to plan for better training for its partners. Additionally, device management should have more integration with other devices, such as new and third-party devices."
"The implementation process needs improvement. Right now, it's somewhat complicated. They could create some templates to facilitate implementation. Right now everything is done manually, and it just takes a really long time at the initial setup."
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 5th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 52 reviews while Fortinet FortiNAC is ranked 4th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 43 reviews. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiNAC is rated 7.6. 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 Fortinet FortiNAC writes "I like the solution's native integration with other devices from the same vendor". Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Cisco Duo, Microsoft Entra ID and CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, whereas Fortinet FortiNAC is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, Fortinet FortiClient and Portnox CORE.
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