We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and PingID based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Authentication Systems solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup is very easy."
"This is a scalable product."
"The initial setup of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is easy."
"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."
"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."
"FortiAuthenticator is easy to use."
"We have not had issues with Fortinet FortiAuthenticator. It is stable."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is that it easy to install. The user experience is very good."
"It's pretty stable as a product."
"What I like best about PingID is that it's very user-friendly. PingID is well-built as a developer tool and regularly upgrades and updates via patches. I also like that PingID has clear documents that will help you integrate it with other solutions."
"This is a user-friendly solution."
"The solution is stable. We haven't experienced any bugs or glitches."
"I find the auto-discovery feature the most valuable. It helps us automate a lot of things using a single password across applications."
"The only feature we were looking for in PingID was SSO integration with our existing web app."
"The soundness of the solution is its most valuable feature. For example, if you are in our corporate network, you can log on without any traffic interfering."
"It is a scalable solution...It is a stable solution."
"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."
"If you want some other FortiAuthenticator from one site to another site, you should have requirements, but really if you have authentication and directory or another solution, you should change the password of the authenticator between the solution and the directory and other things. So transfer of data and other information should be simpler."
"Integration with FortiGate could be more fluid."
"I would like to see more ways to authenticate, such as adding facial recognition to the two-factor, where you log into your phone or another device."
"The integration with third-party tools must be better."
"There is room for improvement in stability and support."
"Other features that would improve the product are a single sign-on where people can use their Gmail ID to log-in, etc."
"They could use some bio-certification. It's just more user-friendly and more convenient than entering the one time passes. That would be an improvement."
"The management console needs to be improved. PingID should revise it."
"I think that the connection with like Microsoft Word, especially for Office 365, is a weak point that could be improved."
"The timing of the token validity, if it could be extended, would be great. I'm not sure if there is even an option to configure these types of settings."
"The product is not customizable."
"If the solution is going to compete with Microsoft, they need to offer more unique functionality to keep their current user base."
"PingID would benefit from a better user interface for integration."
"PingID should put a little more effort into making a pretty self-explanatory deck about their tech features and the services they offer."
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 3rd in Authentication Systems with 52 reviews while PingID is ranked 7th in Authentication Systems with 14 reviews. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0, while PingID is rated 8.4. 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 PingID writes " A robust cloud-based multi-factor solution with a good customer support team". Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Fortinet FortiNAC, Cisco Duo and Microsoft Entra ID, whereas PingID is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, ForgeRock, PingFederate, SailPoint IdentityIQ and RSA SecurID. See our Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. PingID report.
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