We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and RSA Authentication Manager 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 first valuable feature is being able to see everything on one platform. This includes logs and authentication failure."
"It is very stable. We have never had any issues with this solution."
"The implementation has significantly improved access management within our organization."
"The initial setup is a valuable point on Fortinet products. Most of the time, putting the theory into practice on the devices is quite friendly and straightforward. As long as you can read English you can find your way around the solution and make it work. This is a high value point on Fortinet - the way everything is laid out in the web UI is user-friendly and quite straightforward. The UI is quite simple."
"I prefer the passing tool that sent an active directory console to a Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, then Fortinet FortiAuthenticator does not pass the locks."
"We have not had issues with Fortinet FortiAuthenticator. It is stable."
"Valuable features include the robust SSO features, when you have more complicated authentication within an organization. We can mix AD, Radius, Portal, SSO Portals (Google, etc.), and build our own environment. It is very flexible."
"Intuitive interface and easy to deploy."
"The most valuable feature is the provision part. The mapping and the logging is also very good. In addition, the troubleshooting, from a console point of view, is easy for administration and on the provisioning and logging part."
"It is a stable solution. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten."
"It is a good solution for token identification."
"Easy setup, deployment, and integration in different infrastructures, including virtual ones."
"It stands out as a comprehensive and adaptable solution that excels in both on-premises and cloud-based authentication, offers strong security with multi-layered authentication, and boasts a well-maintained product with reliable performance."
"The most valuable feature is the SecurID."
"I have found RSA Authentication Manager to be scalable."
"We've had some issues with integration."
"The hardware aspect of the solution could be improved. We are not really able to understand the hardware capabilities of the device."
"The integration with other products, for example, some SAML authentications, would make it more flexible."
"The GUI is on the older side but I'm sure that it will be upgraded soon. It works, but it looks a little dated."
"The user interface and clustering are areas with shortcomings that need improvement."
"We have issues with HA (high availability). These should be addressed in future releases."
"FortiAuthenticator's interface could be better."
"The GUI has some shortcomings and can be made better. The GUI is not great."
"We are not planning on using the solution in the future."
"We have encountered issue when trying to expand this particular solution for a large set of users across the country."
"We found technical support was not very responsive to our requests for assistance."
"Perhaps parts of the the user interface should become more intuitive."
"Our major problem is the authentication via Microsoft, via Microsoft cloud systems. This is our major aim, to be a valued product for the future. The biggest problem is to work against cheap cloud systems. Cloud identification is our main problem at this time."
"There is room for improvement in the RSA support."
"Enhancing the user interface and expanding their marketing efforts in regions like Nigeria and West Africa could be beneficial."
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 3rd in Authentication Systems with 52 reviews while RSA Authentication Manager is ranked 14th in Authentication Systems with 10 reviews. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0, while RSA Authentication Manager is rated 8.2. 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 RSA Authentication Manager writes "A highly effective and versatile solution that excels in terms of security, integration, scalability, and customer support". Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Fortinet FortiNAC, Microsoft Entra ID and Cisco Duo, whereas RSA Authentication Manager is most compared with Cisco Duo, Microsoft Entra ID, RSA SecurID, RSA Adaptive Authentication and Thales Authenticators. See our Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. RSA Authentication Manager report.
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