We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiGate Cloud and vCenter Configuration Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewall Security Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The installation is very simple."
"It's user-friendly."
"The template will save time from being wasted on load balancing."
"I have found centralized administration, cloud UI, and visibility and security on all networks valuable features."
"We have found the most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the firewall and the VPN connection manager. I am not worried about any cyber attacks, the solution is secure and I receive daily summary reports."
"It's quite easy to use, and it's easy to find the necessary information from the web."
"The hardware is reliable, and their support is excellent."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud has security features like DDoS protection and UTM."
"I would rate the scalability quite good. You can extend your environment effectively with appropriate investment."
"vCenter alone is enough for me because vCenter is a cluster environment and cluster solution for virtualization environments."
"The most valuable feature of vCenter Configuration Manager is the automated processes."
"It is a very stable solution."
"vCenter Configuration Manager is pretty simple."
"vCenter is very easy to use if you have good skills. It takes a little time to configure everything. It is template-based, so you click, click, and then reboot. It takes 15 minutes."
"There are a lot of features, but I've found vMotion and VRS most valuable."
"We can scale the solution as needed."
"Currently with the solution, if you want to manage more than one FortiGate you have to use a VM, and a VM can control up to 10."
"They're constantly doing maintenance and there are unexpected downtimes for the cloud interface."
"The solution should include a commit button that allows for review of changes and deployments before they are submitted."
"When we're upgrading, it's sometimes quite challenging, especially firmware. We usually don't upgrade unless we have a bug, and we still feel it's not safe to react instead of being proactive. We often have some delays when updating FortiGuard, too."
"The SSL visibility could be better."
"Reporting is an area that can be enhanced."
"Things are moving increasingly towards hardware agnostic appliances, an area in which I would like Fortinet to be more focused and fast moving with that product line."
"It would be much better if Fortinet FortiGate Cloud allowed third-party integrations like multi factor-authentication."
"The licensing model has shifted from socket-based to core-based licensing, resulting in increased customer costs. Moreover, if a customer utilizes software like VMware, which integrates seamlessly with ESXi, it becomes even more challenging to consider replacing ESXi. Hence, many customers, particularly in India, are actively exploring alternatives."
"The functions are not running in HTML5."
"The ease of setup and installations could be improved."
"If the solution could manage on-premises and cloud resources with the help of one tool, it would be an extra agent."
"Error reporting should be more precise and descriptive, and there is no way to filter the logs. It would be helpful if its logs analysis can be more detailed, and the logs can be filtered."
"The solution could be more integrated with the Microsoft environment."
"It is not so user-friendly that you can just start the host and everything works."
"The reporting could be improved."
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Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 55 reviews while vCenter Configuration Manager is ranked 9th in Configuration Management with 50 reviews. Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2, while vCenter Configuration Manager is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of vCenter Configuration Manager writes "A solution with a range of functionalities and several pricing plans that suit your needs". Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and Fortinet FortiPortal, whereas vCenter Configuration Manager is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager, Red Hat Satellite and BigFix. See our Fortinet FortiGate Cloud vs. vCenter Configuration Manager report.
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