We performed a comparison between ExtremeCloud IQ and Fortinet FortiGate Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, HPE Aruba Networking and others in Network Management Applications."What I like best about ExtremeCloud IQ is its ease of use. Flexibility is another pro of ExtremeCloud IQ. I also find ExtremeCloud IQ feature-rich."
"a true controller-less approach, where each Access Point is 100% independent from the management system."
"It excels in Wi-Fi and switch management, as well as other internal management aspects, offering speed and efficiency that surpass what other competitors provide."
"HiveManager is extremely easy to use for anyone with little network experience."
"Ability to assign zero trust policies from the user."
"ExtremeCloud IQ is a complete package with the pilot and the co-pilot feature that gives me full visibility of the network."
"The cloud-based controller through HiveManager is its most valuable feature. I can manage and configure changes to my access points from anywhere."
"What our customers like the most is that this device is so rugged. It has very good performance and throughput. Its console is very easy to use and has many features, which makes it different from its competitors. Cloud IQ has all the features built into the console, whereas other solutions require you to integrate multiple solutions with their consoles. You don't need to add anything extra with Cloud IQ. With this single solution, you can do almost everything."
"The solution includes a very stable VPN and IPS."
"FortiGate Cloud boosts productivity because one solution covers all the requirements, features, and management functions. Staff can operate it with less security knowledge, so it decreases the workload of our security specialists. Anyone with training on the console can manage access to users and devices based on standardized structural services."
"It’s easy to implement."
"It's easy to use."
"It covers all needs of our customers and works well. It is also easy to deploy and troubleshoot."
"The ability to manage everything from the cloud is going to be the most valuable by far with this solution."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud are the protection of internal and remote systems."
"We use the solution as a firewall."
"The dashboard and stability need to be improved."
"I would like to see a remote phone application for monitoring APs when on the road."
"We'd like to have a cloud dashboard from which we can see all devices."
"The solution will show us that there are some issues, but when we try to find those issues, we can't see them."
"Its price could be lower. It is a simplified solution, but it has price challenges. It is costly as compared to other solutions. It has almost everything. The only thing is that MAC is not possible on the cloud, and it has to be on-premises."
"A mobile app would be awesome."
"I know a school district, a big school district of mine, ripped out Extreme due to inefficiencies. It was the guest network that can be a struggle. They tried to differentiate between their primary network, and then offer a secondary."
"ExtremeCloud IQ’s user interface needs to be improved, and its current bugs need to be fixed."
"The licensing is a little bit confusing and needs to be improved."
"Fortinet FortiGate Cloud could improve the dashboards."
"Its price should be better."
"It would be better for us if Fortinet provided a private cloud, and they should provide more security on the public cloud. There are some minor issues with security with the public cloud. For example, anyone with a link can access the public cloud."
"Fortinet could improve FortiGate Cloud by providing better integration with third-party applications and features."
"Some configuration changes would be helpful."
"I recommend that Fortinet FortiGate Cloud improve their rules for configuration with each other."
"The robustness of the software could be improved."
ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 5th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is ranked 5th in Firewall Security Management with 57 reviews. ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate Cloud writes "Useful for routing and cloud security purposes but needs to incorporate XDR capabilities ". ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and Cisco Wireless, whereas Fortinet FortiGate Cloud is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager, AWS Firewall Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, FortiGate Cloud-Native Firewall (FortiGate CNF) and HashiCorp Terraform.
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