We performed a comparison between Citrix ADM and Fortinet FortiManager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features are for the ADMs and the overall monitoring environment."
"The most impressive thing about Citrix ADM is that we don't encounter latency."
"We use the product for load balancing and as a reverse proxy solution."
"Available on any device and can be accessed on a wide area network."
"Content filtering, security layer, and application customization features are the most valuable."
"An essential component is the Director, which provides detailed insights into sessions, including identifying session failures, connection issues, user lockouts, etc. It presents a list of problems to address, enabling you to click on them and resolve them efficiently."
"The analytics are a great feature."
"We like the periodic upgrades and backups, also made via ADMs, and it makes our environment much more robust and reliable."
"The user interface is very easy to navigate."
"Central management system for Fortinet devices that's simple, scalable, and stable, with a straightforward setup."
"FortiManager's ability to scale is good."
"The solution is very stable."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"Stability is good within the product."
"You can configure it at your ease."
"The firmware version upgrades are the most valuable feature."
"I would like to see the virtual and desktop license included in the pricing."
"Citrix ADM needs to improve on its additional features and reduce the communication ports."
"Some features of Citrix ADM are available on the cloud, which could really be helpful if they were available on an on-premise version."
"The interface could be improved, some customers struggle with that."
"Deployment is complicated."
"Citrix is more expensive than Horizon."
"When a new version comes out, sometimes, my existing configuration gets wiped out. They should work on this so that my existing configuration doesn't get impacted with an upgrade to a newer version. There could also reduce frequent firmware upgrade activities and have a stable version so that once we upgrade it, we don't have to upgrade it for two to three years."
"They need to make the solution a little more familiar with easy study guides, learning videos, etc."
"Regional support in African countries needs to be improved."
"The fabric for integrations or connections could be improved."
"The price always has room for improvement."
"There is a degradation of performance if we activate logs on FortiManager."
"The solution should be more open to other products."
"The reporting details have room for improvement."
"Setting up FortiManager can be complex because it involves changes from other devices and a lot of configuration."
"The solution has to be enhanced to manage new switches."
Citrix ADM is ranked 9th in Network Management Applications with 9 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews. Citrix ADM is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Citrix ADM writes "A tool for centralized management including inventory and sales tracking". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiManager writes "Easy to set up with good integration capabilities but we've had troubles when moving devices". Citrix ADM is most compared with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager and DX Spectrum, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and AlgoSec. See our Citrix ADM vs. Fortinet FortiManager report.
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