We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and Thales Authenticators 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."For someone concerned with multifactor authentication, I'm satisfied with the product."
"The web feature is quite versatile. It serves as the sole server authenticator and is valuable not only with FortiGate products but also within the entire Forti system, making it highly useful for me."
"It is very stable. We have never had any issues with this solution."
"Fulfilled our requirement at a good price."
"The product's on-premise version doesn't have recurring costs."
"The initial setup is so easy and there is no problem in the implementation."
"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."
"Features the addition and removal of access as needed for the VPN."
"Scalable and stable."
"I like how the solution allows me to support different types of hardware tokens and integrate with OTP."
"The technical support services are good."
"The most valuable feature of SafeNet Authentication Manager is authentication."
"We use this solution to log into virtual machines like VMware and VMware Horizon."
"The GUI has some shortcomings and can be made better. The GUI is not great."
"They could expand FortiAuthenticator's capabilities to accommodate a broader range of environments."
"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."
"Integration with some other enterprise applications could be improved."
"We have issues with HA (high availability). These should be addressed in future releases."
"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 technical support team is bad."
"Integration with FortiGate could be more fluid."
"The problem with SafeNet is that it's not integrated with Microsoft 365."
"The product could be improved by adding more features for sending tokens via SMS or phone calls."
"Lacks integration with other platforms."
"The stability could improve."
"The solution should allow for support of multi-tenant architecture."
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 3rd in Authentication Systems with 52 reviews while Thales Authenticators is ranked 14th in Authentication Systems with 5 reviews. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0, while Thales Authenticators is rated 8.0. 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 Thales Authenticators writes "Has an easy-to-use management interface and a straightforward initial setup process ". Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Fortinet FortiToken, Cisco Duo and Microsoft Entra ID, whereas Thales Authenticators is most compared with Yubico YubiKey, Microsoft Entra ID, Cisco Duo, Utimaco SecurityServer and Symantec Advanced Authentication. See our Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. Thales Authenticators report.
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