We performed a comparison between Aruba Airwave 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."It has improved my organization by increasing troubleshooting opportunities which makes things more efficient."
"This solution is definitely stable."
"Aruba Airwave provides a robust solution for monitoring and configuring Wi-Fi networks."
"The Clarity feature makes it easy to use and understand what is going on with your network in a nice dashboard."
"It's scalable because it's licensed per device and we bought licenses with each device. I would rate it a nine out of ten for scalability."
"The solution is not overly expensive."
"The technical support services are good."
"It contains valuable features for engineers to C-level executives, who want visibility, performance, statistics, and a platform which can take action for them without manual intervention, saving time and money."
"Provides good and detailed log management."
"The solution has the best stability for application control and inspections."
"I pushed templates from FortiManager to our site, and they were deployed successfully."
"Setup, setting policies, and reporting were all very easy. We had no issues whatsoever getting the solution up and running."
"The user interface is very easy to navigate."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiManager are the overall management it provides and its ease of use."
"FortiManager's most valuable feature is central management."
"FortiManager's most valuable features are web-based or web-rule-based policies, SD-WAN, and the ease of upgrading to new firmware."
"I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service."
"We're looking for more device compatibility. Like compatibility with third-party devices."
"The integration with other platforms like Cisco needs to be improved."
"I would try to integrate more products from different vendors in future releases. Because that's really good features that Aruba Airway has, but it's so limited."
"We encounter delayed ETAs in the manufacturing of hardware."
"We sometimes have problems with troubleshooting between the GUI and the CLI manipulation."
"The overall monitoring of this solution could be improved."
"Cost is always a big issue for partners."
"FortiManager could be more user-friendly."
"The compatibility with legacy products should be better. It would also be nice if the software could manage other devices from Fortinet and third parties."
"The FortiManager is more complex and they can make it easier to use the VPN manager. All other features are okay. However, the VPN manager is more difficult and can cause some issues in the environment, if you do not have the experience to use it."
"We have experienced a series of minor bugs that necessitated contacted technical support on several occasions."
"We have some visibility issues with the reporting."
"FortiManager would be improved by putting everything into a single console, including Microsoft O365 integration."
"Setting up FortiManager can be complex because it involves changes from other devices and a lot of configuration."
"FortiManager should improve the integration with third-party platforms."
Aruba Airwave is ranked 6th in Network Management Applications with 16 reviews while Fortinet FortiManager is ranked 3rd in Network Management Applications with 61 reviews. Aruba Airwave is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiManager is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Aruba Airwave writes "The solution has multi-vendor support, and it can be used for network management". 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". Aruba Airwave is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Cisco Prime, Huawei eSight and Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista, whereas Fortinet FortiManager is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate Cloud, Fortinet FortiOS, Cisco DNA Center, Zabbix and Skybox Security Suite. See our Aruba Airwave vs. Fortinet FortiManager report.
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